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In an unprecedented move, the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, will make an appearance at tomorrow’s board meeting of the Association of British Insurers, where the trade body will press him on a range of issues including tax and regulation.
The ABI board, chaired by Archie Kane, who runs Scottish Widows, invited Mr Darling – the first time [...]

WASHINGTON–Consumers, jolted by a credit crisis, job cuts and soaring energy costs, turned in the weakest spending performance in 17 months in February, further evidence that the risks of a recession are increasing. The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer spending edged up by just 0.1 per cent last month, the poorest showing since September [...]