DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission wants to wind down nationalised Anglo Irish Bank while management still believes it would better to keep a rump open, the bank's chief executive said in an interview in the Sunday Business Post.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=dOUy_ELs_V0:rmsfcWlcHxs:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=dOUy_ELs_V0:rmsfcWlcHxs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=dOUy_ELs_V0:rmsfcWlcHxs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=dOUy_ELs_V0:rmsfcWlcHxs:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=dOUy_ELs_V0:rmsfcWlcHxs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/dOUy_ELs_V0" height="1" width="1"/

GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - The world economy is recovering moderately but still faces challenges such as the need for medium-term fiscal consolidation, the IMF's First Managing Director, John Lipsky, said on Sunday.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=vbYv-_YGMvI:iB8CfbaCbts:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=vbYv-_YGMvI:iB8CfbaCbts:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=vbYv-_YGMvI:iB8CfbaCbts:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=vbYv-_YGMvI:iB8CfbaCbts:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=vbYv-_YGMvI:iB8CfbaCbts:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/vbYv-_YGMvI" height="1" width="1"/

CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - The European Union could agree in the next few weeks a law to regulate hedge funds and private equity operators, blamed by some for financial excesses, an EU commissioner said on Saturday.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=LzPvDM7eUHs:kfFCmriXMsc:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=LzPvDM7eUHs:kfFCmriXMsc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=LzPvDM7eUHs:kfFCmriXMsc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=LzPvDM7eUHs:kfFCmriXMsc:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=LzPvDM7eUHs:kfFCmriXMsc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/LzPvDM7eUHs" height="1" width="1"/

CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - Europe needs to agree common positions on international issues at the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Saturday.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=4rtYznu-IfU:IfBfc6dVJPM:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=4rtYznu-IfU:IfBfc6dVJPM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=4rtYznu-IfU:IfBfc6dVJPM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=4rtYznu-IfU:IfBfc6dVJPM:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=4rtYznu-IfU:IfBfc6dVJPM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/4rtYznu-IfU" height="1" width="1"/

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Nationalised Anglo Irish Bank will be "decommissioned," with a decision on its fate expected within a few weeks, a junior government minister was quoted on Saturday as saying.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=BU-7iFId4hU:u9LxZMgv8bI:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=BU-7iFId4hU:u9LxZMgv8bI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=BU-7iFId4hU:u9LxZMgv8bI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=BU-7iFId4hU:u9LxZMgv8bI:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=BU-7iFId4hU:u9LxZMgv8bI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/BU-7iFId4hU" height="1" width="1"/

GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - G20 delegates agreed on Saturday global economic recovery would endure although the speed of expansion may slow, a South Korean official said.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=Z9vog-EtC00:VhlswdlbzZc:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=Z9vog-EtC00:VhlswdlbzZc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=Z9vog-EtC00:VhlswdlbzZc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=Z9vog-EtC00:VhlswdlbzZc:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=Z9vog-EtC00:VhlswdlbzZc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/Z9vog-EtC00" height="1" width="1"/

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Tokyo would take decisive steps to stem the yen's rise when needed, while suggesting that coordinated currency market intervention was a difficult option.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=lT82IWju238:oLR8bSUwlGI:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=lT82IWju238:oLR8bSUwlGI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=lT82IWju238:oLR8bSUwlGI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=lT82IWju238:oLR8bSUwlGI:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=lT82IWju238:oLR8bSUwlGI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/lT82IWju238" height="1" width="1"/

MILAN (Reuters) - Euro zone's current level of interest rates is appropriate for growth and inflation, European Central Bank Executive Board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore published on Saturday.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=oMHDlTnwsl4:j16Brv0GdWs:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=oMHDlTnwsl4:j16Brv0GdWs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=oMHDlTnwsl4:j16Brv0GdWs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=oMHDlTnwsl4:j16Brv0GdWs:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=oMHDlTnwsl4:j16Brv0GdWs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/oMHDlTnwsl4" height="1" width="1"/

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc successfully replaced a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late on Friday, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=JQSNR6p-UQQ:T9XdU3QPxnA:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=JQSNR6p-UQQ:T9XdU3QPxnA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=JQSNR6p-UQQ:T9XdU3QPxnA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=JQSNR6p-UQQ:T9XdU3QPxnA:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=JQSNR6p-UQQ:T9XdU3QPxnA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/JQSNR6p-UQQ" height="1" width="1"/

TORONTO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion (25 billion pound) bid for Potash Corp , a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=LXnLA7KEgjo:wmtaFz6Wvak:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=LXnLA7KEgjo:wmtaFz6Wvak:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=LXnLA7KEgjo:wmtaFz6Wvak:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=LXnLA7KEgjo:wmtaFz6Wvak:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=LXnLA7KEgjo:wmtaFz6Wvak:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/LXnLA7KEgjo" height="1" width="1"/

LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of car insurance has risen by almost a third in the past year, its biggest ever increase, as insurers seek to offset a sharp rise in claims expenses driven in part by fraud, AA Insurance said.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=Z-eqlh_FjB4:aU4lTMp_gdU:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=Z-eqlh_FjB4:aU4lTMp_gdU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=Z-eqlh_FjB4:aU4lTMp_gdU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=Z-eqlh_FjB4:aU4lTMp_gdU:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=Z-eqlh_FjB4:aU4lTMp_gdU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/Z-eqlh_FjB4" height="1" width="1"/

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring was a positive surprise, relieving concerns about a stalling economic recovery.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=01irYGS5gAA:Ri9rANrgI0Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=01irYGS5gAA:Ri9rANrgI0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=01irYGS5gAA:Ri9rANrgI0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=01irYGS5gAA:Ri9rANrgI0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=01irYGS5gAA:Ri9rANrgI0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/01irYGS5gAA" height="1" width="1"/

LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of car insurance has risen by almost a third in the past year, its biggest ever increase, as insurers seek to offset a sharp rise in claims expenses driven in part by fraud, AA Insurance said.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=3qKBUhBcKJ4:mcbulqA3jkM:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=3qKBUhBcKJ4:mcbulqA3jkM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=3qKBUhBcKJ4:mcbulqA3jkM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=3qKBUhBcKJ4:mcbulqA3jkM:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=3qKBUhBcKJ4:mcbulqA3jkM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/3qKBUhBcKJ4" height="1" width="1"/

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks jumped and commodities rose on Friday after data showing fewer U.S. job losses than expected reinforced other reports this week to ease fears the American economy is on the cusp of a new recession.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=DIM95gbI-z8:jO5LWmXsO7s:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=DIM95gbI-z8:jO5LWmXsO7s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=DIM95gbI-z8:jO5LWmXsO7s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=DIM95gbI-z8:jO5LWmXsO7s:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=DIM95gbI-z8:jO5LWmXsO7s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/DIM95gbI-z8" height="1" width="1"/

TORONTO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp , a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=HPwV_eqq0VQ:Tay9onJmYWk:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=HPwV_eqq0VQ:Tay9onJmYWk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=HPwV_eqq0VQ:Tay9onJmYWk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=HPwV_eqq0VQ:Tay9onJmYWk:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=HPwV_eqq0VQ:Tay9onJmYWk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/HPwV_eqq0VQ" height="1" width="1"/

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc removed a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Friday afternoon, a company spokesman said.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=u_7V6DybTc4:YOQUcSp6ks0:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=u_7V6DybTc4:YOQUcSp6ks0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=u_7V6DybTc4:YOQUcSp6ks0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=u_7V6DybTc4:YOQUcSp6ks0:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=u_7V6DybTc4:YOQUcSp6ks0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/u_7V6DybTc4" height="1" width="1"/

LONDON (Reuters) - With little fanfare, equity markets have started to rally, investors have become sated with government bonds and cash levels are high enough to prompt a search for better yield.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=MP9lDvyzMj4:6_azv9vKEH0:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=MP9lDvyzMj4:6_azv9vKEH0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=MP9lDvyzMj4:6_azv9vKEH0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=MP9lDvyzMj4:6_azv9vKEH0:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=MP9lDvyzMj4:6_azv9vKEH0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/MP9lDvyzMj4" height="1" width="1"/

LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity firm Montagu is gearing up to raise its next fund after filling investors' pockets with more than 1 billion euros (834 million pounds) over the last 18 months, sources familiar with the situation said.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=QPbNqFc6VAw:uLtS9BY50-4:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=QPbNqFc6VAw:uLtS9BY50-4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=QPbNqFc6VAw:uLtS9BY50-4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=QPbNqFc6VAw:uLtS9BY50-4:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=QPbNqFc6VAw:uLtS9BY50-4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/QPbNqFc6VAw" height="1" width="1"/

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index hit a near four-month closing high on Friday after a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report eased concerns of the world's largest economy slipping back to another recession.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=FReiZnItDOo:7XcYH5Y_JuA:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=FReiZnItDOo:7XcYH5Y_JuA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=FReiZnItDOo:7XcYH5Y_JuA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=FReiZnItDOo:7XcYH5Y_JuA:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=FReiZnItDOo:7XcYH5Y_JuA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/FReiZnItDOo" height="1" width="1"/

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Moving swiftly to wind up nationalised Anglo Irish Bank could cost 70 billion euros (58 billion pounds) or more and would not be in the taxpayers' interest, Prime Minister Brian Cowen said on Friday.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=Ubq7mq-_zis:wICOoIURE1g:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=Ubq7mq-_zis:wICOoIURE1g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=Ubq7mq-_zis:wICOoIURE1g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?a=Ubq7mq-_zis:wICOoIURE1g:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/UKBusinessNews?i=Ubq7mq-_zis:wICOoIURE1g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKBusinessNews/~4/Ubq7mq-_zis" height="1" width="1"/