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George Osborne's attempt to slash £11.5bn off public spending in election year has run into cabinet trouble, after ministers identified only £2.5bn in cuts to their budgets.
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By Tom Bill and Chris Vellacott. LONDON, Oct 5- The love affair between the global super-rich and London property is souring as UK politicians tap into a mood of public resentment of the wealthy, with tax increases and rhetoric playing up their own humble origins.
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*Middle East tensions, Turkey strikes at Syria lift oil. NEW YORK, Oct 4- Oil prices jumped 4 percent on T hursday as inflamed Middle East tensions stoked supply fears and U.S. gasoline futures rallied following a fire at the largest operating refinery in the United States.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.-- A private company is headed back to the International Space Station. Forecasters said Thursday there's a 60 percent chance of favorable conditions for the 8:35 p.m. launch from Cape Canaveral. This is the California company's first official launch under a $1.6 billion contract with NASA.
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*Middle East tensions, Turkey strikes at Syria lift oil. NEW YORK, Oct 4- Oil prices jumped 4 percent on T hursday as inflamed Middle East tensions stoked supply fears and U.S. gasoline futures rallied following a fire at the largest operating refinery in the United States.
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NEW YORK, Oct 4- One of today's major debates is how big government should be. Diana Farrell, an economist who recently returned to the consulting firm McKinsey after a two-year stint in the White House, thinks smart pragmatists should seize this common ground.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct 4- NASA is considering doubling the amount of time an astronaut spends at the International Space Station to a year, laying the groundwork for future missions deeper into space, officials said Thursday. If approved, a mission likely would begin in 2015, said NASA spokesman Rob Navias.
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NEW YORK-- The Public Theater unveiled its four-year, $40 million face-lift on Monday with some Shakespeare, some hippies and some veteran stage stars including Vanessa Redgrave, Liev Schreiber and Mandy Patinkin.
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BUDAPEST, Oct 4- Hungary's latest indicators. Base rate 6.50 pct 2- week deposit rate 6.50 pct. Q2 2012 Q1 2012 FY 2011 Q2 2011 Unadjusted -1.3 -0.7 1.6 1.0 Calendar-adjusted -1.1 -1.2 1.7 1.0 Seasonally and calendar-adjusted -0.2 -1.0 1.7 0.4.
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BUDAPEST, Oct 4- This diary is updated every weekday and new or modified listings are marked'*'. All times in the diary are in GMT, unless otherwise stated. DATE TIME INDICATOR PERIOD FORECAST PRIOR.
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DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, Oct 4- Ukrainian pipe maker Interpipe will launch production from a $700 million steel mill by November that will fully meet its own steel needs and may even produce a surplus that the company will sell, Interpipe said on Thursday.
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LONDON, Oct 4- Russian Urals crude strengthened on Thursday as traders cited scarce remaining barrels from the October programme and increased refining runs in Russia and Europe. "I think the market will tighten for November-December as refiners come back on stream in Russia, so you would see less barrels for exports," a trader with a major said.
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Oct 4- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the' BBB' investment grade debt ratings and Issuer Default Ratings of The Mosaic Company. Demand will be enhanced by the drought and heat damage to this season's crops, particularly in the U.S. but also in Russia and India.
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*Turkey strikes on Syria raise regional security fears. NEW YORK, Oct 4- Oil prices jumped 2 percent Thursday as Turkey's retaliatory strikes on a Syria sparked more concern about potential disruptions to Middle East oil supply, while U.S. gasoline futures rallied after a fire at a refinery in Texas.
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*Turkey strikes on Syria raise regional security fears. NEW YORK, Oct 4- Oil prices rose on Thursday as Turkey's retaliatory strikes on a Syria sparked additional concern about potential disruptions to Middle East oil supply, while U.S. gasoline futures rallied after a fire at a refinery in Texas.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus-- Cyprus is aiming to get a bailout of about 11.5 billion from the other 16 countries that use the euro to recapitalize its troubled banks and pay its bills, officials said Thursday _ significantly less than what its potential rescuers estimate it needs.
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*What: Russian central bank October policy meeting. By Jason Bush and Maya Dyakina. MOSCOW, Oct 4- Russia's central bank is expected to keep its key interest rates on hold at its monthly policy meeting on Friday, but most analysts expect it to resume hiking rates in the near future.
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MOSCOW, Oct 4- Russia's third-largest crude producer TNK-BP said on Thursday it has suspended oil processing at its Saratov refinery hit by fire. The cause of fire and damage are being investigated, " TNK-BP press service said citing the plant's director general Konstantin Gusarov.
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BUDAPEST, Oct 4- Hungary's Economy Ministry has presented the government with a 1 trillion forint menu of tax rise options and spending cuts to reduce next year's budget deficit and avert the loss of European Union funds, news website origo.hu reported.
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MOSCOW, Oct 4- Saratov oil refinery, owned by Anglo-Russian company TNK-BP, on Thursday suspended refined products output due to fire, Interfax news agency reported citing a local government official. A TNK-BP spokesman declined to comment.
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Oct 4- Fitch Ratings has assigned Russian Standard Finance S.A.' s USD350m 10.75% five and a half year subordinated issue of limited recourse loan participation notes, due 10 April 2018, a final' B-' rating and Recovery Rating of' RR6'.