News roundup: the top stories at midday

11:13, Jane O'Sullivan

**Top Irish and international business news at midday:**

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**No supplementary budget** this year, [says](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/No+supplementary+budget+this+year%2C+says+Kenny/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-4b30-e34a17944229) Kenny.

**Kenny** [to consider](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Kenny+to+consider+inquiry+into+banking+guarantee/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-5c82-805e16494815) inquiry into banking guarantee.

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**Grafton** [says](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Grafton+says+H1+results+in+line+with+expectations/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-17a5-e83b64119748) H1 results in line with expectations.

**Independent** [hires](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Independent+hires+advisers+for+S.African+sale-paper/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-28f3-020c80108467) advisers for South African sale - paper.

**Irish Dairy Board** [buys](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Irish+Dairy+Board+buys+Cheese+Warehouse/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-2b2a-e9c434127544) Cheese Warehouse.

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**Five Nobel laureates** [to address](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Five+Nobel+laureates+to+address+science+forum/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-1dbe-a4cb92505241) Science Forum.

**Ancestry.com** [to create](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Ancestry.com+to+create+35+jobs+in+Dublin/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-1b8d-8df5b8659686) 35 jobs in Dublin.

**Neuravi** [to create](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Neuravi+to+create+25+jobs+after+%E2%82%AC5.2m+financing/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-37f8-e647a6665063) 25 jobs after €5.2 million financing.

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**COMMENT:** Spanish savers [to feel](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Comment/Cliff+Taylor/COMMENT%3A+Spanish+savers+to+feel+the+pain/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-57d5-ce0412145605) the pain.

**Germany** [sells](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Germany+sells+bonds+at+record-low+yield/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-4f17-827ee1214207) bonds at record-low yield.

**Spain** [announces](www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Spain+announces+%E2%82%AC65bln+of+tax+rises%2C+spending+cuts/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-3aeb-a52125249925) €65 billion of tax rises, spending cuts.

**European shares** [slip](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/European+shares+slip+after+profit+warnings/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-0b42-709346268585) after profit warnings.

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**Jack and Emily** [most popular](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Jack+and+Emily+most+popular+baby+names+in+2011/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-5204-38fcf1646090) baby names in 2011.

**Startup of the day:** [Visual Brand Communication](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Startup+of+the+day%3A+Visual+Brand+Communication/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-34b8-ebdf15548038).

**Newsround:** [Wednesday's](http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Newsround%3A+Wednesday's+business+pages/id/19410615-5218-4ffd-0fa8-3f28f3559687) business pages.

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