Lisa Davidson / August 30, 2011 8:00 am
The economic downturn has been effecting countries all over the world, and this does include Britain. One of the problems seems to be the fact that tens of thousands of people may now be forced to retire early. This would [...]
Robert Bergerson / March 20, 2011 5:06 pm
Adored diva Celine Dion is to return to ailing Las Vegas to restore its fortunes after the economic collapse all but shut the city down, The French-Canadian singer debuted last week at Caesar’s Palace in the first of a series [...]
Martin Fellowes / February 11, 2011 2:14 pm
The prices paid by factories for raw materials have hit a two-year high, prompting new inflation fears. Economists are warning of the impending risk of rate increases as raw materials hit a 26-month high. The immediate threat to inflation is [...]
Hannah Westfield / February 7, 2011 5:51 pm
Britain will be rescued by the growing market of middle-class consumers from the developing world in the next decade as demand for exports of hi-tech products and financial services is driven up due to growing affluence. Exports are predicted to [...]
Ben Douglas / January 31, 2011 10:50 am
There has been a revealing accusation made by the shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, who sad that George Osborne is in denial regarding the deficit plan and the risks it puts on the UK’s employment market and economic growth. Mr Balls [...]
Garry Robertson / January 25, 2011 3:23 pm
In his farewell speech at the CBI, Sir Richard Lambert criticised the Coalition Government for their lack of vision on business growth and said that they had allowed politics to take precedence over economics. The director general of the Confederation [...]
Martin Fellowes / January 24, 2011 5:37 pm
According to a new report released today, households are at their most pessimistic regarding their finances for a period of nearly two years with inflation being a major concern. Also, steep increases in the cost of living have led to [...]
Garry Robertson / January 18, 2011 12:37 pm
As food and petrol prices surged throughout December, inflation was driven up much higher than initial predictions suggested to 3.7pc, an 8-month high and higher that the forecast from the Bank of England. According to the Office for National Statistics, [...]
Martin Fellowes / January 11, 2011 3:50 pm
In defence of the work of the Coalition Government, Nick Clegg has said that people will be able to see the achievements of the party much more clearly by the time next election comes around. The Liberal Democrat party has [...]
Dave Anderson / January 10, 2011 3:58 pm
A leading survey has shown that employment throughout the financial services sector will hit a record low in the first quarter of 2011 after profits failed to meet expectations. The report released by the employers’ group CBI and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) [...]