Feb 01 2007 | Archive
A profits surprise from the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell ensured the London market had a spring in its step today. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
India's Tata Steel landed the winning blow in the Corus auction. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
It was a disappointing day for the FTSE 100 yesterday as the market slipped into negative territory after a bright start to the first hour of trading. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
The generally sombre mood in global equity markets, ahead of the interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve in the US, saw the share prices of many companies within the regional portfolio end the day in negative territory. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Mobile phone company Vodafone celebrated a milestone yesterday after it said its worldwide customer base had passed the 200 million mark. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Women are being offered a chance to get what they want from working life. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Kitchen company Magnet has created 40 new jobs at its Darlington site following a £1m investment. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Since the early days of the BBC, the UK has enjoyed a strong tradition of public service broadcasting (PSB) - that is, broadcasting intended for the public benefit rather than for purely commercial concerns. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Radical changes in the UK pensions landscape helped drive a 31% surge in demand for life and pension policies at Friends Provident last year, the group revealed yesterday. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
A North Tyneside property has sold for a sum well above its asking price - taking the amount invested in leisure property in the North-East in the past week to more than £120m. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Biggest is best seems to be the current watchword in gambling. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Transport group Arriva has extended its toe-hold in the Czech Republic, buying its second operator in as many months. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Less than 30 years ago, British Steel employed around 25,000 staff on Teesside, together with other major centres - including Consett in County Durham. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Renewable energy company Helius Energy raised more than £2m yesterday when it floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Small and medium-size businesses in the region can find out how they can access funding for IT and e-business projects at free seminars organised by the new Catalyst2 funding initiative. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
The website www.DiSCS-UK.info has proved a big success in bringing together North-East commercial digital and IT companies and museums, libraries, archives and other cultural or heritage organisations from across the region. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
Entreperneur Karl Watkin has launched what he describes as the world's first environmentally friendly executive jet chartering business. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
A company which makes devices for detecting chemical leaks has floated on one of the Stock Exchange's junior markets. Read
Feb 01 2007 | Archive
The triumph of Indian conglomerate Tata in the multi-billion pound battle for steel company Corus has been broadly welcomed in the North-East. Read