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Business News for 4 December 2007

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Hopes diminish of a cut in interest rates this week

Dec 4 2007

A CUT in interest rates this week looks less likely after data showed factory gate prices continuing to rise. ...

Timber firm to keep its name after sale

Dec 4 2007

AN historic timber company has sold out to a new owner just one year short of its centenary – but will keep its name to see in its second century in business. ...

Outlook is positive at JD Sports

Dec 4 2007

THE owner of retail chain JD Sports increased the pressure on its rivals today by forecasting annual profits above market expectations....

Superstore venture shows the signs are good

Dec 4 2007

A SIGN company which provided the new Boro badges for the Riverside Stadium has invested in a Teesside superstore....

Tesco link to port plan

Dec 4 2007

A MASSIVE retail import centre planned for Tees Dock could be used by Tesco, it was revealed this week....

Eastern successes boost Siemens VAI

Dec 4 2007

A TEESSIDE engineering firm is celebrating its second contract win in Asia in recent weeks....

X-ray product to take lead in terrorism fight

Dec 4 2007

THE fight against international terrorism is being boosted by a North-East company which says its ground-breaking X-ray product may eventually be used by every airport in the world....

Footsie has negative start to week

Dec 4 2007

THE UK stock market started the week in negative territory as the FTSE 100 Index lost 45.9 points and ended the session at 6386.6....

John Lewis off to a fast start

Dec 4 2007

JOHN Lewis has credited a little black dress and winter holidays for a strong start to the crucial Christmas trading period....

Fast-food giant updated

Dec 4 2007

THE Middlesbrough McDonald’s restaurant in Linthorpe Road has received a major makeover....

Car dealer tops charts just months after takeover

Dec 4 2007

A TEES Valley car dealer has topped the sales charts just months after taking over a new site. Sherwoods took over the Vauxhall dealership on Preston Farm, Stockton, earlier this year....

Sofa firm out of the comfort zone

Dec 4 2007

SOFA retailer ScS Upholstery yesterday warned that interim results would take a significant hit as nervous consumers shunned “big ticket” items....

Government urged to stand firm against EU directive

Dec 4 2007

BUSINESS leaders yesterday urged the Government to “stand firm” against a planned European directive aimed at giving new employment rights to agency workers....

Scanners look clearwinners

Dec 4 2007

THE fight against international terrorism is being boosted by a North-east company which says its ground-breaking x-ray product may eventually be used by every airport in the world....

Wage gap widens for bosses and workers

Dec 4 2007

A FRESH row over the earnings of company executives has flared after a study revealed the gap between the average wages of directors compared with the lowest-paid workers in the UK is widening....

The Nuffield healthcare group snaps up gym chain

Dec 4 2007

PRIVATE healthcare company Nuffield Hospitals yesterday snapped up the Cannons gym chain as part of a plan to create a fitness-to-medical treatment empire....