Jul
2008
Articles from 21st Jul 2008
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Corporate bonds looking attractive
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
SO far, it has been a dreadful year for investors with the FTSE All-Share Index down 17% since January 2. Read
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GSK and Rolls in spotlight as half-year results due
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
THE half-year results season will get under way this week with figures from Rolls-Royce and Glaxo- SmithKline. Read
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New laws put emissions firm in the driving seat
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
A COMPANY producing equipment to cut vehicle emissions is aiming to double its turnover next year and expects to grow the business fivefold following the introduction of new “green” legislation. Read
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Open business boost
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
A YOUNG entrepreneur is hoping to boost sales at his fledgling online golf store with an expected surge of interest in the sport following the dramas at this year’s Open. Read
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More companies fall victim to downturn
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
COMPANY administrations in the North East have risen by more than a third in the first half of the year as more businesses fall victim to the economic downturn. Read
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A plan to mobilise the North’s rising young stars of business
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
AN ambitious plan to mobilise scores of bright young business talents from the North East to help drive forward positive change in the region has been unveiled. Read
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Premium’s aim is to treble turnover
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
A FAST-GROWING training and recruitment company is gearing up for more expansion including plans to open a base in the Tees Valley. Read
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Wind of change
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
A TEESSIDE industry chief has welcomed Government plans, unveiled today, to put the North-east at the centre of Britain’s offshore wind expansion. Read
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Sculpture is a glass act
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
AN innovative sculpture near a new North-east business park is the latest contract to be completed by a Stockton company. Read
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‘Work for dole’ fears
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
RADICAL plans to get hundreds of thousands of people off benefits and into work were being launched today by the Government. Read
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Expert urges interest rate cut now
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
BRITAIN needs an immediate cut in interest rates to avoid a prolonged recession, one of the country’s monetary policymakers warned today. Read
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‘Economic horror’ alert
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
THE UK is heading for an economic “horror movie” and will struggle to avoid recession next year, an influential think tank claimed today. Read
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Shareholders snub HBOS call
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
BANKING giant HBOS revealed today less than 10% of shareholders took part in its £4bn rights issue. Read
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Economic ‘horror movie’ on cards
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
THE UK is heading for an economic “horror movie” and will struggle to avoid recession next year, an influential think tank has claimed. Read
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More workers for an Italian job
Jul 21 2008 | Business News
BERCO UK has marked its relocation to a new larger factory and office in Spennymoor by unveiling plans to double its workforce during the next few years. Read
