Aug
2008
Articles from 7th Aug 2008
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Breaking news: Interest rates stay at 5%
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
Homeowners struggling amid the credit crunch were given no relief today after policymakers voted to hold interest rates at 5% for the fourth month in a row. Read
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Netshoppers’ iPhone boost
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
E-COMMERCE specialists, Stockton-based Visualsoft said it was ready to launch the first iPhone software to be fully compatible with eBay’s UK online marketplace. Read
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Dismantling under way
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
ONE of the biggest-ever dismantling contracts for off-shore oil platforms is under way at Able UK’s yard near Hartlepool. Read
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Rapid growth means extra staff on Tees
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
MARKETING agency Adessi is to expand its Teesside operation after announcing a two-year plan to double turnover across the group. Read
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London company wins £75m North data centre deal
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
ONE of the world’s top office fit-out and management companies has won a new £75m contract to work on a computer data centre in the North East. Read
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Shell’s £1m backing for agency
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
A NORTH East training and enterprise agency has won a £1m contract to develop a prestigious global programme for young entrepreneurs. Read
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S&N buy helps Carlsberg to 50% more profit
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
CARLSBERG has seen second-quarter profits rise 50% on the back of strong growth in the Russian business, driven by its purchase of Scottish & Newcastle. Read
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Top female retailers put in awards spotlight
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
THE region’s top female retailers are in the spotlight this week in our coverage of the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year awards. Read
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Technology firm to float its crime-fighting efforts
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
THE new chief executive of a company that develops fingerprint technology to help catch criminals has said it is poised to float on the stock market. Read
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Generosity that helped turn dream into reality
Aug 07 2008 | Business News
A 15-year dream of giving teenagers the opportunity of “learning for work” is about to come to fruition. Karen Dent discovers how one woman’s extraordinary generosity helped The Work Place become a reality. Read
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Commercial ambition
Aug 07 2008 | Evening Gazette Business News
A SEDGEFIELD forensic specialist is seeking a £3m injection to transform its revolutionary technology into a £15m business. Read
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Bank suffers slump
Aug 07 2008 | Evening Gazette Business News
BARCLAYS today revealed a 33% first half profits slump as the bank suffered £2.8bn of credit crunch write-downs. Read
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Now Rock staff face pensions wrangle
Aug 07 2008 | Northern Rock
NORTHERN Rock is locked in a battle over the best way to build up its pension funds. Fund trustees believe the bank is not yet strong enough to guarantee any investment shortfall. Read
