Jun
2009
Articles from 25th Jun 2009
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Sign up to take the risk – and your fair share
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
THE game that gives players the chance to find out if they could make a profit by investing £100,000 on the stock market is back. Read
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Picketing continues
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
CONSTRUCTION workers held a second day of protest at Wilton in support of sacked workers at the Lindsey oil refinery. Read
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Newcastle is the model for successful gaming venture
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
THE boss of one of the country’s biggest casino and leisure chains says its future national growth will be driven from its North East base. Read
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Saving cash can be plain sailing by going green
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
COMMITMENTS to green schemes may be bubbling away on the back burner as businesses concentrate on surviving the recession intact but becoming more environmentally friendly can be a vital marketing tool that can also cut costs. Read
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County tourism firms buoyant
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
MORE than 200 Northumberland tourism businesses attended the second annual county tourism conference and heard the market is proving very resilient to the recession. Read
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Earnings double in year as de-icer changes track
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
A DE-ICING company is continuing to drive up its sales after unveiling plans to open a Chinese outpost and winning a big American contract. Read
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Washington based engineers planning expansion
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
AN engineering business has just doubled its revenues and is now looking at fresh expansion after winning a £22,500 grant. Read
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Our glory in World Cup football stadium
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
IF England's footballers make their trademark quarter final exit at next Summer's World Cup, few travelling Brits may get to see the impressive Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban. Read
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Gambler pair back new-style betting
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
A FATHER and son team have launched a betting business that allows people to gamble on losers as well as winners and the pair hope to roll out a chain of trading rooms in the coming years. Read
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Pound drives Ford to raise prices
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
FORD is to raise the price of its cars by an average of 4% in the UK, blaming the weakness of the pound against the euro. Read
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Comet retail profit falls 76.5% but still better than expected
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
RETAILER Kesa Electricals has plunged to an annual loss and revealed a dramatic fall in profits at its UK chain Comet. Read
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Cuts help car dealer's results
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
CAR dealership Inchcape has forecast a big improvement in quarterly profits, despite weak demand for new vehicles. Read
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RBS 'lost more than any other bank in the world'
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
PART-NATIONALISED Royal Bank of Scotland lost more money than any other bank in the world last year, according to a leading industry journal. Read
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Stagecoach profits rise as more people take the bus
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
TRANSPORT group Stagecoach said that its profits have jumped ahead of forecasts as more people take the bus in the recession. Read
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Retail slump may be over
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
RETAIL sales fell for the second month running in the year to June, but the worst of the spending slump may be over. Read
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Wind boost a shore thing
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
THE boss of a Tees Valley offshore wind company has welcomed a Government green light for further projects. Read
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Northern Bear shrugs off downturn
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
BUILDING services firm Northern Bear has shrugged off the economic downturn to announce big jumps in its earnings and profits. Read
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Petrol costs are fuelling pressure on business
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
INCREASING petrol prices are putting pressure on businesses in the North East and experts warned last night that the cost is set to get higher. Read
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PM backs steel fight
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has said the future of steel making is “critical” to Tees Valley, with the Government supporting a reconciliation between Corus and the consortium of buyers who pulled out of their deal with the steel giant. Read
