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'Too early to talk of sustained recovery'

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:30:00 GMT

THE last month has seen North East business expand at its fastest rate for three years, but senior business leaders say it is too early to talk of a sustained recovery.

At last the high street has something to smile about

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:08:00 GMT

RETAILERS enjoyed their best October sales growth for seven years last month, new figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show.

British firms expect a slowdown

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:10:00 GMT

CONFIDENCE among British businesses slipped in September, with more firms expecting activity to slow down in the coming months, according to a new report.

Economic recovery is set to slow down

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:18:00 GMT

THE pace of the UK's economic recovery will slow early next year as demand slackens in the wake of a planned VAT increase, the CBI warned yesterday.

Warning as deflation in high street continues

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:13:00 GMT

DEFLATION has arrived on Britain’s high street for the first time since February 2007 as the recession continues to drag down both prices and demand.

North East sceptical over claims slump is over

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:29:00 GMT

CLAIMS that the recession is at an end after a survey showed a surge in confidence in the economy among senior accountants have been greeted with scepticism in the North East.

Bleak day as more job cuts bite

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:25:00 GMT

A FRESH wave of job losses hit banking, defence and other sectors – with warnings of further cuts bringing more misery to workers and sparking anger from unions.

Worst jobless records under Labour term

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:30:00 GMT

THE North East is suffering under the worst jobless records since Labour came to power.

Downturn takes cruel toll as the jobs dry up

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:33:00 GMT

JOBLESS figures continued to rise in the North East on a day when the Government was again accused of being "out of touch" over optimistic comments.

Hotels shut as chain suffers

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:32:00 GMT

MORE than 20 jobs were under threat last night after two Tyneside branches of a national hotel chain plunged into administration.