Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
US retail sales in surprise rise
Author: admin12 mar
US retail sales showed a surprise rise in February as consumers braved extreme bad weather to get to the shops
BA union announces strike dates
Author: admin12 mar
BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.
Lehman bosses severely criticised
Author: admin12 mar
A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.
Eurozone industry grows strongly
Author: admin12 mar
Factory output in the eurozone rose 1.7% between December and January, the biggest monthly rise since records began.
China oil demand is ‘astonishing’
Author: admin12 mar
Oil demand in China rose by an “astonishing” 28% in January compared with a year ago, the International Energy Agency says.
FSA to clamp down on mis-selling
Author: admin12 mar
The head of the financial watchdog the FSA will announce plans to toughen up consumer protection.
Warning on public sector pensions
Author: admin12 mar
The amount of money paid as public sector pensions could more than triple in the next 50 years, says the National Audit Office.
China hits back at Obama on yuan
Author: admin12 mar
China has hit back at comments by US President Barack Obama that Beijing should change its currency strategy.
New mortgages ‘halved in January’
Author: admin12 mar
The number of mortgages agreed with house buyers fell 49% in January from the month before, mortgage lenders say.
New York banking gains on London
Author: admin12 mar
New York and London have been ranked as the joint-top global financial centres according to new research.
