Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 23:07
Businesses warned of water crisis
THE effect of the fuel crisis on businesses will pale in comparison to the impact of limited water supplies, a Government-funded environmental body has warned.
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 23:07
Funding for workplace degree study
ANGLIA Ruskin University has been awarded £5.6million towards the launch of a dedicated specialist unit to address the need for degree-level skills training for people in the workplace.
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 12:40
Alliance & Leicester: Takeover spells shake-up of high street banks
A major shake-up of Britain's high street banks is on the cards after the Spanish owner of Abbey made a £1.3bn bid for Alliance & Leicester today.
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 11:58
Santander shows faith in British banks with Alliance & Leicester bid
Fears about the health of Britain's banks have been overdone. That's the clear message from Santander, the giant Spanish banking group that owns UK high street lender Abbey.
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 11:30
UK business: The week ahead July 14 - July 18
Markets look to be on the plus side this morning as we look forward to a reasonably quiet week on the UK corporate news front. No major banks or builders are due to say anything at all during the week, which will come as something of a relief I am sure. Not only this but mining and oil sector are also a tad on the light side, with the only piece of news being a production update from Rio on Wednesday.
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 11:23
St Modwen falls into red after £55m asset write downs
St Modwen, the commercial and residential property developer, has fallen into the red after wiping £54.6m off the value of its portfolio in what it describes as the worst period for the industry in almost 20 years.
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 07:51
Fannie and Freddie rescue calms markets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S government plan to shore up mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped calm markets on Monday but did little to allay fears about the health of the U.S. financial system.
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 07:16
InBev agrees to buy Anheuser for $50 bln
PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc accepted a sweetened $50 billion (25.2 billion pound) takeover bid from Belgium-based InBev NV, creating the world's largest beer maker.
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 07:14
FTSE seen opening up
LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index is seen opening up as much as 1.1 percent on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, after the U.S. government took steps to shore up mortgage providers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .