Thursday, 24 July 2008 @ 09:00
Russians issue legal threat to TNK- BP's Robert Dudley
The Russian billionaires fighting BP for control of their joint venture, TNK-BP, have turned up the heat on its chief executive, Robert Dudley, accusing him of breaching his duties and warning they may seek damages running into hundreds of millions of pounds.
Thursday, 24 July 2008 @ 03:48
Oil hits 7-week low and boosts stocks
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Oil prices fell to a seven-week low below $125 a barrel on Thursday amid a view U.S. energy demand has reached a tipping point, sending investors back into Asian stocks for the fourth consecutive day.
Thursday, 24 July 2008 @ 03:44
Retail sales to shrivel in June
LONDON (Reuters) - Analysts had to rub their eyes last month when official figures showed UK retail sales volumes leapt in May at their fastest pace in more than two decades.
Thursday, 24 July 2008 @ 00:56
MPs scrap France's 35-hour week
France's parliament passes a law which effectively ends the country's compulsory 35-hour working week.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 23:29
Bloomberg and Gates fight smoking
Two of the world's richest men launch a campaign aiming to tackle smoking in the developing world.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 23:07
MPs back changes to access scheme
RURAL business campaigners have welcomed the support of an influential Parliamentary committee for changes to the Government's plans for coastal access.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 23:07
New boss takes up reins at EEDA
THE former head of St Edmundsbury Borough Council said yesterday she was looking forward to championing the region as she took up her new role as chief executive of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) yesterday .
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 23:07
Awards honour communication in business
THE Suffolk Criminal Justice Board scooped the big prize at the annual Communic8 Awards, organised by the Communicators in Business East Anglia. Praised for its three-stage communications strategy to improve public confidence in the criminal justice system, the Suffolk Criminal Justice Board was named the Golden Communicator of the Year and will automatically go forward for the National Communic8 Awar...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 23:07
Ryanair to cut Stansted services
BUDGET airline Ryanair today warned of hundreds of job losses at Stansted Airport as it announced a 14% cut-back in flights for the coming winter. Irish-based Ryanair, which also announced cuts in services from Dublin earlier this week, blamed the move on a number of factors including the increase in fuel prices, the cost of using Stansted and a “total failure” of the Civil Aviation Authority's regul...