Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 02:07
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 @ 02:07
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...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 02:07
Jobless count rises again
THE number of people claiming unemployment benefit rose at the sharpest rate for more than 15 years last month, official figures revealed yesterday. The Jobseeker's Allowance claimant count rose by 15,500 in June to 840,100- the biggest monthly increase since December 1992.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 @ 12:40
Vodafone faces tough time as European markets crack
It's not the valediction Arun Sarin would have wanted. Having won plaudits for expanding Vodafone's empire beyond its European heartland, that core market has come back to bite him just as he prepares to step down.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 @ 11:40
Felix Dennis plans to launch The Week in Oz
As media groups batten down the hatches to weather what may prove the worst advertising season since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, multi-millionaire publisher Felix Dennis telephones from the Caribbean island of Mustique and says we should not get "too hung up" on the howling headlines.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 @ 09:37
Plum quarter for Apple as Macintosh computer sales hit record
Record sales of Macintosh-branded computers have helped consumer technology giant Apple to its best third quarter on record.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 @ 07:15
Vodafone sees year revenues at lower end of range
LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phone group Vodafone posted first-quarter revenue in line with forecasts on Tuesday but said full-year revenue was expected to be around the bottom of its previously stated range due to economic weakness.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 @ 06:56
Paragon seen discussing Blackstone takeover offer
LONDON (Reuters) - Buy-to-let mortgage lender Paragon is in talks with the U.S. private equity firm Blackstone about a possible takeover offer, the Financial Times reported.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 @ 05:23
Yahoo and Icahn settle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo will appoint activist investor Carl Icahn and two of his nominees to its board, defusing a proxy battle showdown and making an immediate deal with Microsoft less likely.