Friday, 18 July 2008 @ 14:52
Gas bills 'to top £1,000 a year'
Energy bills could rise by more than 60% within the next few years, the UK's biggest domestic energy supplier warns.
Friday, 18 July 2008 @ 13:03
Mortgage squeeze tightens further
The mortgage squeeze continues to tighten with a further drop in lending, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Friday, 18 July 2008 @ 12:07
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.
Friday, 18 July 2008 @ 12:07
'Green' building materials hit new high
A SUFFOLK company is building up to new heights after scooping a place in the semi-finals of a national business award. Needham Market-based Earth and Reed, which supplies environmentally-friendly building and decorating materials, is among four companies competing in the small business category of the 2008 Barclays Commercial Bank Green Leaders in Business Awards.
Friday, 18 July 2008 @ 12:07
BT seeks support for broadband boost
TELECOMS giant BT yesterday announced plans to roll out “super-fast” broadband to as many as 10 million homes by 2012 - and challenged the East of England Development Agency and other local authorities in the region to support the move.
Friday, 18 July 2008 @ 12:07
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...
Friday, 18 July 2008 @ 02:21
Google and Microsoft feel the economic gloom
Google and Microsoft appear to be feeling the pinch, with both technology behemoths falling short of profit expectations amid the continuing economic gloom.
Friday, 18 July 2008 @ 02:01
Gordon Brown to ditch strict borrowing rules
Gordon Brown's strict fiscal rules on borrowing are likely to be ditched as a result of the credit crisis, the Treasury confirmed last night.
Friday, 18 July 2008 @ 02:01
QinetiQ chief need not defend his miserly £95,000 pay rise
Poor old Graham Love. How's a man to cope on a pay rise of just £95,000? The chief executive of QinetiQ now rubs along on £640,000 a year, according to the defence firm's annual report. As for chairman Sir John Chisholm, his pay fell, from £388,653 to £220,765 because he moved to a non-exec role. Are the big guns losing their knack of making money?