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King: We face a long wait for signs of convincing recovery
Bank predicts tough 2010 before improvement in 2011
- Reed Elsevier's chief executive quits after just eight months
- Unemployment may have peaked, figures suggest
- GM chairman looks to assert group as a global player
- Gold hits new record high as demand for the dollar continues to weaken
- Double deal is a boost for INM as shares rise by 15%
- Guardian publisher set to cut over 100 jobs after strategic review
- Banking sell-off to take up to seven years
Small businesses, recession-busters
Being adaptable and agile, and avoiding dependency on a small number of corporate customers, has been vital for small businesses during the credit crunch, says Roger Trapp
- Managing talent: Let your stars guide you to the summit
- Business Extra: News in brief
- David Prosser: 'The offer of unaffordable credit is as useless as the offer of no credit at all'
- The dangers of multi-sourcing
- Six of the best: Corporate gifts
- John Cheney: Clarity is key for small and medium-sized enterprises
David Prosser: Time running out for stamp duty saving
Outlook The recovery of the UK housing market has never looked sustainable and the latest lending figures suggest it may already be beginning to run out of steam. The number of mortgages for house purchase agreed in September was only marginally higher than in August, The Council of Mortgage Lenders reports, and lower than July's figure. And while we're still up significantly on the same months of last year, the low base makes the comparisons pretty meaningless.
James Smith: We need a worldwide carbon trade
The Business Interview: Shell may seem an unlikely climate campaigner, but their UK chairman is crossing his fingers for an international deal on CO2 emissions at Copenhagen
- When will the new bubbles burst?
- The mystery of why house prices are still rising
- The unanswered questions around the emergency HBOS cash call
- Roll up, roll up, for the great bank sell-off
- An Ossi success amid the disenchantment
- The G20 wants to stop climate change – but who on earth will pay for it?
Market Report: Recovery hopes drive DSG to fresh high
DSG International last night closed at its highest level since October 2008, rallying by more than 8 per cent on hopes of an improvement in the electricals market.
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