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Mandelson warning as Kraft bids for Cadbury
'Asset strippers' will face opposition from Government, minister says
Inside Business News
Chicago Rock Cafe chain in line for pre-Christmas sale
Saturday, 5 December 2009
The future of 3D Entertainment, the owner of the Chicago Rock Cafe chain of bars, could be decided as soon as this week. The corporate finance arm of Zolfo Cooper, the restructuring specialist, has been conducting a sale of the group – which has about 55 Chicago Rock Cafes and 15 others sites, including its Jumpin Jaks and Mortimers pubs – and a deal is expected before Christmas.
Corus to cut 1,700 jobs in Teesside
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Steel group fails to secure rescue plan after losing major contract in April
Bolland exits Morrisons early
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Marc Bolland, who is joining Marks & Spencer as chief executive next year, has stepped down from Morrisons nearly two months earlier than planned.
UK closes in on escape from recession – we may even have made it already
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Britain's ailing economy was far closer to escaping recession in the third quarter of the year than previously thought, official data revealed yesterday, raising hopes there will be a return to growth in the fourth quarter of the year.
Housebuilders say sales are improving
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Britain's housing market has put its worst days behind it but continues to be dogged by uncertainty, two leading housebuilders agreed yesterday.
Business Diary: 05/12/2009
Saturday, 5 December 2009
The issues that really worry our MPsIn these difficult times for the world, what is Cheadle MP Mark Hunter most worried about? Global warming, the recession or even knife crime?
£850bn: official cost of the bank bailout
Friday, 4 December 2009
Government support for Britain's banks has reached a staggering £850bn and the eventual cost to taxpayers will not be known for years, the public spending watchdog says today.
Cuts leave Corus workers 'devastated'
Friday, 4 December 2009
Employees in one of the UK's biggest steel-making areas were dealt a savage pre-Christmas blow today with news that a giant plant is to be mothballed with the loss of 1,700 jobs.
RBS to bow to pressure on executive bonuses
Friday, 4 December 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland has indicated it will bow to pressure to slash executive bonuses after a bruising row with the Treasury, it was reported today.
Darling cedes final say on bank bailouts to Europe
Friday, 4 December 2009
UK's 'fiscal responsibility' can be over-ridden, text of European Union deal reveals
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