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Boss defends safety of Go Go Hamster new
The safety of a hit Christmas toy - the Mr Squiggles Go Go Hamster - was defended strongly today by manufacturers following a health scare.
Inside Business News
Elusive and fragile recovery threatened by soaring deficit
Monday, 7 December 2009
Business leaders warn of potential economic relapse as Chancellor prepares report
Energy investment 'no excuse for overcharging' new
Monday, 7 December 2009
Energy companies were today warned by the industry watchdog against using investment plans "as a shameful excuse to overcharge consumers".
Retailers braced for record 'Mega Monday'
Monday, 7 December 2009
Go Go Hamsters, Transformers, Biscuit the animatronic dog, Sylvanian Families and the cuddly Gruffalo seem set to help online and traditional retailers to record sales today – dubbed "Mega Monday".
Have a break – have an ethical Kit Kat
Monday, 7 December 2009
Nestlé are to convert the cocoa supply for its iconic bar to fairtrade producers
'Pensions holding back recovery'
Monday, 7 December 2009
Some of Britain's biggest firms are being impeded in their attempts to prepare for economic recovery by large deficits on their final-salary pension schemes, according to research published today by Watson Wyatt and the CBI today.
Victory on the menu: Virgin keeps its electronic programme guide
Monday, 7 December 2009
Few television viewers think twice about the on-screen programme guide they use to change channels, but it has been the subject of a fierce court battle which could have repercussions around Europe.
Business Diary: Getting hot under their wigs
Monday, 7 December 2009
Check out this week's issue of Legal Business magazine if you want to know what it's really like to work in a City law firm. It's Christmas quiz asks about the indentities of senior lawyers involved in some racy escapades over the past years. Among the few printable questions was: "Which top mediator bored his clients so much that, on returning to the meeting after a short break, found that they had resorted to sexual intercourse on the table?" Sadly, the magazine provides no answers.
Cambridge professors to launch revolutionary e-reader in Vegas
Sunday, 6 December 2009
As light as a magazine, robust and plastic. The Que pro-Reader could help save the press industry
RBS and Treasury bury the hatchet over bonuses
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland and the Government are said to be close to patching up their differences over bonuses, with the state-owned bank conceding it will show restraint when deciding the size of the staff bonus pool.
Habitat's credit insurance risk
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Credit insurers have threatened to withdraw cover to suppliers of Habitat, the home furnishing chain, if it is bought by Hilco, the retail restructuring group..
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