Posted on December 4, 2008 by trooperuk
Tesco has slipped to its worst growth performance since the last recession as shoppers spurn its premium lines, the supermarket said yesterday.
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Posted on November 22, 2008 by trooperuk
SHARES in Woolworths tumbled 40 per cent to 1p on fears the High Street retailer could fall into administration on Monday – just hours before the pre-Budget report.
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Posted on November 16, 2008 by trooperuk
Almost 150 people a day are going bust as alarming figures reveal the human tragedy behind the credit crunch.
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Posted on November 15, 2008 by trooperuk
In a speech in New York, the prime minister also suggested UK interest rates would be cut again soon
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Posted on November 15, 2008 by trooperuk
The 15 countries using the euro have slumped into a shallow recession in the face of the worst financial crisis in generations, the European Commission estimates.
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Posted on November 15, 2008 by trooperuk
New figures show that Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has fallen into recession.
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Posted on November 15, 2008 by trooperuk
A severe downturn is unavoidable and the recession in the UK will be “painful and prolonged”, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.
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Posted on October 20, 2008 by trooperuk
Borrowing soared to a record high in September as the nation’s finances came under more pressure, official figures showed.
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