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Unemployment has fallen unexpectedly. Photograph: Graham Turner/Public Domain Gordon Brown was given an unexpected pre-election boost this morning as the number of people claiming unemployment benefit saw its biggest fall since 1997. The figures raised hopes that the jobs market has turned the corner and that the economy’s recovery from recession is gathering steam, although [...]
Primark’s like for like sales climbed 8% in the past six months. Photograph: Graeme Robertson Strong sales at the Primark retail chain continue to boost profits at its owner, Associated British Foods. In a trading update, ABF said Primark sales rose 8% in the first half of the year, including a better than expected performance [...]
Prime minister Gordon Brown and business secretary Lord Mandelson arrive at the Saatchi Gallery, London, for the Global Investment Conference. Photograph: Katie Collins/PA Gordon Brown attempted to persuade business leaders from overseas that Britain is still a good investment opportunity, at a conference in London today. The prime minister told the Global Investment Conference that [...]
BA is training volunteer cabin crew to help to staff flights in preparation for what could be a lengthy strike. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA British Airways passengers face prolonged travel disruption next month as cabin crew push for a strike lasting at least 10 days if a ballot endorses industrial action. The Unite trade union announces [...]
Stephen Hester, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, has decided that he will not accept a bonus this year Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images Stephen Hester, chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has decided to turn down his bonus for 2009 amid a growing public outcry over the scale of rewards, piling further [...]
Toyota chief executive Akio Toyoda will face the US congressional committee on Wednesday. Photograph: Junko Kimura/Getty Images Toyota’s reputation for safety has come under renewed scrutiny after an internal memo showed that the carmaker’s executives boasted of saving $100m (£65m) through a limited recall of floor mats connected to a potentially dangerous acceleration defect. The [...]
If you’re a start up company, it’s pretty difficult to oversee things like hiring, payroll, attendance, office information, and many other others. You want to focus on operations but you can’t because these, it turns out, are a part of operations, too. To solve your problem you turn to leased services. You get in touch [...]
There’s an immense business in credit repair! Despite economic circumstances, people will always have some trouble or other with their money, and they will need to straighten out their credit report and score. When the economy is booming, people feel optimistic about their financial condition, and employment, and thus have a tendency to spent unwisely [...]
Offset printing is one of the most common techniques used in commercial print runs due to its great price and image accuracy. However, like all intricate processes, this type of printing has many different steps. The first step is pre-press production, and it involves the transfer of the original document to film and then to [...]
Many small businesses display Christmas trees in their offices or storefronts during the holiday season. For retail businesses, it’s a good way to get customers in the holiday shopping mood. For offices, it adds a touch of festive Christmas spirit for the office personnel. In any case, if you own or work in a business [...]