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Risk is on the rise as the US slows down

The latest Merseyside and North Wales Business Prospect, published by the Liverpool Research Group in Macroeconomics, is out this week. Editors Patrick Minford and Peter Stoney review the outlook for the national and local economy Read

Mersey shipyard clinches £180m aircraft carrier deal

A BIRKENHEAD shipyard is in line to build parts of Britain’s next generation of aircraft carriers. Read

The historic Cammell Laird yard at Birkenhead

Cammell Laird future secured by £250m deal

BIRKENHEAD is to become a major base for Royal Navy ship maintenance on the back of a massive contract that will sec- ure the future of the town’s main shipyard for decades. Read

Cammell Laird future secured by £250m deal

BIRKENHEAD is to become a major base for Royal Navy ship maintenance on the back of a massive contract that will sec- ure the future of the town’s main shipyard for decades. Read

First Airbus plane parts set off for China

AIRBUS has started transporting the first aircraft segments to the new single-aisle assembly line in China. Read

Moment of truth for HBoS rights issue

WHEN does specul- ation become market abuse? The question lies at the heart of the Financial Services Authority’s attempt to clamp down on speculators intent on driving Halifax Bank of Scotland’s share price down beneath its rights issue price. Read

First profit for tennis event

LIVERPOOL’S international tennis tournament has made its first ever profit. Read

Top-name speakers pull in the crowds for Hub event

HUNDREDS of visitors attended the first day of the LDP BusinessHub at the Echo Arena Liverpool yesterday. Read

Crowds pack in to first day of Daily Post’s BusinessHub event

THE Daily Post’s LDP BusinessHub kicked off yesterday with hundreds of delegates attending at least part of the day-long event at the Echo Arena. Read

Dreaming of the day when H²O drives us all forward

IT'S a long way from the gates of the Stanlow oil refinery to sunny California, yet the distance appeared to be covered in the blink of an eye earlier this week. Read

New life to be breathed into tired brands

SAYERS the Bakers and Ethel Austin share something in common. Read

Blind need jobs in private sector

THE private sector must do more to recruit blind and partially-sighted people. Read

Hold on as the world weathers the real US Presidential election

IT’S been a long haul through the first phase of the US Presidential Election process, but now, at long last, with the Primaries behind us, the real contest is getting under way. Read

Tranmere Rovers boss denies takeover talks

TRANMERE Rovers chairwoman Lorraine Rogers has denied talks have taken place to sell the club to a Portuguese investor. Read

Jarvis wins extension to rail contract

YORK-BASED rail and plant firm Jarvis has won a £40m extension to its existing contract with operator Network Rail on a major overall of Rugby station, which forms part of the upgrade of the West Coast Main Line. The deal will run until the completion of the project in December. Read

Confidence is the special ingredient for potential investors

WHAT makes a business want to invest in one location, rather than another? It's not a question that has a simple answer. There are so many variables. Read

‘Super cabinet is nothing but a new talking shop’

THE proposal for a super cabinet populated by a group of local politicians amounts to the creation of yet another talking shop when what the region really needs is action. Read

Investment in alternatives better bet than protests

WHETHER it’s burning tyres on French beaches or protests at Downing Street, it’s doubtful that the haulage industry’s complaints about high fuel prices will make any difference. Read

Raising your brand awareness gives sporting chance of success

A WEEKEND of British sporting success has been rounded off by publication of the latest list of the world’s most powerful brands. As with sport, the British success stories are plentiful, sending a powerful message not just to customers but to global market places, too. Read

Bed firm lifts coverson expansion plans

A WIDNES-BASED furniture chain is defying growing fears about the economic outlook by unveiling an expansion plan. Read

Author Profile

Bill Gleeson is award winning business writer and broadcaster, has been covering business and economics in the Merseyside region for more than a decade. His weekly column and LDP Business Week show on CityTalk105.9 are compulsory reading and listening for influential movers and shakers. Tel 0151 4722319