Dec
2012
Articles from 6th Dec 2012
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Stock Market Report: Thursday, December 6, 2012
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
ROLLS-ROYCE was one of the biggest FTSE 100 fallers today after it emerged it was involved in a corruption investigation relating to overseas intermediaries. Read
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Bank keeps interest rates at 0.5%
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
BANK of England policymakers held back from prescribing further emergency medicine to the economy today despite gloomy signs that the recovery is stalling. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept interest rates at their record low of 0.5% and held its quantitative easing (QE) stock at £375n. The announcement came as official figures revealed the country’s trade deficit - the gap between goods imported and exported - widened markedly. It also follows George Osborne’s gloomy Autumn Statement, in which the Chancellor extended the age of austerity against a backdrop of weaker growth and a wider deficit. Combined with weak surveys on the services, manufacturing and construction sectors, economists still expect the Bank to unleash further QE in the new year. But the economy returned to growth in the third quarter when gross domestic product (GDP) rose 1%, ending the longest double-dip recession since the 1950s. Read
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Easyjet passenger levels rise in November
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
Easyjet saw passenger levels and its load factor both rise in November, it said today. Read
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Johnson Service Group sells part of its drycleaning business
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
Johnson Service Group has sold its dry cleaning business Alex Reid for £2.1m which will be used to further pay down group debt. Read
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Liverpool FC sponsor Standard Chartered to pay out more in US sanctions row
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
Liverpool FC shirt sponsor Standard Chartered said it expects to pay a further £215m to American regulators over breaches of financial sanctions on Iran. Read
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Merseyside businesses see positives in Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
Alistair Houghton, Neil Hodgson and Bill Gleeson report on reaction to the Autumn Statement Read
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Chancellor gives LEPs more control over local economic development spending
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
PROPOSALS to give more control over economic development spending to England’s regions were given a warm welcome yesterday. Read
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Expansion for Oxton tapas restaurant on the menu
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
OXTON tapas restaurant and bar The Courtyard is celebrating 18 months of trading by announcing ambitious plans to open four more venues across the North West. Read
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Easyjet routes ‘reinforce carrier’s commitment to Liverpool’
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
EASYJET today announced two new routes for its Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) network. Read
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Architects Shedkm win London deals
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
ARCHITECTURE practice Shedkm is hoping to win more contracts in the South East after opening a London office helped it to secure its biggest contracts to date. Read
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport’s 5-year Wizz Air deal underpins growth strategy
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
LIVERPOOL John Lennon Airport (JLA) announced a five year deal with Hungary-based low-cost airline Wizz Air this week. Read
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Ben Hatton: Mobile boost for Christmas sales
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
BENCHMARK data just issued by IBM reveals a rise in the use of mobile devices – both smartphones and tablets – for researching and buying. Read
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German carrier Lufthansa happy with North West network
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
GERMAN carrier Lufthansa has bucked the trend in passenger levels following the launch of its new Berlin route in June this year. Read
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Birkenhead accountancy trainer celebrates success of top students
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
STUDENTS at a Birkenhead accountancy training firm have celebrated success in their studies. Read
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China call for creative firms
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
MERSEYSIDE firms who want to make their mark in China are being invited to a seminar next week. Read
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Shop Direct supports MeCycle social enterprise
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
SPEKE-based Shop Direct has handed a boost to a national charity in Crosby. Read
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Warning over new bank mis-selling scandal
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
A NEW scandal that could outstrip compensation already awarded in the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) mis-selling fiasco could “engulf” UK banks, experts have warned. Read
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Work starts on Glaciere Maritime Academy
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
WORK has started on an academy that aims to help its students find work in the maritime sector and in Liverpool’s planned Superport. Read
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Going the extra mile helped RBS win fertiliser firm Growhow’s £51m account
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
CHESHIRE-based fertiliser manufacturer Growhow has switched banks from HSBC to Royal Bank of Scotland. Read
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My Day Off: Disc golf fan looks to bring sport to Liverpool
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
Jon Shields , legal clerk at specialist personal injury law firm SGI Legal in Liverpool, enjoys the fast-growing sport of Disc Golf Read
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Peel’s £3m investment in Seaforth steel terminal
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
PEEL Ports is investing £3m to upgrade its Gladstone Dock steel terminal in Seaforth. Read
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Merseyside economy could be hit hard by proposed shake-up to personal injury claims
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
A RADICAL shake-up in the way personal injury claims are handled could have a detrimental effect on Merseyside’s legal sector, according to a city-based solicitor. Read
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Double celebration for Liverpool solicitor
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
SOLICITOR Gemma Kelly has two reasons to celebrate – promotion at work and her first modelling contract. Read
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Business Diary . . .
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
thursDay, dec 6 Read
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Veterinary surgeon Paul happy to let nature take its course
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
THERE’S a track on legendary balladeer Al Stewart’s iconic “Year of the Cat” album entitled “If It Doesn’t Come Naturally, Leave It”, which pretty much sums up vet Paul Boland. Read
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Profile: Dan Cooke, managing director of John Lewis Liverpool
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
Tony McDonough meets DAN COOKE, managing director of John Lewis in Liverpool One Read
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Search is on for top apprentices and employers throughout Liverpool City Region
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
THE hunt is on for the top apprentices and employers in the first Liverpool City Region Apprenticeship Awards. Read
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ComCab launches card payment system in its taxis
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
LIVERPOOL taxi firm ComCab has launched a new service enabling credit card payments in its vehicles. Read
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University of Liverpool Management School wins top global accreditation
Dec 06 2012 | Business News
THE University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) has won recognition for the quality of its research and teaching from the world’s leading business school accreditation organisation. Read
