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National Business News: Clegg champions youth jobs drive

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:05:17 GMT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has appealed to businesses to sign up to the coalition's drive to tackle youth unemployment.

National Business News: Banks loaned SMEs less cash in 2011

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:05:16 GMT

Lending by Britain's top five banks shrank every quarter last year - an embarrassing blow to the Chancellor's Project Merlin agreement.

National Business News: Briton extradition appeal rejected

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:05:15 GMT

A retired British businessman will be extradited to the United States within 10 days after failing in his latest attempt to block the move, his lawyer said.

National Business News: Bank lending fell throughout 2011

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:05:15 GMT

Lending by Britain's top five banks shrank every quarter last year, official figures have revealed, in an embarrassing blow to the Chancellor's Project Merlin agreement.

Business News: Dairy Crest reassure shareholders over company collapse

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:27:00 GMT

FOODS group Dairy Crest said the collapse of one of its customers will not affect its dividend payment this year.

Business News: Small firms still face tough lending conditions

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

The number of small businesses that have used a bank overdraft or loan has fallen in the past two years, despite Project Merlin which was designed to improve access to lending

Business News: Shareholders back EasyJet board in row over executive pay

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has suffered a setback to his campaign to overturn a proposal to award shares to senior executives at the airline.

Business News: Revolt over Peel Holdings chairman John Whittaker's land deals

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Concerns have been expressed about land deals involving John Whittaker, the chairman of Peel Holdings, the property firm that owns the Port of Liverpool and Manchester Ship Canal.

National Business News: Job prospects to worsen, says study

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:05:22 GMT

Job prospects are set to worsen in the coming months as firms make workers redundant, with unemployment sliding closer to the three million mark, according to a new report.

National Business News: Growth forecasts for UK slashed

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:05:22 GMT

A leading business body has slashed the UK's growth forecasts again but believes the economy will narrowly avoid another recession.

National Business News: Houston death overshadows Grammys

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:05:20 GMT

The Grammys got under way, with the Recording Academy trying to focus on music's biggest night after of the death of one of music's biggest names - Whitney Houston.

National Business News: RBS bankers arrested in tax probe

Liverpool Daily Post — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:05:19 GMT

Bankers from the Royal Bank of Scotland have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe into an alleged tax fraud.

National Business News: Barclays sparks anger over bonuses

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:05:15 GMT

Barclays was accused of ignoring anger over bonuses and running "business as usual" as it revealed a £1.5 billion pot for investment bankers.

Business News: My Day Off: Motorbiking in the blood of engineer Peter Gunson

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Peter Gunson , 43, is a director of PPA, a Deeside aircraft interiors and component maker and a member of Wirral Hundred Motor Club

National Business News: 450 jobs face axe in Comet review

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:05:19 GMT

Struggling electricals chain Comet is poised to cut 450 jobs in a drive for the "significant savings" needed to safeguard its future.

National Business News: 25 die as blasts hit Syria city

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:05:16 GMT

Twenty-five people have been killed and 175 wounded in two explosions that targeted security compounds in the northern city of Aleppo, Syrian media reports.

Business News: Business Profile: Denise Massey of the Energy Innovation Centre

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Alistair Houghton meets DENISE MASSEY, director of Cheshire’s Energy Innovation Centre

Business News: Women in Business: Fashion designer Caroline Oates

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

CHANGE can be scary for anyone running a business – even when that business operates in the ever-changing fashion sector.

Business News: Focus on Growth: Recession can be a great time to start a business

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

YOU may think conventional wisdom would dictate that an economic downturn is not the best time to be thinking about starting a business.

National Business News: Action on bonuses 'is pro-business'

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:05:17 GMT

Ed Miliband has accused the Government of defending the interests of the "irresponsible few" in the row over City bonuses.

Business Opinion: Alex Turner: A new solution is needed for St Helens

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

TONIGHT sees the much-anticipated first competitive match at St Helens RLFC’s stadium, Langtree Park.

Business News: Small Business of the Week: Viva Brazil restaurant chain hungry for expansion

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

RECESSION or no recession people still want to eat, drink and be merry, which is great news for Liverpool restaurant chain Viva Brazil.

Business News: Barclays slashes staff bonuses

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:59:00 GMT

Banking giant Barclays slashed the bonus pool for its investment banking arm by 32% in 2011 to £1.5bn amid mounting pressure over the controversial payouts.

Business News: Third quarter revenues soar for Flybe

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:59:00 GMT

REGIONAL airline Flybe announced an 18.6% increase in total revenues of £165.5m for the third quarter to December 31, today.

Business News: Liverpool-based cleaning company Proventec exits Alternative Investment Market

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:00 GMT

SPECIALIST cleaning company Proventec will cease trading its shares on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) next Wednesday, February 22.

National Business News: Action on bonuses 'is pro business'

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:05:15 GMT

Ed Miliband has accused the Government of defending the interests of the "irresponsible few" in the row over City bonuses.

Business News: Stock Market report: February 9, 2012

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:27:00 GMT

London’s leading shares index creep higher after Greece takes an important step towards avoiding a default and the Bank of England says it will pump £50bn into the economy

Business News: ‘Hand holding’ Merseyside chambers of commerce mentoring scheme achieves impressive survival rate

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Neil Hodgson reports on a successful chambers of commerce mentoring scheme

Business News: Liverpool Chamber CEO welcomes £50bn increase in quantitative easing

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT

Liverpool Chamber of Commerce chief executive Jack Stopforth has welcomed the decision by the Bank of England to inject a further £50bn into the economy today as the UK battles to stave off another recession

Business News: Liverpool Local Enterprise and TMP merger talks back on after Rogers resigns

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:15:00 GMT

TALKS to get Liverpool’s new economic development agency are back on after the resignation of Lorraine Rogers as the chief executive of the Mersey Partnership.