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"Serious threat" to City of London's status, Barnier appointment causes major concerns Posted on 30-11-2009 09:50:10 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By City Desk City Desk The City of London is preparing for an assault on it position as a global financial hub, following the appointment of Michel Barnier to the post of Commissioner for the internal market and financial regulation in the EU. President Sarkozy ...
Banknote maker warns of "quality and production irregularities" Posted on 21-07-2010 08:43:17 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By News Desk News Desk De La Rue the British company that prints banknotes has warned that the quality of some of its production of banknotes have been "compromised" raising fears that the security of banknotes may have been compromised. Production at the De La Rue printing plant in ...
Long term unemployment grow to highest levels to 1997 levels Posted on 15-07-2010 09:45:38 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By News Desk News Desk The level of long term unemployed, people without a job for more than 12 months, has increased to it highest levels since 1997 according to official figures released by the Office of National Statistics, with older workers being hit the hardest, with more than ...
MySpace for sale rumours "fabricated" Posted on 10-07-2010 01:52:30 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By declan@thelondondailynews.com News Corp's top digital man Jonathan Miller has called reports that MySpace is for sale ""fabrications". Miller was forced into denying reports that his company is thinking about selling off its flagging social networking firm after rumours emerged that the media giant was trying to off load the ...
BT & Talk Talk in legal challenge to three-strikes act Posted on 09-07-2010 02:19:26 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By Business Desk BT and TalkTalk yesterday announced they were going to court in a bid to persuade judges to overturn elements of the controversial Digital Economy Act. In particular, provisions relating to the three-strikes system for combating piracy, will be challenged on the grounds they contravene various aspects of European ...
Its coming, "double-dip" recession fears spook markets Posted on 30-06-2010 08:53:21 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By City News Desk City News Desk Shares in the London stock market dropped below 5,000 points yesterday amid scenes of traders in London selling off all but their safest assets, causing a a drop in prices internationally. Spain caused major concern when officials in Madrid requested the European ...
Why a private jet is not beyond your limits Posted on 18-06-2010 12:18:36 PM (GMT +01:00) Published By Business News Business News Profile Jet Booking Direct Private jet travel is no longer simply the mode of transport for the "uber-rich" but has become the method business people use to make those "essential" business meetings, with Rob Dore of Jet Bookings Direct working for some ...
Bakers in London face selling bread by weight not quantity Posted on 15-06-2010 09:29:59 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By News Desk News Desk Bakers in the capital could be forced to sell bread by weight under a proposed law that is being proposed by Brussels, that will require bakers to sell their products by the weight of each loaf, or croissant. London MEP Syed Kamall has said ...
Chinese and Arabs boosting London retailers Posted on 14-06-2010 10:04:17 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By Business News Business News Tourists from China, the Middle East and the EU helped boost retail sales by 11.6 per cent higher in Central London than figures a year ago according to figures issued by the British Retail Consortium. Retail footfall in May picked up ...
Boris warns coalition government "not to cut spending in capital" Posted on 14-06-2010 08:47:07 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By Business News Business News The Conservative Mayor of London Boris Johnson has warned the coalition government against making huge cuts to spending in public sector projects in London in a strongly worded statement issued last night by City Hall. "Ahead of the first budget of the new ...