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Pay frozen at one in ten UK firms
by Josh Hall | 13 Mar 2009
One in ten firms is freezing staff pay in order to try to stave off the effects of the recession, according to figures released today.
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Bank asking customers about political affiliations
by Josh Hall | 13 Mar 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland has been quizzing customers about their political affiliations, it emerged yesterday.
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RBS promises £1.7bn new mortgages
by Josh Hall | 13 Mar 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday promised to offer £1.7bn in new mortgage lending to the Scottish market over the course of the next year.
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Women still losing out on age at interviews
by Rosie Beasley | 12 Mar 2009
50% of managers still discriminate against women between 26 and 35 at interviews according to research by a recruitment scoring site, hirescores.com.
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Credit shortage will loosen 'within months' - PM
by Josh Hall | 11 Mar 2009
Gordon Brown said yesterday that the credit shortage currently crippling British businesses will "start to ease" within a matter of months.
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Bernanke says crisis worst since '30s
by Josh Hall | 11 Mar 2009
The world is in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, according to head of the US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke.
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Housing still down despite new buyer interest
by Josh Hall | 10 Mar 2009
Property sales in the UK fell again between December and February, hitting their lowest level in 31 years according to a new survey published today.
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Retail sales down in February, snow to blame
by Josh Hall | 10 Mar 2009
UK retail sales fell in February, according to new figures released today, with the snow partly to blame.
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British manufacturing down again
by Josh Hall | 10 Mar 2009
UK manufacturing output has fallen for the eleventh consecutive month, according to new figures released today.
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Pound slips back to six week low
by Josh Hall | 09 Mar 2009
Precipitous falls in bank shares have caused a sterling slump, with the currency dropping back to its lows of six weeks ago.
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