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Taxpayer might buy toxic assets after all
by Josh Hall | 04 Feb 2009
Alastair Darling yesterday announced that the possibility of taxpayers buying up so-called "toxic assets" from British banks is still very much on the table.
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Baugur looks for creditor moratorium
by Josh Hall | 04 Feb 2009
Icelandic retail giant Baugur, which owns House of Fraser, Hamleys, and the Iceland food chain, has sought protection from its creditors - the Icelandic equivalent of falling into administration.
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Further rate cuts 'ineffective' warns think-tank
by Josh Hall | 04 Feb 2009
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee begins its rate-setting meeting today, with its decision announced tomorrow. However, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), an influential think-tank, has claimed that further cuts would be ineffective.
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Bank looks set for another half-point rate cut
by Josh Hall | 04 Feb 2009
The Bank of England is on the brink of another half-point interest rate cut, according to reports this afternoon.
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Simply Business survey reveals quarter of a million small businesses at risk
by Josh Hall | 04 Feb 2009
New figures published by Simply Business today reveal that nearly a quarter of a million British small businesses consider themselves to be at risk.
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Behaviour study gives clue to sensible pricing
by Josh Hall | 03 Feb 2009
A new study by American psychologists has revealed the truth about our interpretation of numbers.
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Six million filed tax return online
by Josh Hall | 03 Feb 2009
Two thirds of all self assessment taxpayers filed their returns online this year, according to figures released by HM Revenue and Customs.
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HBOS withdraws self-cert mortgages
by Josh Hall | 03 Feb 2009
Bank of Scotland and BM Solutions, the mortgage-lending subsidiaries of HBOS, have withdrawn their range of self-certification and "sub-prime" mortgages.
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Weather is snow joke for business
by Josh Hall | 03 Feb 2009
While many people enjoyed a day in the snow yesterday, businesses are counting the cost of the disruption.
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Roof boss jailed for death plunge
by Rosie Beasley | 02 Feb 2009
The BBC on line news has reported this week that a roofing firm boss has been jailed for 12 months for manslaughter due to gross negligence after a 20-year-old employee fell 20ft (6m) through a skylight.
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