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07/31/2010 04:22 AM

British Airways posts major loss for Q2

BA has reported a loss of over £200 million in the second quarter of 2010, but still sees breakeven or profit for end of year.

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07/31/2010 07:51 PM

Government contractors warn that austerity cuts threaten their future

Public sector procurement chiefs will exploit weak, existing contracts with suppliers to help push through cuts, experts warn, making government contractors even more at risk during the current auster...

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07/31/2010 07:51 PM

Why it's good for business

Britain's biggest companies are forging ahead with attempts to make their businesses more sustainable despite the worst recession since the 1930s, new research has found. The report shows that execut...

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07/31/2010 07:51 PM

Just wait till Mervyn gets his cricket bat out

Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, takes his choice of words as seriously as he takes his cricket; a sport which, as he reveals in next month's Wisden magazine, taught him all about eco...

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07/31/2010 07:51 PM

The age of portfolio workers begins as the age of retirement, er, retires

Sometimes you write something and you're not sure it is right. Well, you might think that this thought should occur to journalists more often, for as a profession we are not noted for our humility. B...

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07/31/2010 07:51 PM

Women execs should 'avoid child breaks'

More than half of the UK's top headhunters believe that women should not take a career break to have children if they want to secure a senior executive business position. InterExec, which acts as an ...

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07/31/2010 07:51 PM

McLaren accelerates into debt to build new 'super-car' factory

The McLaren Group, owner of the eponymous Formula One team racing in today's Hungarian Grand Prix, has taken on debt for the first time in five years to fund its new factory where its new "super car" ...

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07/31/2010 07:51 PM

Britain's banks bounce back

Britain's five biggest banks are forecast to report bumper half-year profits totalling more than £12bn this week, just a year after the sector was reeling from multi-billion-pound losses. Lloyd...

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07/31/2010 01:42 AM

WAG’s business support – throwing the baby out with the bathwater

Jul 31 2010 by Chris Kelsey, Western Mail The new approach of the Welsh Assembly Government to the economy should have become obvious last year when, during the Welsh Labour leadership campaign, Ca...

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07/31/2010 01:42 AM

Centre for Business makes move into West Wales

Jul 31 2010 by Chris Kelsey, Western Mail THE Newport-based business support organisation Centre for Business is expanding its services into West Wales alongside its sister organisation South Wales...

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vkram : UK Business News

British Airways posts major loss for Q2

Government contractors warn that austerity cuts threaten their future

Why it's good for business

Just wait till Mervyn gets his cricket bat out

The age of portfolio workers begins as the age of retirement, er, retires

Women execs should 'avoid child breaks'

McLaren accelerates into debt to build new 'super-car' factory

Britain's banks bounce back

WAG’s business support – throwing the baby out with the bathwater

Centre for Business makes move into West Wales