Apr
2008
Articles from 1st Apr 2008
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Heineken and Carlsberg to split S&N
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
Scottish & Newcastle shareholders yesterday called time on more than 250 years of brewing history after backing a proposed £7.8 billion takeover. Read
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Bloomsbury confident for life after Harry Potter
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
Book publisher Bloomsbury is confident it has a strong pipeline of new titles to boost trading in the post Harry Potter era. Read
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Marks & Spencer to explain Sir Stuart's role
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
Marks and Spencer Group is to tell shareholders the reasons for its decision to promote Sir Stuart Rose to the role of executive chairman. Read
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St Ives diversifies to keep profits up
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
Publisher St Ives said yesterday profits were continuing to rise as diversification helped it out of failing CD and DVD packaging. Read
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Birmingham must get along with London says AWM chief
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
Outgoing Advantage West Midlands chief executive John Edwards says Birmingham must play a clever game in its relationship with London. Read
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Northern Rock will pay back £24bn debt by 2011
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
Collapsed bank Northern Rock is to pay back its £24 billion debt to the Bank of England by the end of 2010 despite incurring catastrophic losses. Read
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Norman Price joins battle to lead AWM
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
A seventh player is said to have entered the race to become the next chairman of regional development agency Advantage West Midlands. Read
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Sleep Depot rescue bid fails
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
Nearly 400 jobs have been axed after a bid to rescue bed retailer Sleep Depot from administration by its biggest trading partner, Land of Leather, failed. Read
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Banks sense light at the end of the tunnel
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
UBS and Deutsche Bank took a $23 billion (£18.4 billion) hit on their risky assets on Tuesday – but Europe's bank shares still rallied on hopes that the end of another torrid quarter could mark a turning point. Read
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Babcock on course to hit targets
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
Support services company Babcock International Group said results for its year to end-March 2008 would meet its expectations after satisfactory fourth-quarter trading. Read
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More gloom as UBS takes another sub-prime hit
Apr 01 2008 | Other UK business news
Swiss banking giant UBS today announced a further $19 billion (£9.6 billion) of writedowns related to the US sub-prime crisis. Read
