Jun
2008
Articles from 20th Jun 2008
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Harvey Nash shares on the rise after good trading news
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Shares in Harvey Nash Group jumped almost six per cent on Thursday as brokers cheered the recruitment firm’s first-quarter trading update. Read
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Halfords appoints former Tesco director as chief executive
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Car parts and bicycle retailer Halfords has named former Tesco director David Wild chief executive after a four-month search. Read
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Cattles loans hit by continuing credit squeeze
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Cattles, the specialist consumer lender which raised £200 million from a rights issue, has said the credit squeeze was affecting business. Read
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Robotics to meals on wheels for Richard
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
A former robotics manager is putting away his soldering iron to deliver meals on wheels to Shropshire residents. Read
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HBOS stock slips near to share rights offer price
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Halifax Bank of Scotland’s £4 billion investor cash-call came under further pressure after share price falls sent the stock back down to within sight of the discounted offer price. Read
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Slow growing economy means Darling may have to do his sums again
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Chancellor Darling was faced with the prospect of having to re-work his Budget arithmetic drastically for his pre-Budget statement in the autumn. Read
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HBOS shares dropping nearer offer price
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
More than two million HBOS shareholders, most of them Halifax customers, who received their shares when it ceased to be a building society and merged with the Bank of Scotland, will receive a copy of the 196-page prospectus for its controversial £4 billion fund-raising. Read
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EADS shares hit by US ruling
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Shares in European aerospace group EADS yesterday fell sharply after US auditors urged its Air Force to rerun a competition for a $35 billion contract won by EADS and Northrop Grumman. Read
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Gieve admits testing times as marching orders arrive
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
The resignation of Sir John Gieve will mark the end of a curtailed and controversial tenure as the Bank of England’s deputy governor. Read
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Good planning will help make Midlands resilient to economic turbulence
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Dr Bridgette Sulllivan-Taylor of Warwick Business School has been awarded funding for a three-year study to research the ability of organisations to deal with the threat of extreme events. Read
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AIM debutant ReThink has market capitalisation of £11m
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Specialist recruitment, consultancy and managed services group ReThink, which has an office in Birmingham, made its debut on AIM this week. Read
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Advantage West Midlands tackles economic exclusion
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
The West Midlands Economic Inclusion Panel will be officially launched in Birmingham on Friday when 23 leading figures from the region’s private, public and voluntary sector meet. Read
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Urban renewal blasts off with demolition of chimney stack
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
A milestone in the redevelopment of the former Goodyear tyre factory site in Wolverhampton is nearing completion. Read
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Normal service is resumed as John Lewis sales fall back
Jun 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Last week’s fuel tanker drivers’ strike contributed to a fall in sales at John Lewis as shoppers stayed at home amid fears of petrol shortages. Read
