Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
House of Fraser and high street fashion group Mosaic Fashions, both part-owned by troubled Icelandic investor Baugur, have both said they have sufficient funding to meet their obligations. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
Coventry Airport will be looking to turn itself into a cargo and corporate travel hub after its main passenger carrier abandoned the airport. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
Hotel facilities in and around the NEC and Birmingham International Airport complex are being improved ahead of a proposed £90 million leisure development at the exhibition centre. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
The Government will be pressed to maintain spending on infrastructure projects, the new president of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has said. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
Switzerland's UBS has became the latest banking giant to agree a multi-billion government bail-out. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
London’s leading share index tumbled to a fresh five-year low on Thursday as recession fears continued to shake volatile global markets. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
Plans to build a new headquarters for Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Edgbaston will still go ahead despite the commercial property slump. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
Builders' merchant Travis Perkins has revealed a series of cost-cutting measures as it braces itself for a "rapid decline" in activity. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
Arena Leisure, which owns Wolverhampton and Warwick racecourses, has issued a profits warning for this year. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
Building societies have been slow to pass on last week's interest rate cut with only four so far announcing plans to reduce their rates. Read
Oct 16 2008 | Other UK business news
Companies in the West Midlands are optimistic about job prospects despite figures showing a 6.4 per cent increase in unemployment across the region in the three months to August. Read