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John Lewis sales down
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:16:00 GMTEmployee-owned retailer The John Lewis Partnership reported total sales were down 9.1% last week. Department store sales were down 14% and food sales were down 4.6% on the week. (read full story)
A booster for Footsie as bears collect winnings: Friday latest from London Stock Exchange
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:15:00 GMTIt has been a good week for stock-market bears around the world. Today, they were cashing in their ill-gotten gains and squaring up their positions ahead of the weekend, enabling share prices to end the week on a steadier note. Bear closing was (read full story)
Celebrating the best of British
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:11:00 GMTThe Gypsy Queen in Beighton Sheffield is holding a celebration of the Best of British in a bid to help raise £25,000 for current and ex-servicemen and their families. The celebration, in support of the Royal British Legion will see Greene King pubs (read full story)
RBS review after bailout bid agreed
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:07:00 GMTA full review of Royal Bank of Scotland is getting under way after shareholders overwhelmingly approved a £20 billion-bail out plan for the company. The bank's new chief executive Stephen Hester conceded that job losses were expected, but said he (read full story)
Weatherite completes 200 Tesco Express stores in 24 months
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:05:00 GMTWeatherite Shopfronts & Shutters has completed a two-year contract worth £4M for Tesco Plc. The company, which specialises in all aspects of architectural entrance façades - shopfronts, windows, security shutters and grilles - has supported Tesco’s (read full story)
RBS review after bailout bid agreed
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:05:00 GMTA full review of Royal Bank of Scotland is getting under way after shareholders overwhelmingly approved a £20 billion bail-out plan for the company. The bank's new chief executive Stephen Hester conceded that job losses were expected, but said he (read full story)
Shell Oilâs Arctic Offshore Drilling Plan Illegal Says Federal Appeals Court
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:02:00 GMTGroups call for time out for oil development in Arctic Ocean San Francisco, CA -- The U.S. Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) illegally approved plans by Shell Offshore Inc. to drill for oil in the Beaufort Sea off the north coast (read full story)
RBS review after bailout bid agreed
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:01:00 GMTA full review of Royal Bank of Scotland is getting under way after shareholders overwhelmingly approved a 20 billion-bail out plan for the company. The bank's new chief executive Stephen Hester conceded that job losses were expected, but said he wanted (read full story)
Kingfisher IT Services Awards Scalable Communications Three Year Managed Service Contract
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:01:00 GMTScalable Communications, a leading independent provider of business communications solutions, today announces it has been awarded a three year contract agreement by Kingfisher IT Services (KITS), to provide a managed service for their Local Area Network (read full story)
Whittaker leaves New Star in UK funds overhaul
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMTNew Star Asset Management joint (read full story)
Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Vodafone falls, ABN Amro cautious on stock
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT13:22GMT 21Nov2008-Vodafone falls, ABN Amro cautious on stock --------------------------------------------------------------- Shares in Vodafone Plc. slide 5.6 percent to 115.05 pence as investors take profits after a recent rally and ABN Amro sounds a (read full story)
GlaxoSmithKline wins accelerated FDA approval for blood-clotting drug; Stock up in early trade
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT(RTTNews) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK: News ) said it was granted accelerated FDA approval for a new oral medication to boost platelet production in people with a kind of serious blood disorder. The drug called PROMACTA is approved as a treatment for (read full story)
Sales fever hits city M&S stores
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:59:00 GMTSALES fever hit the city centre yesterday as shoppers rushed to take advantage of massive price cuts at a leading shop. Bargain hunters poured into Marks and Spencer, in Bridge Street and the Queensgate shopping centre, to make the most of a one day-only (read full story)
FAll In EU Migrant Numbers Is Both Good And Bad News For British Jobseekers >
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:58:00 GMTOfficial figures released this morning show that the number of central and eastern European migrants from the so-called A8 accession countries registering to work in the UK is running at a three year low. This is yet another indicator of worsening labour (read full story)
UK & World News: RBS review after bailout bid agreed
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:58:00 GMTA full review of Royal Bank of Scotland is getting under way after shareholders overwhelmingly approved a £20 billion-bail out plan for the company. The bank's new chief executive Stephen Hester conceded that job losses were expected, but said he wanted (read full story)
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