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Consumer morale stays weak in April

27 April 201219 April 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Worries about prospects for the coming year kept Britons’ economic morale in the doldrums in April, a survey showed on Friday

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S&P cuts Spain’s credit rating by two notches to BBB+

27 April 201219 April 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Standard & Poor’s cut Spain’s sovereign debt rating Thursday by two notches, warning that the government’s budget situation is worsening and that is likely to have to prop up its banks.

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Worried businesses to keep the faith

27 April 201227 April 2012 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Leading business recovery specialists, Cranfield Business Recovery, are urging business owners not to lose faith despite the gloomy forecast that a quarter of small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) in the UK expect their businesses to fold by 2014

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Regulator ‘fails to address’ side effects of QE

27 April 2012 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The CBI today (Friday) commented on the first annual funding statement by the Pensions Regulator.

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Health of UK retail will worsen to record levels

27 April 2012 News Business Matters 0 Comments

KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank is reporting an even bleaker outlook for UK retailers, with the health of the industry expected to worsen to record levels before any signs of recovery.

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Organisations slow to employ new advances in science of learning

27 April 2012 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Despite recent advances in the science of how people learn, most organisations are slow to incorporate new advances in training and development, instead relying on decades-old analysis and techniques

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Graduates innovate their way into employment with business start-ups

27 April 201219 April 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

An increasing number of young people leaving university are bypassing the career ladder altogether and setting up their own businesses.

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Barclays sees ‘encouraging’ start to year

26 April 201219 April 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

UK bank Barclays has said it has made an “encouraging” start to the year as it reported its first-quarter results.

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Online tool simplifies hiring demands for first-time employers

25 April 201227 April 2012 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A new online toolkit has been launched today by Employment Relations Minister Norman Lamb, which provides first-time employers with a step-by-step guide through their obligations when taking on a member of staff.

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Britain in double-dip recession as growth falls with more trouble ahead

25 April 2012 News Paul Jones 5 Comments

The UK has been pushed into a double dip after a sharp fall in construction output saw the economy contract by 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year.

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GDP figures to reveal UK economy recession status

25 April 201219 April 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Figures released on Wednesday will show whether the UK economy is in recession.

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Apple crushes Street targets

25 April 201219 April 2018 News Business Matters 4 Comments

Apple Inc’s quarterly profit almost doubled, blowing past Wall Street estimates after a jump in iPhone sales

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Jeremy Hunt faces calls to resign over ‘absolutely illegal’ News Corp advice

25 April 201219 April 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, was on Tuesday night facing demands for his resignation after emails released by the Murdoch family disclosed that his office offered “absolutely illegal” advice to News Corporation executives.

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Measuring the value of the individual

25 April 2012 News Business Matters 0 Comments

performance is the million dollar question for HR professionals

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Late Payment problems call for government intervention

25 April 2012 News Business Matters 1 Comment

New report reveals scale of threat to business survival posed by late payment as Government and business representatives address issues at House of Commons summit

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