The most recent recession is now believed to have finished and a possible rebound is believed to happen in 2010. The economy is believed to rise by 1.1%, which is almost double what is was in June this year (0.6%). The problem with this though is sustaining the recovery. The Chambers of Commerce believe the [...]
Football clubs may traditionally be associated with sport but they are also businesses. Manchester United is a football club from the north of England and is one of the most famous worldwide. It used to be a PLC (Public Limited Company) but then the Glazers, an American tycoon family bought United though they are now [...]
The worldwide famous social networking website Facebook, one of the most famous networking site is a very useful tool for keeping in contact with people across the country, and the world. Clever and keen business men should take an interest in social networking websites as not only are they a common use in society, but [...]
The ongoing battle with the consumer’s right to reclaim their bank charges could have come to it’s final hurdle before the matter is resolved for good. 7 high street banks and one building society have been taken to court by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and after the banks lost their appeal hearing against [...]
House prices have risen more in the last month than they have in the the last 4 years a new report out shows. House prices rose an average of 1.7% in England and wales in July. The best since 2004. Every region across the country recorded a rise in house prices across the board, But [...]
Indias economy continues to increase faster than forecasted. The Countrys GDP grew 6.7% more than the same time last year, the first quarter of the new year. This is good news for the indian government in times of global recession and just goes to show that somtimes its better not to be a world economic [...]
The entertainment behemoth that is Disney is set to take over the comic book franchise Marvel. In a deal reported to be worth in excess of a cool £2.5billion YES BILLION pounds. Diseney will ge the rights to over 3000 marvel characters including all the old favorites including spiderman, superman, the incredible Hulk and the [...]
The good old fashioned electric light bulb may have had its death warrant signed very shortly, new EU legislation is banning the importation and manufacture of the old fashioned 100 watt bulb in favour of its energy efficient cousin. Energy efficient bulbs are said to use 80% less energy than is full fat brother and [...]
The price of 1 litre of unleadead fuel is to increase by 2p overnight. The increase in fuel duty is the third in nine months, and considering the current economic climate the increases are expected to hit every body hard. The total increase once the dreaded VAT man has taken his additional sums comes to [...]
Microsoft have lowered the price of the mid packaged X-box in an attempt to prolong the life of the console and encourage more useres to buy in the wake of the new motion capture gaming techniques unveiled in san fransico earlier this year. The Nintendo Wii has shoned the rest of the gaming world just [...]