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Housing Firm Employing 10,000 Collapses

1 hour 5 min ago

Social housing firm Connaught, which employs 10,000 people, has gone into administration after failing to raise extra funding from lenders. Read article

Fraud Probe At UK Money Printing Factory

1 hour 5 min ago

One of the world's biggest money printing factories is being probed by fraud investigators over dud banknote paper. Read article

HSBC Boss Appointed As Trade Minister

1 hour 5 min ago

HSBC chairman Stephen Green has been appointed as Trade Minister in David Cameron's Government. Read article

Spending Fears Prompt Debenhams Price Cuts

1 hour 5 min ago

Debenhams is cutting prices by up to 25% rather than waiting for the traditional end of season sale. Read article

Ocado Share Price Falls Despite Sales Surge

1 hour 5 min ago

New sales growth figures for online grocer Ocado have failed to impress the City. Read article

Firm Employing 10,000 On Brink Of Collapse

4 hours 35 min ago

Social housing firm Connaught, which employs 10,000 people, is on the brink of collapse, it emerged today. Read article

Fraud Probe At UK Money Printing Factory

9 hours 15 min ago

One of the world's biggest money printing factories is being probed by fraud investigators over dud notes. Read article

Rail Strike Hits London Underground

9 hours 15 min ago

Transport bosses pledged to keep London Underground running despite a 24 hour strike by rail workers. Read article

Hard Times: Economic Plight Worst Since 1982

9 hours 15 min ago

Sky News has learned that our current economic plight is even worse than in the aftermath of the 1980s recession. Read article

Bob Diamond To Take Over At Barclays

10 hours 25 min ago

Multi-millionaire banker Bob Diamond has been named as the next chief executive of Barclays, on a salary of £1.35m. Read article

BA Crew Vote For Ballot On More Strikes

11 hours 35 min ago

British Airways cabin crew have voted for a ballot on new strike action in the run-up to Christmas and over the festive holidays, Sky sources have said. Read article

Equitable Life Board In Compensation Plea

12 hours 45 min ago

The board of Equitable Life has called on the Government to honour its manifesto commitment to compensate the society's policyholders in full. Read article

Barclays To Create 600 Jobs In Scotland

12 hours 45 min ago

Barclays has announced it is to create up to 600 jobs in Scotland - boosting the country's financial sector after other firms announced cutbacks. Read article

PwC Jobs Boost Despite Fall In Profits

13 hours 55 min ago

PricewaterhouseCoopers has unveiled plans to create 800 new jobs despite a fall in profits during a "tough year" for trading. Read article

Car Sales Down For Second Month In A Row

15 hours 5 min ago

New car sales are down by 17.5% - the second monthly dip in a row, figures have revealed. Read article

Record-Breaking Summer For Channel Tunnel

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 15:50

A record number of cars were carried through the Channel Tunnel this summer, figures have revealed. Read article

PWC Jobs Boost Despite Fall In Profits

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 14:40

PricewaterhouseCoopers has unveiled plans to create 800 new jobs despite a fall in profits during a "tough year" for trading. Read article

BA Boss Targets 12 Airlines For Takeover

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 13:30

BA boss Willie Walsh has drawn up a shortlist of 12 airlines he is targeting for takeover. Read article

EasyJet Passenger Numbers Soar By 400,000

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 13:30

The number of passengers flying with budget airline easyJet has soared by more than 400,000 in a year. Read article

Heavy Snows Put Boot Into Goals Profits

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 12:20

The worst snow conditions in nearly 50 years has seen one of the country's leading five-a-side football firms condede £800,000 in pre-tax profits. Read article

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