23 February 2017 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY NOT YET FULLY FUELLED: Anything to do with aerospace seems to be bad financial news at the moment. British Aerospace itself continues to struggle through, hoping that times are getting better; Rolls Royce last week announced a whopping loss – though said that underlying trading is… Continue reading Issue 93:2017 02 23:Week in Brief Financial
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Issue 77:2016 10 27: Week in Brief (Financial)
27 October 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY THE PRICE OF PLEASURE: The effects of the weak pound are starting to hit British consumers where it hurts – in their sweet tooth. Nestle, the Swiss domiciled chocolate and food manufacturer who own the former Rowntree’s brand in the UK, have announced that they will… Continue reading Issue 77:2016 10 27: Week in Brief (Financial)
Issue 72: 2016 09 22:Week in Brief Financial
22 September 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY CAPITAL EQUALS TROUBLE: LV=, the strangely named former Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society, is blaming low interest rates for bad news which it revealed to policy holders and others (it is a mutual society with no shareholders) earlier this week. Profits in the first six months… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22:Week in Brief Financial
Issue65:2016 08 04: Week in Brief financial
4 August 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY STEADY…: There is a great deal of chat now that Brexit vote has not had the expected negative effects on the UK economy and that the economic outlook is good, even dazzling. And also, in direct contradiction, that economic indicators are weak and pointing steeply downwards… Continue reading Issue65:2016 08 04: Week in Brief financial
Issue 20: 2015 09 17: News in Brief: Business and City
17 September 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY SAWING OFF THE BRANCHES: The dismemberment of the Royal Bank of Scotland empire continues. A lot of this is the implementation of the promises made in 2008 when the government rescued the bank (once the biggest in Europe and with even greater aspirations under its… Continue reading Issue 20: 2015 09 17: News in Brief: Business and City
