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8th January 2008 Shops see 'worst Christmas for three years'
Retail sales rose over the festive season by the lowest amount in three years, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Like-for-like sales, which exclude new shops or those that cease...
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7th January 2008 Businesses urge Bank to cut interest rates again
UK Businesses have called on the Bank of England to cut interest rates again when it meets this week, amid gloomy predictions for 2008. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which was quick to...
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4th January 2008 Overtime employees 'work £5,000 unpaid'
One-in-five employees work unpaid overtime to an average value of almost £5,000, according to a report released today by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The annual study, based on a review of...
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4th January 2008 Banks tighten lending to business
Lenders became more reluctant to lend to businesses at the end of 2007, according to a report by the Bank of England. The Bank's Credit Conditions Survey, carried out between 19 November and 12...
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3rd January 2008 Unions call off January airport strikes
Two unions have called off strikes that had threatened to bring chaos to the UK's leading airports. Unite and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCSU) members working for airport operator...
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