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In a good decision, Britain has said they back the idea of developing new nuclear plants in the country but there will be no government subsidies to spur them on. It's about time governments start ba...
Business (May 13th, 10)
The attempt to push new regulations down the throats of private equity firms and hedge funds by the European Union has a growing amount of opposition, as a vote has been put off for the third time as ...
Business (May 11th, 10)
Some news outlets have declared Britain as having emerged from the recession, coming on the heels of the data released by the Office of National Statistics which revealed the GDP of Britain grew by 0....
United Kingdom (Apr 25th, 10)
At a time when the need for lower costs of doing business is vital for a sustainable economic recovery in the U.K., the Labour party has plans to raise the National Insurance rates. In response, Brit...
United Kingdom (Apr 2nd, 10)
Somehow the words Britain and space agency don't go together, and yet that's exactly what's going to happen next month when the first British space agency starts operations. This is obvious part of b...
United Kingdom (Mar 28th, 10)
Investment in U.K. business took a plunge in the fourth quarter, dropping to its lowest level in close to a decade. What this says of course is the outlook for the British economy is considered good ...
United Kingdom (Mar 26th, 10)
Sales of commodities and chemicals were down significantly in Britain resulting in a wider trade gap then expected, as exports in the country plunged. The trade gap for January surged to about $12 bi...
United Kingdom (Mar 9th, 10)
Like many governments and politicians, the British politicians are scrambling to to cover their rear-ends after their rosy forecasts are starting to look like a bunch of conjured up brews rather than ...
United Kingdom (Mar 7th, 10)
Kraft Foods (NYSE:KFT) is being taken to task in the U.K. over allegedly misleading investors and workers of Cadbury PLC when battling to take over the candy factory based in Keynsham, which they ende...
Business (Mar 6th, 10)
As Britain even sinks deeper into socialism (it that's possible), growing concern over it tax policies, especially recent rhetoric blasting one of the few remaining viable industries in the country - ...
Business (Feb 22nd, 10)
With India being the second-largest investor in Britain, with Indian businesses generating about 14.4 billion pounds in annual business, the London Development Authority has come under fire for what l...
United Kingdom (Feb 16th, 10)
With business trips to certain destinations in America starting to increase, British Airways is looking into expanding their business-class flights to the U.S. as demand increases for premium travel. ...
United Kingdom (Feb 11th, 10)
After a lengthy battle, BSkyB (LON:BSY) decided not to pursue more appeals concerning its acquisition of 17.9 percent of competitor ITV PLC (LON:ITV) in order to keep it from becoming to big and stron...
United Kingdom (Feb 9th, 10)
Rumors about a possible IPO for Banco Santander SA continue to swirl, even though some officials attempt to deny it's on their plate as a possibility going forward. While banks in the UK are hoping i...
(Feb 8th, 10)
Reports are Rio Tinto (RIO.L) has a good chance of reinstating its dividend after it is expected to announce it has paid down half of its debt load. After acquiring the Canadian aluminium group Alcan...
United Kingdom (Feb 7th, 10)
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