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Chinese to guzzle British pork

Stat of the day: £50m. UK pig farmers have struck a £50m trade deal to sell their pork to China. That's some serious coin(k).

Do 5% of SMEs create 65% of UK employment?

A tiny fraction of the UK's small business community accounts for two thirds of all private sector employment, a new report revealed today.

Odds on Greece leaving the euro, reckons Ladbrokes

Stat of the day: 4/6. Ladbrokes has slashed its odds on Greece leaving the euro by the end of 2012 to just 4/6.

TUI Travel first half losses hit £457m

Thomson owner Tui Travel sees half-year losses widen but forecasts a good summer, as rival Thomas Cook is thrown a lifeline.

Who'd be a graduate in 2012?

New graduates might feel entitled to fulfilment and prosperity, but a fifth are out of work. MT speaks to a handful of hopefuls who, through ambition and resolve, are determined to forge a meaningful working life.

Finding the perfect match

Investment fairs bring together entrepreneurs with a bright idea and potential backers with time and money to spare. The atmosphere is as electric as an episode of Dragons' Den, with life-changing sums of money available for the lucky few.

Good Times Bad Times: Tough gig

The economy is stagnant, customers are cash-strapped and new business is scarce. No surprise then that, from high street to high tech, from publishing to fashion, many firms are struggling.

Tasty results for Unilever and Whitbread

Whitbread has announced its full-year and Unilever its quarterly results today, both reporting impressive growth.

The hidden cost of bank holidays

Stat of the day: £2.3bn. The amount lost to the UK economy each bank holiday. MT reckons that it's all down to the long-standing tradition of bad weather over the British long weekend; no opportunity to make up lost GDP through ice cream and donkey rides...

Vanilla shortage hits ice cream makers

Stat of the day: $40 per kilo. The price of vanilla has jumped from $25 to almost $40 as poor vanilla pod crops in Mexico and India threaten supply.

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