Economic growth for the first quarter of 2012 will be about 0.3% reckons the British Chambers of Commerce. An improvement, yes, but frustratingly slight.
British manufacturers have upped their game, according to new PMI data from Markit. And the financial sector is also bouncing back, with CFO confidence up and a hiring spree in the first quarter.
The number of acquisitions of entrepreneur-led businesses dropped last year as economic turbulence sapped investment appetites.
More than half of SMEs are failing to collect on outstanding invoices, a new survey suggests. The result? Cashflow crises galore.
HMRC is having a terrible time of it. First the Goldman Sachs 'sweetheart' deal was plastered over the papers', now the taxman stands accused of harassing small businesses. Whatever next? HMRC stealing an old lady's life savings? Oh wait...
HMRC stands accused of cheating the public purse out of millions through under-the-table dealings with big businesses. But is it tax-dodging? Or arbitration?
The trade gap has shrunk by a quarter over a single month, the largest decrease for a decade. Is the Chancellor's economic reshuffling working?
09 Dec 2011
| by Will de Lucy
The euro crisis will have a long and short-term effect on the City and neither will be minor, says Will de Lucy, MD of Amplify Trading.
01 Dec 2011
| by Andrew Saunders
The founder of serviced office business Regus is no stranger to tough times - a veteran of three recessions, he's using this one to push for growth, opening 900 centres across the globe. And, as cash-strapped corporates increasingly turn to flexible working, the former hot dog vendor believes his day...
Standard & Poor's today downgraded 15 major banks in a wholesale ratings sweep.