Category Archives: Business

• EUROZONE BLOW: Car sales PLUNGE for firth straight quarter – EU alarm bells ringing

  admin February 15, 2019

  

  EUROPEAN car sales plunged for the fifth successive month in January as concerns stack up the eurozone is heading for a financial crisis. Read more »

• EUROZONE CRISIS: Britain grows FASTER than Germany and Italy – EU on red alert

  admin February 15, 2019

  

  BRITAIN’S economy grew faster than Germany’s and Italy’s at the end of last year, highlighting the increasing crisis engulfing the eurozone. Read more »

• Is Bitcoin shaping up for a collapse?

  admin February 15, 2019

  

  As any amateur astronomer will tell you, something can come from nothing – it’s why the big bang theory exists. Many investors have a similar view of bitcoin. Buy one, then just forget about it until you hear about an almighty explosion. However, the remarkably stagnant nature of BTC over its recent cycle means it really is getting overlooked for lengthy periods. Read more »

• Pound US dollar exchange rate: GBP/USD climbs as Trump threatens national emergency

  admin February 15, 2019

  

  The pound gained on the US dollar today, and is currently trading around $1.279, as President Donald Trump prepares to sign a government funding bill that was overwhelmingly approved by Congress. However, Mr Trump’s threat to declare a national emergency is seen as a further affront to Congress, and is proving a drag on the “greenback”. Read more »

• Pound euro exchange rate: GBP jumps as UK retail sales reveal shock expansion

  admin February 15, 2019

  

  This morning, the GBP/EUR exchange rate shot up 0.3 percent, and the pairing is currently trading at a rate of €1.135. Year-on-year growth soared to 4.2 percent, the highest figure since December 2016, buoying Sterling. Read more »

• Pound euro exchange rate: GBP jumps as UK retail sales reveal shock expansion

  admin February 15, 2019

  

  This morning, the GBP/EUR exchange rate shot up 0.3 percent, and the pairing is currently trading at a rate of €1.135. Year-on-year growth soared to 4.2 percent, the highest figure since December 2016, buoying Sterling. Read more »

• Pound LIVE: GBP Sterling PLUMMETS against euro and US dollar after Commons defeat for May

  admin February 15, 2019

  

  THE pound has plummeted against the euro and US dollar after Theresa May suffered another another crushing defeat on her Brexit deal. Read more »

• RBS annual profits more than DOUBLE to £1.6BN as taxpayers net nearly £1BN WINDFALL

  admin February 15, 2019

  

  THE Royal Bank of Scotland has reported profits of £1.62billion for 2018 – more than double the £752million profit it revealed for 2017. Read more »

• WOMEN entrepreneurs report huge gender prejudice when trying to raise finance

  admin February 14, 2019

  

  Thousands of female chiefs of small and medium-sized enterprises say they are up against it when trying to secure a loan or investment and it is all to do with their gender. Read more »

• Royal Mail’s subscription box report finds a booming sector attracting bigger brands 

  admin February 14, 2019

  

  Subscription boxes, a UK market forecast to be worth £1 billion by 2022, has been driven by start-ups but now its success is prompting bigger brands to get in on the act, says Royal Mail. Read more »