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Playing monopoly with Alistair Darling
Playing monopoly with Alistair Darling It's Friday afternoon and RB's eyes are bleeding from frantically watching the rise and tumble of the financial markets today. To give our peepers, and yours, a well deserved break from doom and gloom, check out today's funnies from NewsBiscuit.
By Rebecca Burn-Callander - 10/10/2008

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Market crisis: the Real Business bargepole ten
The market crisis has some big losers. Here are ten jobs I wouldn't touch with a bargepole. (And nor should you.)
By Stuart Rock - 10/10/2008

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Global financial crisis: what next?
Global financial crisis: what next? I received a text from an investment banker friend this morning who, it has to be said, is master of the understatement.
By Catherine Woods - 09/10/2008

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Interest rates: the reaction
Was today’s global interest rates cut “one of the big, pivotal moments for the economy”?
By Catherine Woods - 08/10/2008

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Why I love being British...
Why I love being British... The financial markets are in turmoil. It's the worst banking crisis since the 1930's. A cloud of doom hangs over our fair nation. But some people still have the balls to have a little joke about it all.
By Rebecca Burn-Callander - 08/10/2008

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What's happening in the markets today?
Lordy, lordy... it's been another turbulent day in the financial markets
By Catherine Woods - 07/10/2008

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Joanna Lumley. She’s so lovely
Joanna Lumley. She’s so lovely At last night’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards, there was a veritable who’s who of business masterminds. But, as the winners collected their trophies, there was no doubt that kissing the lovely Lumley was on a par with the gong.
By Rebecca Burn-Callander - 07/10/2008

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Follow the brothel's lead
Follow the brothel's lead If you’re not an Australian, you may not find the following article as amusing as I have.
By Catherine Woods - 03/10/2008

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Economic downturn headlines

There’s more doom and gloom in the news today about the economic downturn.
By Catherine Woods - 02/10/2008

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Deal or no deal
Jon Moulton wasn’t exactly exaggerating when he told us the outlook for the private equity industry was gloomy.
By Kate Pritchard - 01/10/2008

BUSINESS NEWS >>

Senior care franchise fills gap in market

By Catherine Woods - October 10, 2008 3:21pm GMT

Trevor Brocklebank and his wife, Sam, bought the UK franchise for alternative care business Home Instead Senior Care after struggling to find appropriate services for his ailing grandfather.

Stop press: Sir Alan Sugar's bought into Woolies

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 2:36pm GMT

Amstrad founder and Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar today acquired a four per cent stake in the ailing Woolworths chain.

Testing is crucial for new social networking site

By Catherine Woods - October 10, 2008 12:34pm GMT

Social networking site Wigadoo.com wants to make it easier for friends to organise social events when there’s money involved – from holidays to hen parties.

Does the Lightning car have electric appeal?

By Kate Pritchard - October 10, 2008 11:46am GMT

It scorches from 0-60mph in less than four seconds, its batteries can be charged in ten minutes and you can imagine James Bond sitting behind the wheel. But will the über-stylish electric Lightning car ever make money?

The financial market today

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 10:47am GMT

Share prices tumble further. Brown calls for global support for failing banks. And Pesto thinks its only going to get worse.


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Playing monopoly with Alistair Darling

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 5:11pm GMT

It's Friday afternoon and RB's eyes are bleeding from frantically watching the rise and tumble of the financial markets today. To give our peepers, and yours, a well deserved break from doom and gloom, check out today's funnies from NewsBiscuit.

Market crisis: the Real Business bargepole ten

By Stuart Rock - October 10, 2008 1:53pm GMT

The market crisis has some big losers.

Global financial crisis: what next?

By Catherine Woods - October 09, 2008 11:31am GMT

I received a text from an investment banker friend this morning who, it has to be said, is master of the understatement.

Interest rates: the reaction

By Catherine Woods - October 08, 2008 4:03pm GMT

Was today’s global interest rates cut “one of the big, pivotal moments for the economy”?

Why I love being British...

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 08, 2008 2:01pm GMT

The financial markets are in turmoil. It's the worst banking crisis since the 1930's. A cloud of doom hangs over our fair nation. But some people still have the balls to have a little joke about it all.


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