Britains BT sheds 10,000 jobs as recession bites - Summary
London - British Telecom (BT) said Thursday that it would cut a total of 10,000 jobs in the current financial year, as part of an ongoing efficiency programme. The news came after a string of similar job-cutting announcements by major British in the ...

[ Published on : Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:43 ]

Corus steel giant to cut production by 30 per cent
London - Steel giant Corus, Europes second-largest steel company owned by Indias Tata Steel, Friday announced plans to cut production by 30 per cent over the next six months. The company, formerly British Steel, cited the global economic downturn f...

[ Published on : Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:40 ]

BA half-year profits nosedive in turbulent environment
London - Pre-tax profits at British Airways (BA) slumped by nearly 92 per cent to just 52 million pounds (83 million dollars) over the summer period - one of the bleakest on record the airline said Friday. Half-yearly profits between April and Sept...

[ Published on : Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:40 ]

Brown says higher public borrowing will help Britain beat recession
London - The British government will increase public sector borrowing to speed up economic activity in order to tackle the looming recession, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday. Speaking to a group of academics and industrialists in London, Brow...

[ Published on : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:32 ]

Music company EMI reports 757-million-pound loss
London - British music company EMI reported a loss of 757 million pounds (1.2 billion dollars) in its first year as part of the private equity group Terra Firma, news reports said Saturday. Revenues dropped by 19 per cent to 1.46 billion pounds in th...

[ Published on : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:32 ]