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Raising a toast to revolutionary King

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

Just when we thought the green shoots of recovery had wilted, been clamped in a silo and turned to silage, the one and only Mervyn King steps forward to sprinkle his magic dust over the UK economy.

Jobs joy has set stage for the G8

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

You can tell it's going to be a big announcement when the combined journalist, security and civil servant gathering generates something of a party atmosphere.

Working breakfast is food for thought

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:20:01 GMT

Early mornings are apparently when the most efficient and effective work gets done, or so I was told as a lackadaisical teenager with a penchant to lie-ins.

Silver lining among the cloud of economic data

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:20:02 GMT

IT'S that time of the month when business desks like ours get bombarded with lots of data.

What happens after the gold rush is over

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:20:02 GMT

Henry Kelly used to tell us to go for gold but today you could be forgiven for thinking you missed that boat.

We might have to bear this market for a while

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:20:02 GMT

It's said that trying to find the bottom of a bear market is a fool's game. But, when you've experienced one of the most prolonged periods of economic contraction in a lifetime, you need to do something to wash away the pessimism.

An unspectacular Budget ... but one that works for us

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:20:01 GMT

As the dust starts to settle on Budget day, there's time to reflect on how Chancellor George Osborne's hour in the spotlight will really affect us in Northern Ireland.

Leave emotions aside to learn a lesson in reality

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:20:02 GMT

The subject of integrated education can, understandably, be an emotional one which attracts plenty of debate.

Belfast plant should shrug off the drop in earnings

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:20:02 GMT

While the news of a drop in earnings for Bombardier might come as something of a shock, the results aren't a great worry.

Lies, damned lies and statistics

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:20:02 GMT

The trouble with data is that by the time you get to make sense of it, it's out of date. That means any economic data is reflecting a historical point.

Weaker pound 'signals strength for economy'

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:20:02 GMT

The pound in your pocket is getting metaphorically lighter. In a strange twist of fate the value of sterling and the success of Northern Ireland companies is being both helped and hindered by the German economy, one which is has shaken off the last vestiges of recession and is now bristling along in fifth gear.

Barclays cull a chilling reminder of recession

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:20:02 GMT

On the subject of jobs, the news of 3,700 posts going at Barclays is a chilling reminder that the difficult days of recession are far from over.

From hard rocker to hard seller

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:24:23 GMT

Sometimes its hard to get excited about business dinners but sometimes, just sometimes, the guest speaker can add a frisson of intrigue.

Malone on rocky road to Virgin Media buyout

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:57:31 GMT

Apparently US billionaire John Malone is in talks to buy Richard Branson's cable company Virgin Media.

Osborne gets tough as banks start to tow line

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

It's probably not a coincidence that George Osborne decides to lay down the law in the financial sector in the same week as banking results season gets under way.

No fuelling motorists, taxes are real culprit

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

If you believe what the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is saying then we shouldn't be complaining when it comes to filling up with fuel.

Pound's fall not helping fight against fuel rises

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

As one who is forced to fill up the car with fuel far too often than I'd like, the price of crude oil has quietly climbed to a four-and-a-half month high, according to a learned statistician.

Why we need a vision to lift the dark clouds

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Northern Ireland needs to embrace entrepreneurial spirit and have a long-term vision to battle its way out of economic gloom, according to a leading international businessman.

£36bn for the economy? This could really work

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Where to begin? The idea that there may be commercially viable quantities of crude oil within Northern Ireland's land territory holds so many possibilities that it's hard to know where to begin.

Referendum could throw baby out with bath water

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Export, we keep saying until we're blue in the face, is the golden ticket that will take us soaring out of these recessionary times, the panacea to all our economic woes and the balm which will sooth our chapped banks.

HMV's brand value is music to buyers' ears

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Good news for all fans of the High Street, of musical hardware and of nipping out for lunch and inadvertently coming back to the desk with the new album by a blind Malian couple who play gold-plated guitars.

Final return of King could be damp squib

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

When Mervyn 'BB' King comes to town, everybody wants a piece. Bad luck then for those who wanted a one-on-one with the boss of Threadneedle Street.

Don't let small minority destroy economic dreams

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Enough already, as our Stateside cousins might say, ones who have thankfully shown confidence in our economy over the last few days.

Dark clouds gather as HMV calls in vultures

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Sometimes when a firm goes into administration the vultures that are private equity or venture capital start to circle.

Believe the hype, we're the place to be for IT

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

The show will go on. That's certainly the message to the world's business community following news US company Oxford Consulting is to set up a European base in Belfast and create 33 well-paid jobs.

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Raising a toast to revolutionary King

Jobs joy has set stage for the G8

Working breakfast is food for thought

Silver lining among the cloud of economic data

What happens after the gold rush is over

We might have to bear this market for a while

An unspectacular Budget ... but one that works for us

Leave emotions aside to learn a lesson in reality

Belfast plant should shrug off the drop in earnings

Lies, damned lies and statistics

Weaker pound 'signals strength for economy'

Barclays cull a chilling reminder of recession

From hard rocker to hard seller

Malone on rocky road to Virgin Media buyout

Osborne gets tough as banks start to tow line

No fuelling motorists, taxes are real culprit

Pound's fall not helping fight against fuel rises

Why we need a vision to lift the dark clouds

&pound;36bn for the economy? This could really work

Referendum could throw baby out with bath water

HMV's brand value is music to buyers' ears

Final return of King could be damp squib

Don't let small minority destroy economic dreams

Dark clouds gather as HMV calls in vultures

Believe the hype, we're the place to be for IT

£36bn for the economy? This could really work