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Thursday, 21 August 2008
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Darling cuts growth forecasts in budget
Chancellor Alistair Darling cut growth forecasts and sharply ramped up borrowing on Wednesday as the economy faces tough times and his government slides in the polls.
In his first budget, Darling blamed the global credit crisis for having to lower expected economic growth this year to a range of 1.75-2.25 percent and for 2009 to 2.25-2.75 percent.
12 Mar 2008 |
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Maturing mobile phone market growth to slow
Volume growth in the mobile phone industry is set to slow to the 10 percent level this year as European and North American markets mature, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday.
27 Feb 2008 |
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Daimler profit edges up in 2007
Car manufacturer Daimler reported small growth in 2007, with net profit rising to €4.0 billion, up from of €3.8 billion in 2006.
14 Feb 2008 |
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Bank of England to cut growth forecasts
The Bank of England's quarterly forecasts on Wednesday are likely to signal a deterioration in both growth and inflation prospects, suggesting future interest rate cuts will be gradual.
13 Feb 2008 |
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UK economy grew in 4Q 2007
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has released figures showing that UK GDP went up by 0.6 per cent in the last quarter of 2007. The growth was slightly less than the 0.7 per cent recorded in the third quarter of 2007. The ONS said that a slight acceleration in production was offset by weaker growth in services.
23 Jan 2008 |
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Dell seen back to strong growth
Dell Inc returned to double digit percentage growth in global PC shipments in the fourth quarter as its new retail sales strategy began to pay off, while rival Hewlett Packard Co's growth slowed, technology researcher IDC said on Wednesday.
17 Jan 2008 |
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Factory activity and orders growth ease
Manufacturing activity growth eased last month as worries about the global credit crunch depressed the rise in new orders to its weakest in almost two years, a survey showed on Wednesday.
02 Jan 2008 |
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Economy feels pain of credit squeeze
Gloom over the British economy spread on Monday as the Confederation of British Industry slashed its growth forecasts and more evidence emerged of falling house prices.
17 Dec 2007 |
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WPP revenue up on economic conditions
WPP Group, the world's second largest advertising and marketing services company, grew first half like for like revenue by 5.3 percent, reflecting good economic conditions in its major regions, and said July revenues were up strongly.
17 Aug 2007 |
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