Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has met with the head of Kraft Irene Rosenfeld in an effort to secure the future of thousands of UK Cadbury workers... more
Oil giant British Petroleum is the latest in a long line of global names to announce a sharp fall in last year’s profits, due to cheaper energy prices and smaller margins... more
Toyota’s troubles are deepening this week as Peugeot Citroen, Europe’s second largest car manufacturer, are recalling several models of cars built in conjunction with the beleaguered Japanese car giant... more
US President Barack Obama has made what many are calling a ‘back to basics’ speech for his first State of the Union address, revisiting key areas of his successful election campaign such as unemployment... more
New figures have emerged showing that last year was officially the worst year the airline industry has ever seen. In a report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 2009 saw the biggest fall in passenger figures since records began... more
Latest figures from the US show yet further signs that the global financial crisis may at last be subsiding. House prices in the United States rose for six consecutive months leading into December last year, figures have shown... more
Industry giant Apple is the latest in a long line of major technology providers to post encouraging third quarter profits, despite warnings from experts that the world’s economy is still very much in the grip of a financial crisis... more