• Business News
  • RBS axes another 3,500 jobs

    ROYAL Bank of Scotland is axing another 3,500 jobs under plans to more than halve the bank’s administration centres across the UK, it was announced yesterday.

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    Carluccio’s shares soar by 44% as restaurant chain agrees £90.3m takeover by Landmark

    ITALIAN restaurant chain Carluccio’s has agreed to a £90.3m takeover by Middle Eastern retail giant Landmark Group, it was announced yesterday.

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    Business mentor plan deserves WAG support

    SOMETIMES I come across people saying that we (the Welsh) lack a bit of confidence and are prone to navel gazing.

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    Finalists in search for Wales’ top green venture named

    THREE finalists can be named today in the search to crown Wales’ most environmentally friendly businesses.

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    Life’s just perfect for catering company after contract wins

    A BRIDGEND catering company has created 40 jobs after a series of contract wins.

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    Security company EADS to advise e-Crime Wales

    EADS Defence and Security of Newport is providing expertise to e-Crime Wales.

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    Care recruitment firm opens Newport branch

    AN expanding specialist recruitment firm has opened a branch in Newport.

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    Read Dylan Jones-Evans’ column tomorrow on ‘global start-ups’

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    9.2 millionadults in the UK have never accessed the internet

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    Pension scheme liabilities soar to a record high

    THE liabilities faced by defined benefit pension schemes soared to a record high during August as market conditions continued to deteriorate, research indicated yesterday.

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    House prices fall in weakening market

    Property prices fell by 0.9% during August as the housing market continued to show signs of weakening, figures revealed today.

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    How are enterprises coping in austerity?

    ENTREPRENEURS in Wales are being asked to take part in a UK annual report on entrepreneurship.

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    Service sector companies face difficult time as profitability unexpectedly falls, CBI survey shows

    PROFITABILITY both in the consumer and business and professional services sects has unexpectedly fallen, according to new research published today by the CBI.

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    Recovery in manufacturing starts to run out of steam

    WORRIES over the fragile recovery among UK manufacturers intensified yesterday after growth slowed to a nine-month low in August.

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    Are you ready for the garlic challenge?

    RENAULT Cardiff is staging its inaugural Festival de Joie and seeking individuals brave (or silly) enough to attempt the Guinness World record for the most cloves of garlic eaten in one minute, which stands at 34.

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    Stelios launches no-frills gym chain

    SERIAL entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has announced plans to expand his empire with the launch of no-frills fitness club chain easyGym.

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    Smartphone sales ring up profits for IQE

    A GROWTH in sales of smartphones have helped boost revenues and put Cardiff hi-tech venture IQE into the black.

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    Shred-it in ‘key acquisition’ of waste disposal company

    A WELSH shredder of business documents has been acquired by the sector’s biggest player in the UK.

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    Insurer Standard Life to cut 600 jobs

    UP to 600 jobs are being cut at life and pensions group Standard Life.

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    Cable Services goes for global growth

    A NORTH Wales distributor of specialist electrical products is focused on export growth.

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