http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/y5sq6495/ en-GB © 2012 GMG Radio All the latest business stories Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:19:51 +0100 http://assets.gmgradio.com/photo/page/2008/05/bjgaj4lnm4.jpg http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/y5sq6495/ The average household in Britain has nearly £8,000 worth of debt from loans, overdrafts and credit cards, despite spending three years trying to pay them down, a study has found. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/uk-families-among-worlds-most-indebted/tmgc2ugw/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:45:02 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/uk-families-among-worlds-most-indebted/tmgc2ugw/ Youth unemployment in the UK has reached "emergency point" and could cost as much as £28bn by 2022, an inquiry led by Labour MP David Miliband has warned. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/youth-unemployment-a-28bn-time-bomb/srucw293/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:12:23 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/youth-unemployment-a-28bn-time-bomb/srucw293/ Heathrow Airport has said normal service has resumed - and defended the flight cancellations that left thousands of passengers stranded during Sunday's snow. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/heathrow-defends-grounding-flights-in-snow/yzxl826r/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:36:51 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/heathrow-defends-grounding-flights-in-snow/yzxl826r/ Labour have insisted bonuses for Network Rail executives could be blocked by ministers, contradicting Government claims that it does not have veto powers. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/labour-network-rail-bonuses-can-be-vetoed/fnzkxrxa/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:34:43 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/labour-network-rail-bonuses-can-be-vetoed/fnzkxrxa/ Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos will resume talks with the party leaders of his coalition on Tuesday, taking a fresh jab at attempts to win cross party support for added austerity as the country's most powerful labour groups called for a nationw http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/talks-to-resume-on-greeces-austerity-plan/bjsfq5bx/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:46 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/talks-to-resume-on-greeces-austerity-plan/bjsfq5bx/ The Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations could damage economic growth in the UK this year, economists have warned. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/diamond-jubilee-could-harm-the-economy/x9gf82bu/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:51:59 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/diamond-jubilee-could-harm-the-economy/x9gf82bu/ A Dover-Calais ferry route which was suspended in November, when SeaFrance collapsed, is due to be re-opened. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/suspended-dovercalais-ferry-route-to-restart/g59axnwm/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:25:59 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/suspended-dovercalais-ferry-route-to-restart/g59axnwm/ Ministers should abandon a growing tendency to indulge in anti-business rhetoric or risk damaging Britain's economic recovery, the head of the state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has warned. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/rbs-chair-attacks-antibusiness-ministers-/ctmxwd5g/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:16:27 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/rbs-chair-attacks-antibusiness-ministers-/ctmxwd5g/ The financial watchdog has temporarily shut down the 'sale and rent back' property market after discovering widespread poor practice. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/sale-and-rent-back-property-market-closed/t5jpnszq/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:55:39 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/sale-and-rent-back-property-market-closed/t5jpnszq/ BT has promised "ultra-fast" broadband speeds of up to 300 megabits by next spring after posting a strong business performance for the last quarter of 2011. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/bt-pledges-ultrafast-broadband-speeds/nb9jy2ay/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:03:24 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/bt-pledges-ultrafast-broadband-speeds/nb9jy2ay/ Labour leader Ed Miliband has urged "responsibility and restraint" in banking sector pay, saying the industry cannot continue along a path of "big bonuses, bust, and bailouts". http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/miliband-slams-bonus-bust-bailout-culture/spam7xks/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:24:11 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/miliband-slams-bonus-bust-bailout-culture/spam7xks/ The UK will return to recession in the first half of this year, one influential think-tank has warned, but other new data from the services industry suggests otherwise. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/doubledip-recession-too-close-to-call-/bmx3j3ch/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:11:41 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/doubledip-recession-too-close-to-call-/bmx3j3ch/ A South African mining company has sacked 13,000 workers after they staged an illegal walkout in a row over pay. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/south-african-mine-fires-13000-workers/nwetmnba/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:36:35 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/south-african-mine-fires-13000-workers/nwetmnba/ A graffiti artist hired by Facebook to paint the company's first headquarters in 2005 could reportedly be worth millions when it floats on the stock exchange this year. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-graffiti-artist-set-for-millions/d9n6se3f/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:15:50 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-graffiti-artist-set-for-millions/d9n6se3f/ The chance of the biggest-ever deal in the mining sector has shot the two companies involved to the top of the FTSE 100 risers. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/biggestever-mining-merger-on-the-cards/khcgbhav/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:51:16 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/biggestever-mining-merger-on-the-cards/khcgbhav/ Banks are still failing to lend to UK businesses, meaning they are not providing value for money to the Government, a leading policymaker has told Sky News. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/boe-policymaker-urges-action-over-lending/fz7qkjpr/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:47:25 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/boe-policymaker-urges-action-over-lending/fz7qkjpr/ The launch of Facebook's initial public offering has provided the first glimpse of the financial and operational details behind the world's biggest social networking site. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-finances-exposed-for-first-time/y9dltyrw/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:20:43 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-finances-exposed-for-first-time/y9dltyrw/ Global electronics brand Sony has announced it will replace its top boss as it prepares to post its fourth consecutive full-year loss. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/sony-replaces-boss-as-it-predicts-annual-loss/n3zmpqjp/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:41:56 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/sony-replaces-boss-as-it-predicts-annual-loss/n3zmpqjp/ Royal Dutch Shell has reported a profits of £18.1bn ($28.6bn) for 2011, a jump of 54% on a year ago. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/oil-firm-shells-profits-double-to-18bn/g9lvda2e/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:31:59 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/oil-firm-shells-profits-double-to-18bn/g9lvda2e/ Pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca has announced plans to cut 7,300 jobs as part of a restructuring strategy. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/drugs-firm-astrazeneca-to-cut-7300-jobs/bt8m92qd/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:19:02 +0000 http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/news-sport/business/drugs-firm-astrazeneca-to-cut-7300-jobs/bt8m92qd/