Service sector set to bounce back after poor August – London Report October 4, 2015 ECONOMISTS expect a purchasing managers’ survey, out today, to show that service sector expansion picked up modestly in September after dipping to a 27-month low in August. Howard Archer at IHS Global Insight said the business activity index is forecast to have reached 56 which would mean an average of 56.3 for the third quarter [...]
Investors face more volatility – New York Report October 4, 2015 THE GLOBAL market volatility of the past month that sent US stocks to their worst quarter in four years shows no signs of letting up just because the calendar turned to October. Investors say they are bracing for another leg down in the S&P 500 stock index despite its positive showing last week by increasing [...]
Owning the digital space October 4, 2015 William Railton talks mobile and the future of outdoor ads, with BitPoster’s Aidan Neill FROM billboards to bus stops, the outdoor media market has been more reluctant than other areas of the marketing industry to embrace digitisation. The buying and selling of advertising space had been largely a manual process, with a lot of wasted [...]
How to run inductions with a difference: Forget icebreakers and focus on imparting your firm’s vision October 4, 2015 The interview process is, for any successful business, a protracted journey. It takes a lot of time and effort to find the correct candidates, particularly for firms who rely on highly skilled employees. But it’s rare to hear businesses talk about what happens next. Too many think that the first day is the end [...]
After five years the Trans Pacific Partnership deal is nearing completion October 4, 2015 After five years of negotiations the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the US and 11 other countries is finally nearing competition following a key breakthrough. The US and Australia made major progress on a conflict over how long a monopoly pharmaceutical companies should be given on new biotech drugs. However officials said that this still needs [...]
Prime minister David Cameron refuses to rule out Brexit ahead of referendum if renegotiation efforts fail October 4, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to rule out campaigning for a "Brexit" if he fails to renegotiate Britain's ties with the European Union (EU). "If I don't get what I want then I rule nothing out," he told the BBC when asked if he would be ready to lead UK out of the single [...]
Thousands march in Manchester anti-austerity protests at Conservative party conference October 4, 2015 Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Manchester in an anti-austerity protest on the first day of the Conservative party conference which kicks off today. Around 80,000 people have joined the Take Back Manchester march through the city, according to local media reports and organisers. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is also [...]
German chancellor Angela Merkel defends Germany’s reputation as a good place for business after the VW scandal October 4, 2015 NULL
These are Britain’s 13 worst economic policy mistakes October 4, 2015 1906: Trade Union immunities 1908-1911: Edwardian Liberal welfare reforms 1925: Mr Churchill and the return to gold 1932: Abandoning free trade 1945 – 1979: Post-world war II nationalisation 1945-2015: The Town and Country Planning Act 1945-1979: Britain’s experiments with economic planning 1960 – 2015: The development aid fallacy 1950-1960s: ‘Butskellism’ – Keynesian macro-economics 1945-1979: High [...]