US jobs data gives snapshot of economy – The week ahead on Wall St January 4, 2015 INVESTORS will get a fresh snapshot of the state of the US economy at the start of 2015 on Friday, when figures for nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate and wholesale inventories are announced. The unemployment rate for December is likely to remain at 5.8 per cent, according to analysts, while weekly jobless claims for January, [...]
2015 resolutions: Ten pledges to put Britain back on a sustainable footing January 4, 2015 It's that time of the year when, having over-indulged over the holiday period, we promise to do better over the next 12 months. Our political leaders have over-indulged for a good deal longer than just a few days, and we can see the cost in the state of the public finances and falling standards [...]
City Matters: Our economic problems won’t go away just because it’s an election year January 4, 2015 AS MANY workers return to their offices today after a well-deserved break, attention turns to the economic challenges that we are going to face in 2015. On that list are a number of issues, all of which present concerns to varying degrees: a snap election in Greece adding to Eurozone uncertainty; the perennial speculation about [...]
Look to Britain’s unsung gazelles to power the UK’s economic growth in 2015 January 4, 2015 IF 2014 was the year that UK businesses regained a spring in their step, 2015 is likely to be the one in which companies consolidate the momentum built up over the past 12 months, with scope to grow further and take hold of new opportunities. The UK is one of the more buoyant economies in [...]
Is Ed Balls right that Osborne has given up the political “centre ground” to the Labour party? January 4, 2015 Sadiq Khan MP is shadow justice secretary and London minister, says Yes. The “centre ground” is always held by the party that most accurately diagnoses the problems people face in their daily lives, and offers solutions that match their scale. In 2015, that party is Labour. The demands of the British people are clear. They [...]
The billionaire philanthropist: Chemical magnate Jon Huntsman talks egg boxes and saving lives January 4, 2015 Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” That is what Jon Huntsman Senior, the self-made billionaire who has given away over 80 per cent of his wealth, said to me when I asked him what message he would like to send to today’s wealthy. [...]
How Tech City’s Future Fifty programme helped to supercharge my company’s growth January 4, 2015 My company, as one of a class of 12 firms, graduated from the Future Fifty at the end of last year, making room for a new class of 12. Future Fifty, a programme run by Tech City that aims to accelerate the development of growth-stage digital companies, has by now assisted many businesses well known [...]
Gimme 5: New Year events for entrepreneurs January 4, 2015 Grow Your Business in Europe A two-hour workshop on taking your business into Europe with limited resources, run by UCL in partnership with the British Library. 27 January, 2-5pm, British Library Free www.ucl.ac.uk/advances Digital Marketing Masterclass Grow, the small business marketing experts, host a masterclass covering the nine areas of digital marketing you must [...]
New job? What to look out for when signing a contract January 4, 2015 Have you been offered a new job? It’s worth negotiating the key terms. Do you have the back to work blues? For many, the Christmas and New Year break is an opportunity to reassess your position. It may be that you feel you are being undervalued and aren’t getting a fair deal at work. [...]
New Year weight loss holidays: These getaways prove the January detox doesn’t always have to be depressing January 4, 2015 Forget crash diets and spin-classes. From running in Tallinn to blissing out in Sri Lanka, this is how to work off that festive flubber in style. Overindulged this Christmas? Did making merry take its toll on your belly? These travel tips combine the nations’ favourite January past times, detoxing and booking holidays, so you can [...]
