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Competition to hit price comparison site’s profits

THE cost of maintaining moneysupermarket.com’s market-leading position is expected to hit the price comparison website’s second-half profits. Read

Lookers reports profits drop

FALLING new and used car sales caused a 28% drop in first-half profits at car dealership group Lookers. Read

Scottish group a front runner to buy Cains

THE first firm bidder for Cains brewery emerged yesterday. Read

Training organisation’s second site backed by MSIF

A BIRKENHEAD firm which specialises in vocational education has opened a second site after receiving funding from Liverpool-based venture capitalists. Read

Gloomy outlook for retailers as continuing fall in high street sales forecast

IT has been a torrid time for retailers, with the list of companies in trouble lengthening by the week. Read

Gustav puts a brake on falling oil prices

COMMODITY prices could be caught up in a storm as recent volatility continued yesterday. Read

Bus and train operator increases profits by 40%

MERSEYSIDE’S biggest bus operator, Arriva, yesterday announced a 40% rise in half-year pre-tax profits to £66.3m. Read

Britain’s 17-year run of growth grinds to a halt

THE UK economy’s record run of unbroken quarterly economic growth has come to a halt, according to official figures published yesterday. Read

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How would you sell Liverpool to the world?

LIVERPOOL businesses have been urged to have their say on how the city sells itself to more than 70m visitors at the World Expo in China in 2010. Read

Administrators start shutting Cains pubs

THE administrators of Liverpool brewer Cains have begun shutting the loss-making pubs in the group. Read

Santander promises Alliance and Leicester staff security after takeover

THE future of Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank in Bootle will be secure if a £1.26bn takeover by Banco Santander is confirmed. Read

Thousands apply for terminal jobs

MORE than 60 people have applied for every job at the £6m fresh produce terminal being built at the Port of Liverpool. Read

Work as an accountant

KAPLAN Financial, in Liverpool, is this week running its inaugural summer school for school leavers interested in a career in accountancy. Read

City image outweighs its assets

LIVERPOOL has an international image that exceeds the reality of the facts on the ground, according to a report into the branding of European cities. Read

Prepaid card offers travel solution

PREPAID card provider Indigo Solutions has launched a travel card which offers to make taking money abroad much easier. Read

Solicitor’s staff ready for volunteering duty at Firefighter Games

STAFF from the Liverpool office of solicitors Weightmans are volunteering at next week’s World Firefighter Games 2008 (WFG08). Read

Hard times in the past for watch company which is now ticking along nicely

Alex Turner meets ANGUS MATHESON, managing director of In-Time Watch Services Read

Small firms fail to make most of rate relief

SMALL firms are being urged to cash in on a Government property tax break after a study revealed three-quarters of eligible firms are failing to take advantage of it. Read

Recession will hit us despite Culture year

THE idea that Liverpool is insulated from a recession by the impact of the Capital of Culture has been described as “wishful thinking” by a senior Liverpool accountant. Read

Accountants help gardener’s blossoming nursery

A FORMER BBC Gardener of the Year is being helped to bed in her business by a team from Baker Tilly. Read

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