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Soaring oil prices fuel industry fears

PREDICTIONS of £6 a gallon for petrol will hit some businesses very hard. Bill Gleeson and Alistair Houghton report. Read

Merseyside weathering credit crunch storm, say experts

MERSEYSIDE and other parts of the North West have benefited over the last decade from an unprecedented regeneration boom. Read

Businesses urged to keep calm to ride the credit crunch

MORE caution is the order of the day as the financial crisis bits deeper. Tony McDonough reports. Read

Retailers face tougher times as credit crisis bites deeper

More companies flounder as others struggle to keep their heads above water in the stormy financial climate. Alex Turner reports Read

Paradise Street project: Chavasse Park coming together

Are we investing enough in selling Merseyside?

SHOULD the region’s inward investment agency show it is a success before it gets any more money? Alex Turner reports Read

The Grand National, Liverpool and Everton FC bring the tourist dollars flowing in to Merseyside

Has Liverpool Culture Company backed a winner?

As the final preparations get under way for the Grand National, Liam Christopher looks at how the event boosts the region’s economy Read

Industry’s glass is left half-empty as UK brewers are caught on the hop

Faced with ever-spiralling costs and tax hikes, 57 pubs a month are closing down. Alex Turner reports Read

Anti-smoking laws the odds against us, and taxes stacking say casino operators

Alistair Houghton meets the top man at Liverpool’s Genting Stanley, the UK’s leading casino group Read

Private investment cash finds its way to St Helens for regeneration

Alex Turner looks at how an influx of new money is rebuilding the former industrial town Read

Vital that Liverpool is sold to the world

Alistair Houghton talks to members of the Liverpool delegation at the MIPIM international property festival, in Cannes Read

Budget Preview: Who will be expecting what

ALISTAIR DARLING delivers his first Budget speech later today. But, according to most economists, he will be hard-pressed to stamp his own mark on the event. Read

Can Tata live with costs of Jaguar?

AS THE motor industry gathers for another of its showcase festivals – this week in Geneva – the motoring press is again buzzing with stories about Indian industrial giant Tata and its imminent takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR). Read

Rosy outlook for financial services

Is the time ripe for an expansion of the financial sector in Liverpool? Tony McDonough reports Read

Mersey businessman killed in Alps tragedy is named

A MERSEY businessman killed in an avalanche on a mountain road had turned back when tragedy struck. Read

Can Bold Street hold its own now?

IT’S long been known as the Bond Street of the North – but is Liverpool’s Bold Street set to be eclipsed by the flashier new walkways of Liverpool One? Read