http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/ Visit our business analysis section for all the latest low-down on business performance of companies in the UK. en-gb http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/07/02/great-debate-over-airline-taxation-96026-21213648/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/07/02/great-debate-over-airline-taxation-96026-21213648/ Business reporter Alistair Houghton looks at the airline industry's debate over Air Passenger Duty http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/07/02/rising-oil-price-adds-to-ftse-jitters-96026-21211704/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:11:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/07/02/rising-oil-price-adds-to-ftse-jitters-96026-21211704/ THE volatile performance of the FTSE-100 has been carried into the second half of 2008 as the rising price of oil continues to add to market jitters. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/06/18/is-it-the-end-of-the-road-of-the-road-for-4x4s-96026-21094353/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:22:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/06/18/is-it-the-end-of-the-road-of-the-road-for-4x4s-96026-21094353/ TEETH at Land Rover must collectively clench every time its vehicles are described as "gas guzzlers". http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/06/11/bold-vision-of-liverpool-s-canarby-street-96026-21055693/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:39:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/06/11/bold-vision-of-liverpool-s-canarby-street-96026-21055693/ TRADERS in Liverpool’s independent, quirky shopping street are, surprisingly for their image, quite a homogenous bunch. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/06/04/don-t-miss-the-fast-boat-to-china-96026-21019617/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/06/04/don-t-miss-the-fast-boat-to-china-96026-21019617/ LIVERPOOL is in danger of being left behind as Chinese trade grows and grows. Alex Turner looks at moves to start catching up. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/05/21/how-can-business-save-the-planet-96026-20942870/ Wed, 21 May 2008 11:08:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/05/21/how-can-business-save-the-planet-96026-20942870/ LIVERPOOL academic Erik Bichard launches his new book, Positively Responsible, at Waterstones tomorrow evening. Here he explains the latest thinking about how businesses can become more responsible towards the environment and society. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/05/14/soaring-oil-prices-fuel-industry-fears-96026-20908813/ Wed, 14 May 2008 11:22:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/05/14/soaring-oil-prices-fuel-industry-fears-96026-20908813/ PREDICTIONS of £6 a gallon for petrol will hit some businesses very hard. Bill Gleeson and Alistair Houghton report. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/05/07/merseyside-weathering-credit-crunch-storm-say-experts-96026-20871443/ Wed, 07 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/05/07/merseyside-weathering-credit-crunch-storm-say-experts-96026-20871443/ MERSEYSIDE and other parts of the North West have benefited over the last decade from an unprecedented regeneration boom. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/04/30/businesses-urged-to-keep-calm-to-ride-the-credit-crunch-96026-20850240/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:56:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/04/30/businesses-urged-to-keep-calm-to-ride-the-credit-crunch-96026-20850240/ MORE caution is the order of the day as the financial crisis bits deeper. Tony McDonough reports. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/04/23/retailers-face-tougher-times-as-credit-crisis-bites-deeper-96026-20804002/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/04/23/retailers-face-tougher-times-as-credit-crisis-bites-deeper-96026-20804002/ More companies flounder as others struggle to keep their heads above water in the stormy financial climate. Alex Turner reports http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/04/09/are-we-investing-enough-in-selling-merseyside-96026-20738775/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/04/09/are-we-investing-enough-in-selling-merseyside-96026-20738775/ SHOULD the region’s inward investment agency show it is a success before it gets any more money? Alex Turner reports http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/04/02/has-liverpool-culture-company-backed-a-winner-96026-20705286/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/04/02/has-liverpool-culture-company-backed-a-winner-96026-20705286/ As the final preparations get under way for the Grand National, Liam Christopher looks at how the event boosts the region’s economy http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/26/industry-s-glass-is-left-half-empty-as-uk-brewers-are-caught-on-the-hop-96026-20673459/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/26/industry-s-glass-is-left-half-empty-as-uk-brewers-are-caught-on-the-hop-96026-20673459/ Faced with ever-spiralling costs and tax hikes, 57 pubs a month are closing down. Alex Turner reports http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/26/anti-smoking-laws-the-odds-against-us-and-taxes-stacking-say-casino-operators-96026-20673597/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/26/anti-smoking-laws-the-odds-against-us-and-taxes-stacking-say-casino-operators-96026-20673597/ Alistair Houghton meets the top man at Liverpool’s Genting Stanley, the UK’s leading casino group http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/19/private-investment-cash-finds-its-way-to-st-helens-for-regeneration-96026-20643641/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/19/private-investment-cash-finds-its-way-to-st-helens-for-regeneration-96026-20643641/ Alex Turner looks at how an influx of new money is rebuilding the former industrial town http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/12/vital-that-liverpool-is-sold-to-the-world-96026-20609444/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/12/vital-that-liverpool-is-sold-to-the-world-96026-20609444/ Alistair Houghton talks to members of the Liverpool delegation at the MIPIM international property festival, in Cannes http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/12/budget-preview-who-will-be-expecting-what-96026-20610431/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:05:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/12/budget-preview-who-will-be-expecting-what-96026-20610431/ 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. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/05/can-tata-live-with-costs-of-jaguar-96026-20558327/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/05/can-tata-live-with-costs-of-jaguar-96026-20558327/ 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). http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/05/rosy-outlook-for-financial-services-96026-20558278/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/05/rosy-outlook-for-financial-services-96026-20558278/ Is the time ripe for an expansion of the financial sector in Liverpool? Tony McDonough reports http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/04/mersey-businessman-killed-in-alps-tragedy-is-named-96026-20555032/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:20:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-analysis/2008/03/04/mersey-businessman-killed-in-alps-tragedy-is-named-96026-20555032/ A MERSEY businessman killed in an avalanche on a mountain road had turned back when tragedy struck.