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Financial business news, updates on company performance and more. en-gb http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/06/150-000-homeowners-now-in-negative-equity-96026-21270881/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:47:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/06/150-000-homeowners-now-in-negative-equity-96026-21270881/ Nearly 150,000 homeowners who have taken out mortgages since the start of last year are now in negative equity, new research indicated today. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/06/council-sells-fresh-air-to-liverpool-developer-for-750-000-64375-21266889/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/06/council-sells-fresh-air-to-liverpool-developer-for-750-000-64375-21266889/ A DEAL to sell a city developer little more than “fresh air” was approved by Liverpool City Council yesterday for £750,000. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/05/safety-standards-still-not-adequate-20-years-after-piper-alpha-union-claims-96026-21268256/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:11:41 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/05/safety-standards-still-not-adequate-20-years-after-piper-alpha-union-claims-96026-21268256/ The offshore oil industry is still not paying enough attention to safety, two decades after the Piper Alpha disaster which killed 167 workers, a union claims. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/04/budget-airline-ryanair-sees-june-passenger-traffic-rise-by-19-96026-21265709/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:08:02 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/04/budget-airline-ryanair-sees-june-passenger-traffic-rise-by-19-96026-21265709/ Liverpool’s biggest airline Ryanair says it carried 5.17m passengers last month, 19% up on last year. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/04/record-day-for-john-lewis-store-in-liverpool-one-96026-21227707/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:02:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/04/record-day-for-john-lewis-store-in-liverpool-one-96026-21227707/ JOHN Lewis’s store in Liverpool One enjoyed a record day more than a month after the £1bn shopping centre opened. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/04/b-b-shareholders-step-in-to-plug-funding-gap-96026-21227697/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:01:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/04/b-b-shareholders-step-in-to-plug-funding-gap-96026-21227697/ BRADFORD & Bingley’s major shareholders were today stepping in to salvage the lender’s £400 million funding plan after a US private equity firm walked away from the deal. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/04/more-credit-crunch-woes-for-swiss-bank-giant-ubs-96026-21227708/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/04/more-credit-crunch-woes-for-swiss-bank-giant-ubs-96026-21227708/ SWISS banking giant UBS today said it would at best break even in second-quarter results as financial turmoil continues to rock the firm. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/03/housebuilder-barratt-cuts-60-jobs-in-chester-96026-21224435/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:58:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/03/housebuilder-barratt-cuts-60-jobs-in-chester-96026-21224435/ TROUBLED housebuilder Barratt is to close its Chester operation with the loss of 60 jobs. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/03/greene-king-suffers-3-sales-dip-96026-21220883/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/03/greene-king-suffers-3-sales-dip-96026-21220883/ GREENE King revealed the current pressure on the brewing and pub industry today after sales fell nearly 3% in May and June. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/03/tns-rebuffs-third-approach-from-wpp-96026-21220884/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/03/tns-rebuffs-third-approach-from-wpp-96026-21220884/ TAYLOR Nelson Sofres today fended off a third attempt from advertising and media giant WPP to muscle in on its planned £1.5 billion merger with German rival GfK. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/03/oil-surges-to-new-record-price-96026-21220888/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/03/oil-surges-to-new-record-price-96026-21220888/ STOCK markets were expected to come under more pressure today after oil prices surged to a new record above 145 US dollars a barrel. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/princes-dock-apartments-handed-over-to-receiver-96026-21217089/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:50:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/princes-dock-apartments-handed-over-to-receiver-96026-21217089/ PROPERTY developer City Lofts has put its residential investment portfolio in the hands of the receiver. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/water-regulator-ofwat-confirms-35-8m-fine-for-severn-trent-water-96026-21215057/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:22:37 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/water-regulator-ofwat-confirms-35-8m-fine-for-severn-trent-water-96026-21215057/ Water regulator Ofwat is fining Severn Trent Water a total of £35.8m for deliberately providing false information and poor customer service. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/plunging-house-prices-will-not-help-affordability-experts-say-96026-21215052/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:20:30 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/plunging-house-prices-will-not-help-affordability-experts-say-96026-21215052/ Affordability of new homes will not ease despite possible falls of up to 15% in house prices over the next two years, new research shows. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/soaring-fuel-prices-hit-international-air-freight-traffic-96026-21214755/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:24:55 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/soaring-fuel-prices-hit-international-air-freight-traffic-96026-21214755/ International air freight traffic is being hit by sky high oil prices, new figures indicated. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/taylor-wimpey-to-shed-900-jobs-96026-21213907/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:35:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/taylor-wimpey-to-shed-900-jobs-96026-21213907/ EMBATTLED housebuilder Taylor Wimpey today confirmed it was axing 900 jobs to help cope with a “significant downturn” in business. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/sales-down-at-m-s-96026-21213903/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:33:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/sales-down-at-m-s-96026-21213903/ RETAIL giant Marks & Spencer today reported worsening sales as consumer confidence “deteriorated markedly” in the first three months of its financial year. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/water-firm-fined-36m-for-poor-service-96026-21213829/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:22:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/02/water-firm-fined-36m-for-poor-service-96026-21213829/ WATER regulator Ofwat confirmed today that it was fining Severn Trent Water a total of £35.8 million for deliberately providing false information and poor customer service. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/01/cammell-laird-lands-aircraft-carrier-contract-96026-21206827/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:01:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/01/cammell-laird-lands-aircraft-carrier-contract-96026-21206827/ A BIRKENHEAD shipyard is in line to build parts of Britain’s next generation of aircraft carriers. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/01/stobart-takes-over-firm-to-save-1-300-jobs-96026-21206709/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:02:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/breaking-business-news/2008/07/01/stobart-takes-over-firm-to-save-1-300-jobs-96026-21206709/ AROUND 1,300 jobs have been safeguarded at a chilled goods distributor after the firm was bought out of administration by haulage giant Stobart Group, it was announced today.