Articles...
Jan 7 2009
Shipping lines and major ports like Liverpool are having to rethink their futures in the face of the credit crunch. Barry Turnbull reports...
Jan 5 2009
THE wheels of industry were turning more slowly today as extended factory shutdowns caused by the economic downturn meant thousands of workers remained at home....
Dec 24 2008
WILLAN Developments says it intends to defy the credit crunch in 2009 by seeking to buy more property....
Dec 24 2008
A SURVEY published by the Chartered Management Institute compounds fears for business across the North West, in the run-up to 2009....
Dec 12 2008
GEARBOX maker Getrag Ford says an “extreme fall” in demand for cars has led it to close its Halewood plant for a month from today....
Dec 10 2008
LIVERPOOL will be marketed as a “value for money” alternative to UK or European cities for short breaks in a £750,000 national media advertising campaign next year....
Dec 10 2008
I HAVE just set up a commercial property consultancy and estate agency in Liverpool, as the country cautiously approaches the recession....
Dec 10 2008
THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is predicting big falls in the value of commercial property in the UK over the next two years....
Dec 10 2008
UNDER a barrage of reports and statistics from a variety of sources, it’s becoming harder to fathom out exactly how our economy is faring....
Dec 8 2008
HSBC will lend up to £15bn in mortgages in 2009, 20% more than last year and almost double the level seen in 2007....