Obama initiative seeks to fix finance regulations

Thursday 18th June 2009

STEVEN R HURST WASHINGTON President Barack Obama unveiled a systemwide regulatory overhaul yesterday, measures he hopes will restore confidence in the US financial system and prevent a repeat of the worst crisis to hit Wall Street in seven decades.

More than 500 jobs in teaching ‘at risk’

12:59am Monday 1st June 2009

More than 500 teaching jobs could be lost this year as a £61m squeeze on education budgets begins to bite.

Stricken by cancer, desperate to see his mother …

12:55am Monday 1st June 2009

Little is known about the man who has already served 10 years in prison for the bombing of Pan Am 103 in December 1988.

10% of firms struggle to fill vacancies despite recession

12:01am Friday 29th May 2009

More than one in 10 employers struggle to fill staff vacancies despite the recession, a survey has revealed.

Call for ‘unfair’ mobile phone rates to be axed

12:01am Thursday 21st May 2009

Scrapping charges that telecoms operators make to connect calls to each other’s networks could pave the way for an all-inclusive fixed monthly price for mobile phones, BT and 3 said yesterday.

Branson to appear online in advert

12:01am Thursday 21st May 2009

Online viewers will be able to watch Sir Richard Branson reject model Caprice on a railway platform tonight – as part of a new advertisement for Virgin Trains.

New Lloyds man is a New Labour peer and industry heavyweight

12:01am Monday 18th May 2009

The new deputy chairman of Lloyds TSB is a Scotsman and a veteran industry big hitter who has strong links to New Labour.

Battle over big bras to be taken to AGM

12:01am Thursday 7th May 2009

A woman campaigning on behalf of well-endowed ladies has bought a share in Marks and Spencer in the latest round of a battle over its surcharge on bigger bras.

Staff bonus as tips loophole to close

12:01am Thursday 7th May 2009

Using tips to make up workers’ pay to minimum wage levels will be outlawed from October, the UK Government announced yesterday.

‘No green shoots but plenty of optimism for future’

12:32am Friday 17th April 2009

Comment:Liz Cameron, chief executive of Scottish Chamber of Commerce: "Businesses are looking very clearly at the supply chain, looking at where they can possibly reduce their operating costs, tightening their finances and working alongside their employees to look at different employment patterns and hours of working.

Joint plea for short-time jobs help

12:01am Thursday 16th April 2009

Both sides of industry today urged the government to introduce a temporary short-time working scheme to help people losing pay during the current recession.

Regions play to their private strengths ... and there’s always the public sector

12:01am Tuesday 14th April 2009

How is Scotland placed to weather the storm? Each of the big cities and regions has its own set of problems and diverse industries, so will be hit in different ways.

Economic downturn no obstacle for Burns start-up firm

12:01am Tuesday 14th April 2009

Starting a business in the middle of a recession might sound like a recipe for disaster, but for two Scottish entrepreneurs it is the perfect time to take the plunge.

How the recession has hit Great Western Road

12:01am Monday 13th April 2009

Great Western Road in Glasgow is one of the city’s main arteries, lined with everything from niche shops to supermarkets. To test how the recession is affecting this slice of Glasgow, Marisa Duffy visited firms along its length.

BT to axe further 10,000 workers, it is reported

12:01am Monday 13th April 2009

Telecoms group BT is poised to axe another 10,000 jobs as part of a redundancy programme expected to be announced next month, it was reported yesterday.

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