| Hunter fills its boots with £4.1m profit The age of austerity has bypassed Hunter Boots, the makers of footwear favoured by Kate Moss and the Queen. telegraph.co.uk |
Number 10 attacks Vince Cable over immigration cap claims Downing Street has denied that the Coalition's interim cap on immigration is causing "huge damage" to business, despite claims to that effect made by Vince Cable, business secretary. telegraph.co.uk |
London Markets: African Barrick Gold, banks lead London lower Britain’s benchmark stock index falls, led lower by banks and by miner African Barrick Gold, even as other resource-related shares posted gains. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Chavez pledges oil to Belarus for 200 years By YURAS KARMANAU 2010-10-16T16:02:46ZMINSK, Belarus (AP) -- In one of his typical flamboyant gestures, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday promised to provide oil to the former Soviet republic of Belarus for the next 200 years.... hosted.ap.org |
Travel group calls on lenders for debt help Travelport, the private equity-backed travel services company has asked its banks to ease covenant requirements ahead of a possible breach next year. telegraph.co.uk |