| British manufacturing needs Government's help to be truly great again After many years standing in the shadows of financial services, it's good to see manufacturing back on the agenda in political circles. A turning point was in January 2009 when former Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said that in future, we would need "less financial engineering and more real engineering". One might argue this was nothing more than a political soundbite, but as a committed British industrialist, I was glad to see "real engineering" getting some airtime at last. telegraph.co.uk |
Google search accelerates with 'instant' results By MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010-09-08T18:31:30ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday with a new feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their request.... hosted.ap.org |
America's recovery 'wholly unsatisfactory', says top Federal Reserve official William Dudley America's recovery has failed 'to catch fire', a top Federal Reserve official has said in the most public statement yet of the anxieties at the central bank. telegraph.co.uk |
Nestor Healthcare jumps on talk of raise offer Nestor Healthcare was back in the spotlight amid talk that its suitor has significantly raised its takeover offer for the business. telegraph.co.uk |
Currency volatility threatens growth, Trichet says By GEIR MOULSON 2010-10-07T15:44:49ZBERLIN (AP) -- Excess volatility in exchange rates poses a risk to economic stability, European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet warned Thursday, as the euro briefly topped the $1.40 mark for the first time in eight months.... hosted.ap.org |