Anyone who can remember the Thatcher era, will remember that the great mantra at the time was that we were moving to a service sector economy. With steel works and mines closing we witnessed great swathes of devastation cut across many parts of the country. Indeed with steel works, mines and ship builders the...
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HMV leaps on news of Japan sale
With the announcement that HMV are selling their Japanese business to DSM Investments for $140 million stock in the company jumped 6.5 percent to 130 on Monday, after making steady gains through the previous week. With all eyes on sales in its Waterstones division after the launch of Harry Potter, noting that over the...
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HMV – from zero to hero in less than a week?
By the end of last week HMV was being touted as the most shorted stock on the London Stock Market. The weekend news was full of gloom about the company. It seemed that HMV was, just like Superman, trapped and doomed – then we switch to the next week and suddenly – just like...
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London/Paris Eurostar sells its green credentials
Start the clocks. This time next year should see the completion and launch of the final phase in the completion of the high speed London to Paris rail link after years of limping through the UK at the speed of a suburban line train. Eurostar have announced that 14th November 2007 will see the...
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BT to reduce wholesale Internet prices
In an action that sees BT trying to keep some control of the UK Internet, it announced the reduction of wholesale access prices for broadband yesterday. As the competition in the UK heats up it is BT, as well as more colourful companies like Bulldog that have suffered over the past few years. BT...
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