It'll take more than this to drag the UK out of recession

So, that was the Budget that was – a blueprint to drag the economy out of the mire. Or, at least, that’s what our beloved Chancellor would have us believe.

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Are we begining to see the green shoots of economic recovery?

Green shoots? You might strain to see them amid the recessionary quagmire, but we're reliably informed that they do exist.

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Green shoots in the City?

As Obama, Broon & Co set about solving the financial crisis gripping the planet, the Footsie has shot back through the 4,000 mark this morning.

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Retail giants feel the heat as recession sharpens its teeth

Retailers were always going to struggle to keep the tills ringing after the sale signs came down.

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The BAA break-up saga rumbles on

Just when you thought the BAA airport break-up saga was done and dusted, it looks certain to face further delays.

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Today is Standard Life's turn to grab the headlines

DULL would appear to be the new black, or something like that.

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RBS: What a difference a year makes

Before examining the implications of today’s staggering annual losses from RBS, it’s worth casting one’s mind back just 12 months.

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Are things really all that bad on the high street?

Today’s news that struggling sportswear group JJB is shedding more than 400 staff would suggest that conditions remain resolutely grim.

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The return of protectionism to the UK economy

As the economy heads off the nearest cliff and the plunging pound sends the price of imported goods sky rocketing the call to "Buy British" has intensified.

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More jobs gloom as Ford cuts back on workforce

Unrelenting. That’s the best way to describe the stream of bad news on the jobs front since the start of the new year.

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Motor industry on its knees - but it's a good time to buy

MORE gloomy but entirely unsurprising news from the motor industry this morning.

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The future of music retailing sounds good for HMV

I’m straining to remember my first album purchase. I know it must have been either the Pretenders’ eponymous debut LP or Reality Effect by pre-Eurythmics line-up The Tourists.

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Trading updates show festive winners and loosers

Blink and you’ll miss another stack of festive trading updates.

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Last minute reprieve for Woolies?

So it looks like Woolies, or part of Woolies, might be saved following its collapse into administration yesterday.

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Weeks ahead will be far from festive for struggling retailers

SO it looks like Woolies, or part of Woolies, might be saved following its collapse into administration yesterday.

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Break out the bunting. Some good news from the high street.

If official figures are to be believed, shoppers continued to flex their flexible friends last month.

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Latest job cuts compound the doom and gloom

NO apologies for this reading like the Blog of Doom.

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Oil windfall tax? Don't hold yer breath

Another day, another bumper profit haul from a global oil producer.

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Service sector can survive the credit crunch - if it can adapt

LITTLE sign of the credit crunch last night in Marchmont, the student capital of Edinburgh.

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Is government's dose of financial medicine begining to take effect?

At last, some investor relief. This morning’s market surge has seen beaten-down banks rebound.

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Scott Reid: Blink and another Scottish plc disappears. Or that’s what it feels like at least.

Today’s long-awaited confirmation that nuclear power generator British Energy has fallen into French hands in a £12.5 billion deal is the latest blow to Scotland’s standing in the blue-chip league table.

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HBOS: My part in its downfall

Confession time. I played a part in HBOS's downfall. Not by short-selling the shares like the "spivs and speculators" derided by our First Minister.

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Discount retailers the only winners in penny-pinching climate

IT started as the subprime crisis, became a credit crunch and now looks likely to mushroom into a full-blown recession.

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Seen many 58 plate motors on the road? Thought not

Admittedly, the twice yearly change doesn’t trigger the sort of excitement and showroom rush the old 1 August annual update did.

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