Graduates disappoint over 4,000 firms
Graduates have been labelled as mediocre and unprepared for the workplace in a national survey of over 4,000 firms. Read More …
Bulk Supplies of Gas 'overcharged'
The 150,000 households in the UK which buy bulk supplies of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) are being overcharged, the Competition Commission says. Read More …
Unpublished short stories for 49 cents
In another move aimed at bolstering its digital content strategy, Amazon.com launched a new program called Amazon Shorts. Authors can sell previously unpublished short stories, ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 words in digital form and consumers can read the digital literature for 49 cents a story. Read More …
China Clothes Pile Up
Brussels is seeking fresh talks with China over a textile quota row which has resulted in clothes piling up at European warehouses and ports. Read More …
"iTunes" but for films
Sony plans to make its top 500 films available digitally next year. Read More …
Chefs from China will run Rover's canteen
The firm which bought MG Rover has brought in chefs from China to run the canteen at its Longbridge factory.
Nanjing Automotive opted for foreign talent after reportedly expressing dissatisfaction with the quality of home grown food such as sandwiches. Read More …
Cheaper phone calls for UK residents
The cost of landline telephone calls could fall by up to £400m over the next four years, thanks to price changes being put in place by regulator Ofcom. Read More …
Tesco in spat over Asda adverts
Tesco, the biggest supermarket chain, complained that Asda's claim to having the country's lowest prices was misleading which was backed by the advertising watchdog. Read More …
Unemployment Figures Hits the Roof!
The number of people out of work and claiming benefits in the UK increased for a sixth month in a row in July, the longest stretch of rises for 13 years. Read More …
Australia calls for 20,000 Skilled Workers
Australia is launching a drive to attract 20,000 skilled workers from Asia and Europe to counter a critical skills shortage that is starting to threaten the country's booming economy.
Abul Rizvi, immigration spokesman, said the country's biggest recruitment drive for migrants in more than 40 years was seeking doctors, engineers and tradespeople as well as pastry cooks and hairdressers. Read More …
UK Pension Schemes High Chances to be in Deficit
In a recent research, it suggests that UK company pension schemes are four times more likely to be in deficit that US schemes.
Just 5% of UK pension schemes are fully funded, which means that they have enough assets to meet their future obligations to members. Read More …
Young Britons Financial Struggles
Life experience, followed by parents, are the biggest influences on how young Britons handle their money, a survey finds. Read More …
Dreamworks in Red
Dreamworks Animation posted a net loss of $3.7m (£2.04m), for the three months to June, compared with $146.1m second-quarter profit in 2004. This was due to the its weak sales of its Shrek 2 DVD.
The large number of unsold DVDs returned by shops meant revenues sank to $35.4m during the three months, from $300.3m last year.
The US animation studio had been warned last month of the future consequences of their financial situation. Read More …
Big Bets on China
The Chinese Internet company, Alibaba has been offered a bid by Yahoo for $1 billion cash for a 40 percent stake within the company. Read More …
Mona Lisa Smile female musicians win equality case
ROBERTS' FEMALE MOVIE MUSICIANS WIN DISCRIMINATION CASE Read More …
Blackberry to host first Women and Technology Awards
This summer sees the launch of BlackBerry's inaugural BlackBerry Women & Technology Awards 2005. The awards have been created to recognise excellence and celebrate women in the field of technology; women who are using technology effectively to help advance their company, organisation or own enterprise or career. The awards will be presented at an exclusive ceremony on Thursday 27th October 2005 at the Riverbank Plaza Hotel in London and will be hosted by leading presenter, Daisy Sampson. Read More …
Microsoft receives $7 million
Microsoft will receive $7 million from an alleged "spam king" -- the largest settlement yet in the company's legal struggle against the flood of unwanted e-mail. Read More …
