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LONDON, Nov. 17 -- Britain's leading business organization issued a grim warning on the U.K. economy Monday as the country's political leaders bickered about how frankly they should discuss their economic worries in public.
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Thoratec Corporation said wear and fatigue related to its implanted heart pump might require surgical replacement that could potentially be fatal.
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Gordon Brown's plans to "spend his way out of recession" risk deepening the downturn and saddling future generations of Britons with massive tax hikes, shadow chancellor George Osborne warned today.
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The shadow chancellor rejects criticism of his warning about sterling, saying it is his job to tell the truth about the economy.
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Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams warned Tuesday that the government's wage offer to public sector unions could get smaller if the province's financial picture gets any worse.
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Former Newcastle defender John Anderson has warned the club there is no such thing as a side which is too good to be relegated.
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Savers with cash in offshore accounts should urgently check whether they have any protection against their bank going bust.
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The first minister of Scotland has warned it will be "extremely difficult" for the country's economy to keep growing.
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Shadow chancellor George Osborne said today's £37bn bank rescue package was "no triumph" for the Government and accused the Prime Minister Gordon Brown of "presiding over the biggest economic disaster of our lifetime".
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- It wasn't long ago that illegal immigration was supposed to be a top issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Terrorism and the Iraq war, which drove the 2004 contest between President Bush and Democrat John Kerry, were expected to be important again this time....
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This is a risky time to sell expensive licenses, fees for the right to buy season tickets that are being used by the Jets and the Giants to help pay their stadium debts.
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To calm the financial panic, the British government has stepped in to save three major banks. So far, the markets like the news.
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With the historic collapse of U.S. financial markets overwhelming the presidential contest, a host of otherwise top-tier issues have been pushed aside.
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Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, called for the creation of a global 'early warning system' to prevent a recurrence of the breakdown that destabilised financial sectors in large parts of the world
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Telecom New Zealand has issued a second profits warning in just over two months after announcing it would spend NZ$574m (US$356m) on its next generation mobile network during the next two years
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Dubai, Oct 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB and JCB International announced today that, in collaboration with ORIX Corporation (ORIX) and Majid Al Futtaim Group (MAF Group), a joint venture credit card company Majid Al Futtaim JCB Finance LLC
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Gordon Brown urges petrol retailers to cut prices, saying there is still "too much variation in price across the country".
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Gordon Brown "cannot hide" from his responsibility for Britain's economic woes, Tory leader David Cameron said today as the gloves came off in the political debate over the credit crunch.
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LONDON, Oct. 17 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been so widely praised for his international leadership on the global financial crisis that a political cartoon here this week showed workers carving his face into Mount Rushmore.
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Property group Savills has issued a profit warning after a "sharp reduction" in transactions following the financial turmoil.
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The prime minister says Army Gen. Ray Odierno has 'risked his position' by remarking that Iran tried to bribe Iraqi legislators to oppose a security pact with the U.S. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki warned in comments broadcast Friday that the top U.S. commander in Iraq "had risked his position" by suggesting that Iran tried to bribe Iraqi lawmakers to oppose a security agreement with the United States.
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Small businesses represent more than 98 per cent of all companies and have created about 80 per cent of new jobs, so they can be excused for getting so much attention, especially with global financial markets in disarray and large companies in disrepute.
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England captain Kevin Pietersen tells his players not to "carry on like clowns" at the $20m Stanford Super Series.
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England captain Kevin Pietersen tells his players not to "carry on like clowns" at the $20m Stanford Super Series.
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff used unusually strong terms Tuesday to warn that time is running out for Iraq to approve a bilateral agreement with the United States that would extend the authority for American military operations beyond the end of this year.
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A group representing independent business owners wants the federal Competition Bureau to investigate suspicions that Canada's major credit card companies may be engaging in price fixing.
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Gordon Brown says he hopes the "authorities" will probe claims the Conservatives sought a donation from a Russian billionaire.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been feted in Britain, Europe and America for his financial crisis management. But with the British economy soon to be on the rocks, Brown's party may soon be over.
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Gordon Brown has demanded an official investigation into what he called "very serious" allegations that the shadow Chancellor George Osboprne sought a donation for the Tories from the Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
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Gordon Brown today waded into the row over claims the shadow chancellor George Osborne sought a donation to Tory Party funds from a Russian billionaire, calling for the authorities to investigate the matter.
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