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Reportbuyer: New Report Predicts UK Lingerie Market will be Worth 2.73bn at the End of 2008

Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report offering an invaluable guide to the UK lingerie market. The report "Lingerie: Market Report 2008", available at...

England's World Cup final winners 2003: Whatever happened to...?

Next Saturday is the fifth anniversary of the greatest moment in English rugby history: November 22, 2003; the day Martin Johnson lifted the Webb Ellis Cup and England were champions of the world. Johnno and his heroes: Martin...

Wanted: noncosy nonexecutives

Last month I ventured that new City Minister Paul Myners may turn out to be a good thing. The former chairman of Marks and Spencer has a reputation for straight talk and straight talk is sorely needed.

Kevin OSullivan: Children In Need is the bottom of the BBC's not so 'brilliant' barrel

Friday night... and two hours into the Beeb’s endless Children In Need bore-athon, something miraculous happens. Hard to believe, but sidekick host Fearne Cotton finally finds a new adjective! Ever since this dreaded fundraiser...

M&S Blings Home Sparkle With A Crystal LCD TV

M&S has revealed its No1 Christmas Cracker, the ultimate gift, which it believes is set to top the 2008 Christmas wish lists. The limited edition crystal 19″ HD-ready LCD television, is embellished with over 500 Crystalised...

EU slaps trade charges on Chinese candles

Chinese candle exporters will be hit with extra charges when selling in Europe to punish some producers for selling below cost, the European Union said Saturday. The EU imposed antidumping charges for six months from Saturday...

Loading up Amazon.com this Christmas

Ten years ago, Amazon started selling books. Today, in the UK alone, it is receiving nearly 1m orders a day, having transformed itself into a giant online shopping mall. It is now challenging all the major high street chains...

Market forces: Rally goes into reverse after US points the way

The FTSE 100 staged a modest recovery yesterday, ending a three-day run of falling prices. The blue-chip index ended the day up 63.76 points at 4232.97, which represented a 132-point fall over the course of the week. The market...

Financials help FTSE 100 end losing streak

THE benchmark FTSE 100 ended its three-day losing streak to close 1.5pc higher, although it failed to hold on to earlier gains as investors continued to fret over the state of the economy. The main FTSE 100 risers were...

Good health of pensioners makes bad news for L&G

Legal & General fell 2.3p to 70.2p against a rising insurance sector yesterday over worries about its exposure both to toxic assets and to healthy pensioners. JPMorgan analyst Andrew Hughes believes that the insurer will have a...