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Date:Saturday Feb 28, 2009

links for 2009-02-28 • Global downturn: In graphics | Business | BBC NEWS | Some of the key facts and figures behind the turmoil in the global financial markets; in easy to consume graphical formats. • ..... View Comments

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Date:Friday Feb 27, 2009

links for 2009-02-27 • Home repossessions rise to 40,000 | Business | BBC NEWS | Harrowing news that number of home repossessed in the UK by lenders rose by 54% to 40,000, thankfully this is less than predicted by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), however they still expect that repossessions this. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 21:16 GMT

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Date:Wednesday Feb 25, 2009

links for 2009-02-25 • Shark attacks predict economic bubbles, says boffin • The Register • A top Florida fish boffin says that the global recession is causing a massive decrease in the number of shark attacks; "I've yet to find a surfer who says he or she won't go back into the water. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 20:42 GMT

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Date:Monday Feb 23, 2009

Thoughts on hearing that Northern Rock are to lend £14 Billion in mortgages • Just wanted to jot down a few thoughts on hearing that Northern Rock are to release £14 Billion into the UK economy via lending for mortgages . • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 02:47 GMT

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Date:Friday Feb 13, 2009

links for 2009-02-13 • CBI calls for urgent Government intervention - CBI Press Release - If credit isn't available soon the recession is going to get a whole lot worse; CBI Director-General, Richard Lambert, has this week urged the Government to implement its various support packages to tackle. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 21:02 GMT

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Date:Sunday Feb 01, 2009

links for 2009-02-01 • BBC NEWS | Business | British Gas in 10% gas price cut Whether you agree that this was too little or too late it's good news across the board for the most financially vulnerable in the UK. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 20:44 GMT

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Date:Saturday Jan 24, 2009

links for 2009-01-24 • Apple bucks trend with record results - The Inquirer - Are you paying the Apple fashion tax? • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 23:34 GMT

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Date:Friday Jan 16, 2009

links for 2009-01-16 • Witness Interview(s) - The Banking Crisis - HoC Treasury Committee - www.parliamentlive.tv Treasury select committee told that the government's top priority should be to restore the flow of credit through the economy whilst giving evidence on the banking crisis this week. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 21:02 GMT

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Date:Monday Jan 05, 2009

links for 2009-01-05 • False Economies · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainability Executives: Dinah McLeod, Head of Sustainability Practice at BT Global Services, gives us her take on why sustainability is still important during. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 21:04 GMT

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Date:Thursday Dec 04, 2008

links for 2008-12-04 • Harvey Nash Annual Business Breakfast, October 2008 Richard Lambert, DG of the CBI, gives the best overview of the "Credit Crunch" that I've heard so far. • ..... View Comments