Domino’s Pizza Company report that they have taken a staggering leap in online orders, they say the rise is due to the increase of cell phone ordering apps for modern devices like the iPhone. In 2011 there were 17 days when online sales topped £1 million something that had not happened in the whole of [...]
The latest estimate of the cost of the UK bailout of the troubled Euro was revealed yesterday, the amount £22 billion is said to cost every family in the UK £900 each. The news was slipped out quietly after the IMF contribution was increased from £10.5 billion to £19.7 billion, this increase comes on top [...]
After two weeks in the UK studying the figures and asking a series of tough questions, the men from the International Monetary Fund have given a good news verdict to the Chancellor George Osborne. The IMF say that although the road ahead will be a bumpy one, the UK economy is making slow but sure [...]
Figures for May this year have provided a welcome confidence boost to the high-streets of the UK, the report shows the ordinary shopper is more confident than at any time this year as house prices nudge slightly upwards. The consumer confidence index was at -21 up from -31 in April which is the highest it’s [...]
The row over the amount of overseas aid allocated by the UK Government shows no signs of going away as PM David Cameron hit back today at critics after he announced his intention to enshrine the aid in law. Cameron vowed to press ahead with the unprecedented hike in the aid budget and also to lock in a 0.7 [...]
Cyber attacks on the UK Treasury have increased in recent years it has been revealed today, hackers attempt to break into the ministry’s computers at least once a day according to the Chancellor George Osborne. Osborne confirmed that there had been hundreds of attacks on his departments computer system in the last year, he said [...]
The Coalition Government received a veiled warning today from the Bank of England (BoE) as they revised their growth forecast down for the next two years, they also predicted what most people already know, that the cost of living is rising and would continue to do so. The BoE said that the government’s austerity measures of [...]
The commodities sector made all the news this past week, last Thursday commodities took the biggest fall since 2009, many pundits are pointing out the coincidence of this happening at virtually the exact moment that giant commodities trader Glencore issued their initial public offering (IPO) documents. Silver continued to look nervous after it’s recent 31 [...]
The Prime Minister of Portugal, Jose Socrates, the latest Euro Zone country to seek help for it’s financial troubles issued a statement last night saying that he has completed the preliminary stages of an agreed financial restructuring package. The package being negotiated with the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the EU, will [...]
The price of gold and silver hit new record highs today, the precious metals were driven up by the U.S. dollar which continues to weaken along side the endless troubles that are developing all across the Middle East and North Africa. Gold hit a new high of $1,158.30 (£918.70) an ounce as the trading session [...]
