News Tag: latest
November 26, 2009
Telecoms company Vodafone has announced it is to close its final salary pension scheme to 4,000 current employees.
The mobile phone giant is the latest in a long line of companies to adopt these measures as a result of rising costs amid the recession.
The company recently announced it was looking to increase its £1 billion cost-cutting programme by ...
Vodafone latest company to close final salary pension scheme
by Kay Murchie
November 17, 2009
Berkshire Hathaway, the investment group controlled by respected US billionaire investor Warren Buffett, has revealed its latest investments.
Seventy-nine year old Buffett is often referred to as the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ and is one of the most successful investors in history and therefore any investments made by his company are closely monitored.
The investment vehicle said it held 3.4 million American depositary ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s investments revealed in SEC filing
by Kay Murchie
November 13, 2009
Official figures have today revealed that the euro zone economy experienced positive growth of 0.4% in the third quarter, and therefore exiting from recession.
The 16 nations that use the euro was boosted by strong growth in Germany, and joins other major economies, such as the US and Japan, which have also exited recession.
However, the UK’s ...
UK lags behind as euro zone becomes latest economy to exit recession
by Kay Murchie
