Within just 48 hours of Alistair Darling presenting his budget forecasts, it was announced that the British economy shrank at the fastest rate in 30 years in the first three months of this year.  Official figures showed gross domestic product...

Seen on Martins MoneySaver Website...... Recession is when your neighbour loses his job. Depression is when you lose your job. Recovery is when Gordon Brown loses his.    ...

Rick Wagoner – the chief executive of struggling US car giant, General Motors has been ordered to step down by US President Barack Obama. The auto task force appointed by Mr Obama released two reports on Monday on the financial...

A member survey at the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) has shown that recent VAT cuts, bank lending guarantees and pledges on payment practices have had little to no effect on trading. The Government-backed Prompt Payment Code, launched last year,...

It is amazing that there are still some commentators who are hedging their bets regarding the recession. Here we are, just one week away from Christmas with, hopefully a jolly good time for us all. The outlook for 2009 seems...