Archive for 'Business Survival' Category
UK borrowing costs at record low
The UK government’s cost of borrowing in markets briefly fell to a record low last week.The 10 year gilt yield fell below 2% in thin post Christmas trading. The 10 year gilt yield – which indicates the interest rate the Treasury would probably have to pay if it wanted to borrow more money for that [...]
Thomas Cook shares take off on £200 million rescue deal
Shares in travel firm Thomas Cook were 23% higher in afternoon trading on news of £200 million of new financing for the firm.At the weekend the firm reached agreement with its lenders to provide it with new access to funding. Shares in the company initially fell 75% last week after it said it was in [...]
Small business advice by the Genghis Khan guide
As the economic gales continue to blow, veteran small business survivors argue getting clever about sales can help firms get through tough times.Speculation about what commentators call “meltdown” merely ramps up anxiety levels, as do most attempts to apply graphic metaphors to economic, political or social upheavals. So instead of probing the economic gloom, businesses [...]