http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-12868-north-america/topic-rss.do North America RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23766399-pots-kettles-and-moscows-mayor.do 2009-11-09T08:08:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23761606-why-havent-dvds-made-my-baby-a-genius.do If, like me, you belong to the demographic unfairly called "pushy parents", this has not been a good week 2009-10-28T08:59:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23756328-some-of-the-big-names-who-are-set-to-benefit.do 2009-10-14T09:06:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/travel/article-23756407-skis-at-the-ready-for-the-new-season.do The recession has hit hard but the top resorts are still a hive of activity 2009-10-14T10:17:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23745338-balfour-to-raise-cash-for-acquisition.do Balfour Beatty is on the verge of a major acquisition believed to be in the US which will see it go to shareholders to raise around £350 million via a rights issue 2009-09-17T08:12:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23734053-enrc-set-to-buy-on-rally.do Eurasian Natural Resources, the Kazakh miner with the revolving boardroom door, is planning a shopping spree as it eyes a recovery in the global metals market 2009-08-19T07:26:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23685476-adidas-to-slash-jobs-as-profits-take-a-nosedive.do Adidas announced a major shake-up with huge job losses after its profits were virtually wiped out in the first quarter 2009-05-05T08:18:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23681417-pandemic-fears-wipe-billions-off-travel-shares.do Billions of pounds were wiped off the value of travel companies around the world amid growing fears of a swine-flu pandemic 2009-04-27T08:06:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23669240-compass-group-expects-3-percent-revenue-growth.do Compass Group PLC, the world's largest food service company, has said that it expects revenue growth of 3 percent in the six months ending 31 March, as the depreciation of the pound boosts the value of earnings in the United States and Europe 2009-03-31T10:18:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23666735-japans-exports-dive-led-by-cars-reverse.do Japanese exports fell by almost half in February from a year earlier, dragged down by plunging car sales to the United States and Europe 2009-03-25T09:15:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23641442-anxious-wait-for-uk-staff-as-toyota-cuts.do <strong>Engineering: </strong> Toyota's 5000 British workers are watching anxiously as the company, struggling to contain big losses, says it will freeze wages and offer voluntary redundancy to plant workers in North America 2009-02-13T09:26:48Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23609439-the-best-of-the-best.do Who do the experts consider to be the actor, dancer, playwright or conductor at the very top of their game? We asked our critics to give their highly subjective views. 2008-12-30T11:47:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23603262-polish-that-estuary-accent---class-war-is-back.do BBC presenters come and go but none with quite such scrutiny and debate as the Today programme's Ed Stourton 2008-12-17T09:47:58Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23602409-market-report-3i-shares-at-lowest-since-floating-as-deals-dry-up.do Shares in private-equity giant 3i hit the skids for the second day in a row, tumbling to their lowest since floating 14 years ago 2008-12-16T09:45:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23597892-pound-could-soon-be-worth-just-one-euro.do Sterling was on course for its worst week ever against the European single currency, raising the prospect of a one pound euro. 2008-12-05T14:48:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23592994-qinetiq-boosted-to-46m-by-us.do <strong>Defence:</strong> Selling military robotics to the US army means the boffins at QinetiQ are looking increasingly to the West. 2008-11-26T14:03:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23586956-slowdown-hits-cathay-pacific.do Hong Kong's major airline Cathay Pacific faces a "very difficult" 2009 as the global economic slowdown saps travel demand, chief executive Tony Tyler says 2008-11-14T11:03:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23573060-its-payback-time-for-the-citys-greedy-freeloaders.do We are living through days comparable to the atrocities of September 2001 or the fall of communism in November 1989. Historians will look back at the autumn of 2008 as another moment of crisis when conventional assumptions were shattered almost overnight. 2008-10-15T08:36:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23559052-fitch-steers-gm-rating-lower.do <strong>Engineering: </strong>Carmaking giant General Motors has been downgraded deeper into junk territory on fears its liquidity could become a critical problem 2008-09-23T10:31:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23533225-now-swatch-proves-that-luxury-is-still-paying.do Swiss watch maker Swatch has provided fresh evidence that luxury goods makers are all-but immune to the slumping economy 2008-08-15T10:46:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23532751-ba-seals-its-tie-up-with-american-and-iberia.do British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has signed his controversial tie-up with American Airlines and declared he was convinced monopoly regulators would give it the green light 2008-08-14T14:18:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23524078-bat-booms-as-emerging-markets-keep-puffing.do Tobacco giant sees first half profits lifted as smokers in emerging markets switch to premium brands 2008-07-31T08:42:48Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23520297-economic-slump-aids-online-trade.do Online retailer Amazon.com has increased sales by more than 40% and doubled quarterly profit, suggesting that the economic slowdown might be, for now at least, benefiting internet traders 2008-07-24T09:08:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23514840-shell-in-talks-to-sell-wind-stake.do Shell is in talks to sell its stake in the stalled Thames windfarm project to two Continental energy giants 2008-07-10T12:56:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23490370-mighty-madonna-no-rest-for-the-queen-of-eye-popping-muscles.do Few can rival Madonna's strength in the pop charts, and by the looks of her bulging muscles, she'd be a formidable opponent in an arm wrestle too. 2008-06-04T16:37:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23489766-builders-are-rocked-by-worst-ever-slowdown.do Construction firms suffered their worst month on record in May as they were hit by the housing market downturn. 2008-06-03T10:06:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23488012-qinetiq-grows-in-us-as-jet-ski-joins-robot-line-up.do Defence equipment developer QinetiQ, known for its James Bond-style gadgets, is booming in the US 2008-05-28T10:28:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23428315-2007s-best-albums.do Paul Connolly takes a look at this year's best albums in pop, indie, rock and urban. 2007-12-17T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23420778-howling-at-the-wild-child.do Sean Penn doesn't seem to have too much sympathy for the abandoned family of his egotistical hero in his sometimes infuriating film, Into the Wild. 2007-11-13T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23404679-harrys-fifth-film-makes-164m-at-box-office.do The newest Harry Potter film has already made more than £164 million at the box office, making it the most successful so far in the series. 2007-07-17T11:09:04Z