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Crossrail not a key priority for us, warns Vince Cable

21.09.09
Crosrail's future was thrown into unprecedented doubt as its all-party support appeared to unravel... more

TfL wins £1billion loan from Europe to fund 'unstoppable' Crossrail

08.09.09
A vital £1 billion loan has been obtained by Transport for London to help fund Crossrail... more

Jaguar Land Rover secures £175 million funding

11.08.09
Jaguar Land Rover received a £175 million cash injection of private funding and the carmaker’s Indian owners Tata said it is no longer seeking state support ... more

Jaguar is eager to prove it is not just about The Body

13.07.09
There was a curious sight outside the Saatchi Gallery on the Kings Road at lunchtime a couple of days ago. A group of a dozen or so grown men, and a few well-groomed women, excitedly gathered around two new gleaming Jaguar cars, which had stopped by the kerb... more

Jaguar Land Rover pushes the boat out to sell its cars

30.06.09
It may be cutting costs to the bone back home in the Midlands but Jaguar Land Rover is not shy of extravagance when it needs to keep up appearances... more

Jaguar Land Rover makes massive £306m loss and drags Tata deep into the red

26.06.09
The Jaguar Land Rover takeover has dragged India's Tata Motors to its first loss since 2001... more

Supercar maker takes over Saab with taxpayer help

16.06.09
Loss-making car manufacturer Saab is to be bailed out by the European taxpayer and end up in the hands of fellow Swedish company Koenigsegg, the maker of $1-million-a-time supercars... more

The awkward truth about this ‘green energy’ Budget

23.04.09
The return of King Coal, a kickstart for the stalled wind revolution, the bridging of the UK energy gap - that is three ways of looking at a Budget... more

Car sales crash 59 per cent but Mandelson says industry can survive

20.03.09
The number of new cars produced last month in the UK crashed 59% according to new figures, but manufacturers can still survive, Lord Mandelson has said... more

IMF welcomes Eastern Europe plan

27.02.09
Finance: The International Monetary Fund said it welcomed the joint package by three global banks to help eastern European banks and businesses, and would continue to support crisis countries on a macroeconomic level... more

Mandelson dragged into row over oligarch bail-out

23.02.09
Lord Mandelson's aides said he has ruled himself out of making any decision to bail out a UK van-maker owned by his friend Oleg Deripaska... more

Cash key as Nissan faces a dive into red

19.02.09
Engineering: Nissan plans to tap capital markets, seek government loans and sell property to conserve cash as it faces its first loss in nine years... more

Mandelson set to unveil help for car industry

27.01.09
Transport: Business Secretary Peter Mandelson is set to outline a package of measures to help Britain's struggling car industry... more

Mandelson's £2.3bn loan package for car industry

27.01.09
Car manufacturers were thrown a recession lifeline when Lord Mandelson announced a multi-billion-pound plan to prop up the industry... more

Come on, Boris, cheer us all up and rebuild our confidence for 2009

22.12.08
A recession is upon us. For many consumers, business leaders and politicians, it's the first they can remember. Gordon Brown has portrayed himself as saviour of the universe; Boris has his recovery plan. But are our leaders making the right decisions for the economy - above all in London? ... more

Clearers fast-forward aid for small business

03.12.08
Banking: Britain's clearing banks speed up their promises of more help for small business as the Government drops plans to force them to lend more under new legislation... more

Small firms dismayed by Darling's small print

25.11.08
Budget report: The enthusiasm of small businesses for the Pre-Budget Report's £7 billion recession package was being dampened today as companies examined the small print... more

Chancellor frustrated that £35bn is not finding its way to small firms

30.10.08
Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling provoked a fresh war with Britain's banks as they insisted that small businesses benefit from the £35billion bail-out... more

Brown tells banks: Give small firms loan deals

29.10.08
Gordon Brown warned banks that he would force them to increase lending to small businesses to combat the recession... more

Olympics media centre cut back to rein in costs

09.10.08
Olympics chiefs have drastically scaled down the 2012 media centre in a bid to save up to £100million from the Games budget... more

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