Jul 29 2008 WalesOnline BUDGET airline Ryanair yesterday said first quarter profits tumbled 85%, after it faced a near doubling of its fuel bill. And the Dublin carrier warned it could make a full-year loss of up to 60m (£47.3m) if oil prices remained high and fares fell by resources of 5%. The gloomy update from Ryanair shook the ...

Jul 29 2008 by the agency of Aled Blake, Western Mail ENERGY efficiency is now among the top cost-cutting priorities for Welsh businesses looking to combat the impact of a potential economic slowdown, according to research by the Carbon Trust. But businesses are still wasting almost £470,000 a day on small energy efficiency, the survey reveals. Executives rank energy ...

Jul 29 2008 by Aled Blake, Western Mail MINING venture Energybuild has been tipped as a prime company to buy shares in by a most important City stockbroker. The Aberpergwm transaction floated on the Alternative Investment Market last year and has hit its production and growth targets. Now, thanks in part to the global rising cost of coal and ...

Jul 29 2008 by dint of. Aled Blake, Western Mail SIR Terry Matthews yesterday confirmed he was reviewing the options for the future of his struggling Newport Networks venture. Alternative Investment Market- listed Newport has suffered poor sales for its next-generation internet technology and he said there are likely to be redundancies at the company as a spring. Earlier ...

Jul 29 2008 By Aled Blake, Media Wales SPANISH-owned high street bank Abbey has overtaken Halifax as the biggest lender of new mortgages in the UK, new figures have revealed. Abbey said its experience of the new residence loan market soared to around 26% in the first six months of the year, toppling Halifax from the pole position. The ...


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