Growth
- NewsAOL
The fastest-growing cities in the world
Cities are bouncing back from the financial crisis - particularly in developing countries. While around a fifth of the world's cities are still getting back on their feet, about half of all metropolitan regions have fully recovered from the
3-min read - BusinessAOL
Babyboomers are redefining pension investment
Investing for retirement used to be able putting your money away in sensible investments that would produce a regular income and keep you ticking over. But as life expectancy increases, the need for growth is starting to dominate retirees'
2-min read - NewsAOL
Bad news for Osborne: US set to grow faster than UK
George Osborne has taken to opening his Budget speeches with great news about the impressive growth of the UK - powering ahead of rivals including Europe and the US. However, he's going to have to come up with a new opening number next time,
2-min read - NewsAOL
Shocking scale of UK deficit
Given the number of times that George Osborne has talked about eradicating the deficit, you could be forgiven for thinking that the country's borrowing is under control. You might even think we're about to break even. However, if
3-min read - NewsAOL
Regional investment plans revealed
The Government is today setting out plans for £5 billion of investment in building homes, improving transport links and opening up new training opportunities in projects across England. Ministers said the spending - to be allocated to local
- BusinessAOL
UK's new car market experiences longest period of growth since 1980s
May saw yet another increase in the UK car market, meaning it has experienced its 27th consecutive month of growth, breaking a record that was set in the late
- NewsAOL
Economy growth revised upwards
Hopes for Britain's flourishing recovery were boosted further after official figures revealed the economy grew by more than initially thought between April and June. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revised growth in the second
