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Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson suggests


Features

Nick Kochan meets Jim French, chief executive of the growing British regional carrier that makes a virtue of fuel efficiency and passenger convenience

Features

A parable of management folly

A parable of management folly

Matthew Lynn draws lessons from the disastrous strategies pursued by the Swiss giant that was once among the strongest and most respected financial institutions in Europe

The Tigger approach

The Tigger approach

People on tighter budgets are more concerned about the quality and ethics of what they buy, because their money is more precious, Justin King, Sainsbury’s ebullient chief executive, tells Ben Laurance

Investor

Commodity of the month: Ferrochrome

Ferrochrome is an alloy of chrome and iron containing 50-70 per cent chrome.

There’s no need for blind pessimism

There’s no need for blind pessimism

The investment outlook is stormy – but this could still be the time to buy, argues Ben Laurance

In this week's issue

Safe as houses: why Nationwide survived

Matthew Lynn says Britain’s largest building society prospered by refusing to follow fashion — while its bolder, greedier rivals have all gone bust or been taken over

Matthew Lynn

The No. 1 tax detective agency

Ross Clark takes a look at the TaxPayers’ Alliance

Ross Clark

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