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A fatal crash for Porsche and Volkswagen?
Matthew Lynn1st July, 2009
Matthew Lynn unravels the three-generation feud behind the crisis that has overtaken two of the mightiest names in German car-making and threatens to ruin both of them
Does the Bank of England deserve more power?
Richard Northedge24th June, 2009
Critics of Gordon Brown’s ‘tripartite’ regulatory structure want authority restored to Threadneedle Street, says Richard Northedge.
Trying to pick winners is a losers’ game
Charlotte Moore24th June, 2009
Charlotte Moore says wise investors ride the market via tracker funds, rather than trying to outsmart it
Like rabbits caught in the headlights
Scott Payton24th June, 2009
Humility, honesty and simplicity are what traumatised investors want from wealth managers, says Scott Payton
Setanta: the Gordon Brown of sports broadcasting
David Crow17th June, 2009
David Crow says the Irish-based football channel — like the Prime Minister — looked a winner during the boom years but failed to attract fans and will struggle to survive
City Life
Eric Ellis
17th June, 2009
Morning calm in financial markets despite mad Kim’s nuclear endgame
The bruiser who fought his way back
Nick Kochan10th June, 2009
Nick Kochan meets veteran property tycoon Gerald Ronson, who rebuilt his fortune and reputation after a stretch in Ford Open Prison for his role in the Guinness scandal
One day, the kharbouza will be mightier than the Kalashnikov
Elliot Wilson3rd June, 2009
Afghan farmers can prosper by producing the world’s finest melons, pomegranates and grapes, says Elliot Wilson, but first they must be weaned off growing the opium poppy
Any Other Business
Martin Vander Weyer
27th May, 2009
I don’t give a toss about my MP’s flat, but I’m bloody livid about council tax
It’s Groundhog Day for Obama’s economic team
James Doran20th May, 2009
The president and his men keep claiming to see green shoots, says James Doran, but their failure to impose reform in the banking sector means the financial crisis is far from over
Brown’s nemesis awaits — and his name is Brian
Matthew Lynn20th May, 2009
Matthew Lynn identifies the men who may soon declare the British government incapable of repaying its debts
New wine in old bottles
Lucinda Baring20th May, 2009
Lucinda Baring meets Simon Berry, chairman of a 200-year-old company that’s more modern than it looks
The British Bill Gates finds a formula for bad times
David Crow13th May, 2009
David Crow meets Mike Lynch, the computer scientist whose firm, Autonomy, makes software that knows how humans think — and can spot when they’re committing fraud
The business of politics
David Young13th May, 2009
As London’s mayor, Sir Alan, you’d be a mere apprentice
A new bank from a very old stable
Christopher Fildes6th May, 2009
The family firm of Weatherbys has been at the heart of British racing since the 18th century, says Christopher Fildes, and its recent venture into the troubled field of private banking looks like a safe bet
Are electric cars really the next big step for mankind?
Elisabeth Jeffries29th April, 2009
If internal combustion is going to be superceded by battery power, says Elisabeth Jeffries, carmakers and governments need to invest on a scale akin to the Apollo space programme
Can mercenaries defeat the Somali pirates?
Matthew Lynn22nd April, 2009
Matthew Lynn says private armies who made money in Iraq have spotted a promising new market: protecting merchant ships in pirate-infested waters off lawless Somalia
Any Other Business
Martin Vander Weyer22nd April, 2009
Eddie was a model public servant: that’s why Gordon was so rude to him
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