London Briefing: inflation basket shows changes in societyOut go yoghurt drinks and sat navs and in come supplements and Spotify subscriptionsWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
John Lewis set to reduce staff bonus payout againReduction reflects a fall in profits at the group, particularly in its food retail armWed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00
Barclay’s boss Jenkins has his ‘L’Oréal moment’Deciding ‘he’s worth it’ means a £1.1m bonus for chief executive at loss-making bankWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Watershed in Lloyds’ recovery marked by £20m boardroom bonus haulLong-suffering shareholders in Lloyds Banking Group expect a token dividend this FridayWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Political point-scoring continues as spotlight shined into HSBC scandalFallout from tax evasion activities of bank’s Swiss operations not abatingWed Feb 18 2015 - 01:00
Every little helps as sales at Tesco show slight improvement but problems remainImpact of the supermarket’s new boss already being felt on bottom lineWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
London Briefing: oil price rout sends BP $1bn into redOil giant has entered ‘challenging’ phase of low prices, warns chief executiveWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Li Ka-shing’s 02 power play must clear hurdle of regulatory approvalConsumers fear that fewer phone operators in UK will result in higher billsWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
London Briefing: every little helps to reshape history at TescoUntil now Terry Leahy had appeared happy to maintain a dignified silence on Tesco’s travailsWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Philips homeward bound from MorrisonsOusting of Irish man inevitable after worst performance among major British supermarket chainsWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Retailers count true cost of Black FridayLondon Briefing: Spending splurge dents Christmas profitsWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Co-operative the only British bank to fail ‘doomsday’ stress testsBailed-out Bank of Scotland and Lloyds scrape through while inflation remains lowWed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00
Tesco’s latest profit blows chill wind ahead of ChristmasLondon Briefing: chief executive Dave Lewis declines to put timetable on recovery planWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Tesco chief hopes every little helps as he shakes up managementStocks of capable leaders look to be running low at the supermarket chainWed Dec 03 2014 - 01:00
Black Friday the colour of money for UK retailersBritain’s retailers are gearing up for their busiest-ever online shopping day at the end of this week with huge discounts on a wide range of goodsWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Women to fore as M&S hunt for new chief executiveWeir not only woman seeking a top job with retailerWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
Sandwich-making as a slice of real lifeIrish food group Greencore raises the ire of Daily Mail by looking to hire Hungarian workersWed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Landmark ruling on overtime is good news for workers in UKBut bad news at Rolls-Royce as it will lay off more than 2,500 employeesTue Nov 04 2014 - 21:05
Lloyds abandons promise on branches as it announces loss of further 9000 jobsBranches scheduled for closure represent almost 10 per cent of retail networkWed Oct 29 2014 - 14:31
Bank of England payments system failure spooks investorsLondon Briefing: chaos in City as part of automated system crashesWed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
Mulberry issues profits warning amid falling earningsAccessories group hit by fall in demand for luxury goods and bad strategiesWed Oct 15 2014 - 01:00
Laughing at French nation backfires spectacularlyLondon Briefing: gaffe by shows chief executives should leave jokes to comediansWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Misplaced poster reflects desperate battle for sales in beleaguered grocery sectorFocus shifts from Tesco to Sainsbury’s as it updates the marketWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
What happens when phone companies don’t talkPhones4U’s loss is the gain of other phone retailers but for how long?Wed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
Scottish question sends metropolitan elite into a panicWarnings of dire consequences have induced leaders to take actionWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Lewis shops for suggestions as Tesco’s list of problems lengthensRetailer’s new chief executive has battle ahead to get business ready for ChristmasWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Carney accused of sending out mixed messages on interest rate riseLondon Briefing: Bank of England governor flip-flops on timing of higher ratesWed Aug 20 2014 - 01:00
Tesco presents Lewis with long shopping list of problemsRetailer’s incoming chief faces the stark possibility of cutting dividendsThu Aug 14 2014 - 14:52
No sympathy for Britain’s banks as scale of their misdeeds unfoldsLondon Briefing: banks have much more to do before the time for remorse endsWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:00
It seems bankers cannot be banked on to be virtuousA threat of jail would be better than an oath to ensure good conduct by bankersWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:00
Royal Mail finding it harder to deliverLondon Briefing: disappointing trading update has taken glow off Royal Mail’s sharesWed Jul 23 2014 - 01:00
Experian shareholders ready to revolt as chairman’s exit fails to allay concernsMerrion Hotel will be arena for Irish-domiciled FTSE 100 company’s AGMWed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00
M&S admits it missed goals at WembleyLondon Briefing: retailer’s board tackled by shareholders at agm in London stadiumWed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00
Ocado’s long-awaited profit fails to convince bearsGrocery price war take shine off earningsWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Pay and performance on the table againIt’s time to look at how much bosses get and whether they are worth itWed Jun 25 2014 - 01:00
When it comes to floating on the stock market, missing the point can be costlyLondon Briefing: many newly floated companies are trading below their IPO pricesWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Sports Direct boss plays for elusive bonusShareholders due to decide on proposals in JulyWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
‘Boris Bikes’ sponsorship runs out of roadLondon Briefing: Barclays link with bike scheme was dogged by accusations of stitch-upWed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
Will investors say yes to ‘the bank that likes to say yes’ when TSB floats?Lloyds Banking Group to confirm Trustee Savings Bank to be spun offTue May 27 2014 - 22:24
AstraZeneca must now deliver on its own promisesBritish pharma group may have seen off Pfizer but unsettled investors will require delivery on challenging targets it set itself in defence of the assault by US rival as share price fallsWed May 21 2014 - 02:05
Pfizer chief faces hostile grilling on takeover bidWestminster not happy with Ian Reid’s pledges on takeover of AstraZenecaWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
Conflicting diagnoses on Pfizer’s bid for AstraZenecaEveryone from union officials to London’s mayor has an opinion on the offerWed May 07 2014 - 01:00
Senior US banker skips away from BarclaysHugh ‘Skip’ McGee’s departure comes amid a furore over bonuses at the bankWed Apr 30 2014 - 01:07
Deals and rumours of deals send pharma sector into a spinLondon Briefing: major drug shares in UK soar on talk of mergers, acquisitions and asset swapsWed Apr 23 2014 - 01:00
Agm season heralds showdowns with company shareholdersBarclays Bank faces bonus backlash while Tesco reports second year of declineWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:00
Ashley puts cat among the pigeons with House of Fraser moveBoss of UK’s biggest sports retailer often says one thing and then does anotherWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
UK regulator in nightmare scenario over report on ‘zombies’London briefing: Martin Wheatley is under fire over the handling of a leak of an insurance inquiryWed Apr 02 2014 - 11:58
London Briefing: Justin King no longer reigns over Sainsbury’s sales growthBank of England bucks trend with appointment of Nemat Shafik as deputy to governor Mark CarneyWed Mar 19 2014 - 01:00
British Co-op group rocked as chief executive resignsEuan Sutherland describes organisation as ‘ungovernable’Wed Mar 12 2014 - 01:00
Get set for price of London apartments to spiral to £36mWith 9 per cent annual rises, plush pads will go through the roof by 2050Wed Mar 05 2014 - 01:00
