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Nokia hit by an Apple crunch

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Nokia's attempts to match the Apple store failed. It hopes to do better in the smartphones battle, says Nick Clark

The death of a stockbroker?

Sunday, 6 December 2009

It's been a bad year for the broking industry with losses and reversals. And there could be a lot of scrapping before things settle down. But what will be left by the end of 2010, asks Simon Evans

BP's sun king reflects on solar power's future

Sunday, 6 December 2009

The solar industry has to drive down costs and wean itself off subsidies, the chief executive of the oil giant's photovoltaic business tells Mark Halper

The 40-year project to tap the sunlight of North Africa

Sunday, 6 December 2009

An ambitious project to import electricity from North African deserts faces plenty of political hurdles.

Is it merge or die for building societies?

Sunday, 6 December 2009

As more mutuals have to join forces to survive, Julian Knight investigates what the future holds for the banks' competitors

Darling's fight to keep voters and the credit markets sweet

Saturday, 5 December 2009

It's a big ask: how to convince the markets you're tough on the deficit, while staying in voters' good books. Sean O'Grady looks forward to the pre-Budget report

Universal appeal: Comcast's latest acquisition makes it a major media player

Friday, 4 December 2009

When Brian Roberts, the unflashy numbers guy who heads Comcast, made his audacious $5.8bn hostile takeover bid for the mighty Disney in 2004, he was sent away with the stock market equivalent of a flea in his ear. Disney's executives laughed off the offer from the upstart cable TV and internet provider, and Comcast's own shares were trashed. But that was hardly the end of Mr Roberts' ambitions. Far from it.

Dorothy Thompson: A burning ambition for power

Thursday, 3 December 2009

Europe's biggest coal-fired power station is betting the business on turning itself green the chief executive tells Sarah Arnott

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