Business Analysis & Features
When will the new bubbles burst?
The markets are on a high, but with unemployment, bankruptcies and repossessions still rising, is this buoyancy sustainable, asks Sean O'Grady
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The mystery of why house prices are still rising
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Sean O'Grady: With unemployment up and people avoiding debt, why aren't property prices falling?
The unanswered questions around the emergency HBOS cash call
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Just four months before its humiliating collapse into the arms of Lloyds, the bank's chairman assured shareholders that it had sufficient funds for at least a year. How could he have got it so wrong? Ian Fraser reports
Roll up, roll up, for the great bank sell-off
Sunday, 8 November 2009
But who will buy the pieces chipped off Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds? Richard Northedge reports on the impact of Neelie Kroes's order
An Ossi success amid the disenchantment
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Two decades after the fall of Communism, and 19 years after reunification, Victor Sebestyen reports on one of Europe's biggest economic triumphs
The G20 wants to stop climate change – but who on earth will pay for it?
Saturday, 7 November 2009
As finance ministers meet in St Andrews, Sean O'Grady looks at prospects for progress
The Big Question: Is quantitative easing creating more problems than it is solving?
Friday, 6 November 2009
The lucky man of mining
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Just six years after starting FTSE 250-listed Talvivaara, using largely untried techniques to extract nickel, Pekka Pera is becoming a major player in the mining industry.
Life in the City: Closing down the fast lane
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
High-frequency traders are already under attack from US regulators. Now City minister Lord Myners wants a similar sort of crackdown in this country. Stephen Foley explains why the technique is so controversial
James Moore: Questions and answers on the bank shake-up
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Q. So exactly how much more of our money are these banks taking?
Retail's chance to shine again
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
After a difficult Christmas in 2008, retailers are more optimistic this year, reports James Thompson
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