Business Analysis & Features

New Starfalls back down to earth

Tuesday, 2 December 2008

The fund manager founded by John Duffield amid much fanfare in 2000 is in trouble after racking up debt now worth more than 10 times its falling market value. Mathieu Robbins reports

Survival: the gift that is out of stock

Sunday, 30 November 2008

Christmas trading represents the 'final throw of the dice' for some retailers, finds Simon Evans. So after Woolworths and MFI, who will be the next casualties?

No Flash in the pan. Adobe powers on

Sunday, 30 November 2008

Shantanu Narayen tells Maggie Lee why his digital-imaging group is leading the way in video coverage on the web

Cut-free zone: a company to copy in a slump

Sunday, 30 November 2008

Paul Rodgers reports from Tokyo on why it's all systems go at Canon because it didn't chase growth

The retail surgeon who may be the only hope of survival for some firms

Saturday, 29 November 2008

Hilco's Paul McGowan is set to be one of the new masters of the retail universe next year. James Thompson reports

Credit crisis diary: 29/11/2008

Saturday, 29 November 2008

A victory cheer that was a little prematureStandard Chartered Bank no doubt pays Finsbury a healthy retainer for its services, but the City PR firm does its best to earn its money. As the market closed on Thursday, when Standard Chartered's shares went ex-rights, Finsbury emailed contacts to crow about the 11 per cent gain the stock had racked up over the day. Sadly, come the end of the closing auction a few minutes later, the gain had turned into a 2 per cent loss. Still, you can't fault Finsbury for its efforts in getting even the briefest bit of good news out there for its clients.

The Big Question: Does the high street have a future, and if so what shape will it take?

Friday, 28 November 2008

EU unveils €200bn plan for recovery

Thursday, 27 November 2008

As nations strive to deliver Keynesian boosts to their economies, Europe's leaders say its move is not a 'one-size-fits-all' action. Sean O'Grady reports

Ripping up the fiscal rule book

Wednesday, 26 November 2008

It's 11 years since Gordon Brown made his fiscal rules the cornerstone of Labour's economic policy. Now they are to be replaced by a vague set of principles. Sean O'Grady reports

Sean O'Grady: No matter what Darling does, this is not going to be a short, sharp shock

Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Alistair Darling yesterday became the first Chancellor in a decade-and-a-half to present the House of Commons with a negative forecast for growth. Mr Darling says the UK economy will grow by about 0.75 per cent this year, and shrink by between 0.75 per cent and 1.25 in 2009, before returning to growth of 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent the year after.