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An investor checks prices at a security firm in Wuhan, China. The country's economy is now second only to the US

The First Decade: Boom, bust and beyond

The West has seen 10 years of unbridled consumption and two major recessions. In the third part of our essay series, Hamish McRae looks at how the economic cycle unspooled – and why the smart money is on the booming East

Inside Business Analysis & Features

So what should Darling do today?

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Alistair Darling has to ensure that Britain makes it out of recession while tackling the deficit, and helping Labour to win a fourth term. So what is our diverse jury of experts hoping for from the pre-Budget report?

Eight ways bankers can beat the Revenue

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

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

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