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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

Opening time for Wetherspoon

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Pubs across Britain are closing at a record rate. So how does JD Wetherspoon feel confident enough to promise to open 250 new outlets in the next five years?

Business Focus: Selling Britain to China

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

The UK is going all out to attract Chinese investment at Expo 2010 – which is set to be the biggest international trade fair in history

Watch out world: Geox is sticking the boot in

Sunday, 29 November 2009

How did an Italian shoe manufacturer, launched in a small town just 14 years ago, come to be the second biggest in the world after Clarks? No sweat

Foundations laid for a housing recovery

Sunday, 29 November 2009

Figures from the UK's mortgage lenders suggest the worst may be over. Richard Northedge reports

Time to clip the wings of the vultures?

Saturday, 28 November 2009

This week vulture funds hit another desperately poor country with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. Charities want a new law to stop them, reports James Moore

Andrew Cosslett: Suite dreams for the future

Thursday, 26 November 2009

The Business Interview: There is light at the end of the tunnel at last, the chief executive of Intercontintal Hotels Group tells Sarah Arnott

TiVo switches back on to British television in Virgin Media tie-up

Thursday, 26 November 2009

The set-top box maker TiVo is a household name in the US but failed to crack the UK market. It is now back for a second go with a new partner. Nick Clark reports

Britain's appetite for fast food is proving insatiable

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

The number of takeaway outlets in Britain's 10 largest cites rose by 8 per cent last year as cash-strapped customers looked for cheaper food options, reports James Thompson

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