Business News
No cash bonuses for top Goldman staff
The US investment bank Goldman Sachs says its 30 top managers will receive no cash bonuses this year.
Inside Business News
£2,400: the bill every family will pay
Friday, 11 December 2009
The true extent of the financial pain that will be felt by households and public services over the next few years was laid bare yesterday by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Gilts slip as fears of credit downgrade for UK grow
Friday, 11 December 2009
Yields rise sharply across government bond market City complains about lack of PBR clarity
Britons may be £1.45trn in debt but they are worth £9trn, says ONS study
Friday, 11 December 2009
Data from new research reveals huge North-South divide in household wealth
Royal Mail posts profits rise but pension plan still to be delivered
Friday, 11 December 2009
Volumes continue to fall, with strikes only on hold
Sports Direct bets on World Cup boost for sale of England shirts
Friday, 11 December 2009
Sportswear retailer raises forecasts despite tough times for the high street
JJB hires new chief executive from Currys owner
Friday, 11 December 2009
JJB Sports took another major step along its road to recovery by hiring Keith Jones, the current retail director at Currys owner DSGi, as chief executive yesterday. The sports equipment retailer said Mr Jones, who has been at the electricals group for the past 10 years, will join no later than 1 March.
HMV mulls making a move on Mama Group
Friday, 11 December 2009
The music and video games retailer HMV last night bought an 8.2 per cent stake in Mama, the live music and management group which runs venues including London's Hammersmith Apollo, Jazz Café and Heaven.
Tesco claims to beat O2 and Orange with £20 monthly iPhone deal
Friday, 11 December 2009
Tesco is to enter the increasingly crowded market for Apple's iPhone next week when the grocer will launch a mini price war on the smartphone. The supermarket group, which secured the rights to the phone last month, will start selling the 3G and 3GS iPhone models on Monday, offering a annual contract for just £20 a month. Customers will have to pay £222 for the basic 3G 8GB handset however.
Obama pay tsar to set $500,000 salary limit
Friday, 11 December 2009
Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's "pay tsar", has proposed a $500,000 salary cap for hundreds of employees at companies bailed out by the US taxpayers, but is expected to soften the new rules with exemptions for some key staff.
Citigroup sounds out investors on $15bn cash call to repay bail-out
Friday, 11 December 2009
Regulators urge caution over bank's ambitions
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