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'Genericide': When brands get too big
Friday, 10 June 2011
What do escalators, asprin and yo-yos have in common? They're all victims of 'genericide'. Rhodri Marsden explores the perils of ubiquity for products – and the complex legal battle it provokes
Jack Domme: HDS heads for the cloud in face of data flood
Thursday, 9 June 2011
The Business Interview: The data explosion is causing headaches for companies that one chief executive can cure. Nick Clark meets him.
Webchat: Investing in Asia
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Join us for today's webchat live at 1pm and submit your questions about investing in Asia.
HMV's bank masters give it more time
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
The retailer has two more years, but lenders have it 'over a barrel' and the pressure is on
Apple's icloud puts rivals in the shade
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Steve Jobs came out of sick leave yesterday to launch Apple's digital music storage service. Stephen Foley reports
The Business On: Peter Diamond, Professor of Economics, MIT
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
His specialism is social security and the labour market – with two colleagues, he shared the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences last year for his work on employment markets in the US.
'We've got to show that business is a force for good'
Sunday, 5 June 2011
For the first time in decades, industry and ministers are on the same side, says the new CBI president
Choppy waters for shipping magnate
Saturday, 4 June 2011
The knives are out for the man known in Norway as 'Big Wolf'. Sean Farrell looks at the story of his rise to riches – and infamy
Money talks: the men who really own Britain
Saturday, 4 June 2011
The abuse scandal at a Bristol care home has put the shadowy world of private equity in the spotlight.
The price is right: The 99p Stores chain has emerged as a recession winner
Saturday, 4 June 2011
How did one man conquer the bargain-basement market? Mat Snow reports on a shopping sensation
The business on...John Elkann, Chairman, Fiat
Saturday, 4 June 2011
He looks a little young?Yes, he is rather fresh-faced – he turned 35 a couple of months ago.
David Price: The defence experts making big advances
Thursday, 2 June 2011
The Business Interview: Chemring is proving resilient despite government cutbacks. Sarah Arnott meets its chief executive.
Higher hurdles for millionaire grocers
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Directors will now have to do more for their money as Tesco looks to appease investors on pay
Here's why the next Facebook could be British...
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
US companies have dominated the web, but Nick Clark says a search for the next big thing could return some .co.uk hits
'Selling books is what I do. I am a specialist'
Sunday, 29 May 2011
As saviour-elect at Waterstone's he is greeted with near ecstasy, but can Daunt revive the ailing chain?
Gadgets galore – and a nice friendly chat with Wendy
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Lakeland is cooking up a storm, with profits of £10m. Its secret? Listening to customers. Laura Chesters finds a kitchen Utopia in Windermere
Should Microsoft fire its $8bn man?
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer has presided over a decade of stagnation, claims a leading shareholder. Stephen Foley reports
The business on...Peter Dubens, Founder, Oakley Capital
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Do I know him?Maybe not, because he keeps a low profile, but Mr Dubens has been one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs over the past two decades.
Scott Durchslag: A traveller going places in new role at Expedia
Thursday, 26 May 2011
The Business Interview: Company president aims to expand the online travel firm's Asia operation and is drawing on his techie past.
Bank under fire again – from its own veterans
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
As the Bank of England prepares to assume unprecedented economic powers, it is feeling the heat, reports Sean O'Grady
The Business On: Steven Cohen, SAC Capital
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
This titan of the hedge fund industry has a decomposing shark at home in Connecticut, where his 14-acre estate is home to an astonishing collection of art, including that Damien Hirst to which you refer. But these days his focus is on sharks of a different kind, enemies in the federal government who seem out to get him.
Week Ahead: Water companies count the cost of leaky pipes
Monday, 23 May 2011
Investors' attention switches to the water utilities this week, with a number of groups in the sector releasing their full-year figures amid fears the severe weather experienced over the winter will result in fines being imposed for missed leakage targets.
Pity the jilted chiefs of LSE and Nasdaq, facing a truly frightening foe
Sunday, 22 May 2011
As a giant New York-Paris-Frankfurt exchange rival looms, should Xavier Rolet and Bob Greifeld just lick their wounds and join forces?
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