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A new golden age for theatre? 'Oh Yes It Is' says Panto Panter

Even in the tough times, people still want to hear a story, says the Ambassador Theatre Group boss

Inside Business Analysis & Features

Proof that a business based on happiness can change the world

Sunday, 12 December 2010

Twenty years ago, a young entrepreneur set up a travel company that aimed to do far more than turn a profit. Despite the recent recession, it's never been more successful. Mary Novakovich meets its founder

Dashed: the last hope for final salary pensions

Saturday, 11 December 2010

The Government has denied companies a chance to slash their retirement scheme deficits. Simon Read reports

The business on...Lord Oakeshott, Liberal Democrat Peer

Saturday, 11 December 2010

The new Vince?Sort of. It's true that since becoming Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable has become a bit more circumspect about expressing his views, even on bankers (his previous bêtes noires), and that Lord Oakeshott has not been reluctant to step into the breach. But they're quite different.

Kathy Calvin on a United Nations Foundation trip to Haiti in February this year

Kathy Calvin: 'Money is welcome – but it isn't everything'

Thursday, 9 December 2010

Corporate expertise is just as valuable in changing the world, the UN Foundation's Kathy Calvin tells Sarah Arnott.

Artists' impression of the Shard near London Bridge

Office rents soar as new skyscrapers rise in city

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Nikhil Kumar: The capital's commercial rental market is recovering rapidly after a bruising decline during the recession.

A growing demand for coal from China, India and other fast-growing economies has helped fuel over 1,000 mergers and acquisitions in the sector this year alone

Around the world, miners scramble for coal

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Deal activity in the coal sector is being driven by growing demand from China and India. Nikhil Kumar reports

Wolfgang SchŠuble: Angela Merkel's pointman on the eurozone crisis?

The business on: Wolfgang Schäuble, Finance Minister, Germany

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Mr Schäuble was pushing the German party line again yesterday, dismissing calls from other European finance ministers for a new type of euro-denominated bond.

The bright stuff: Lego is the world's favourite toy. And despite the ongoing financial crisis, it is booming

The only Christmas present that never goes out of fashion

Monday, 6 December 2010

Nick Duerden: It's just lumps of snap-together plastic, yet in a virtual age, children are clamouring for Lego.

Many European fund managers are now turning their attentions  to the west and hailing Germany as the one of the best investment opportunities going

Boom time for investors in Germany

Sunday, 5 December 2010

Economic fundamentals and solid exports are driving Europe's top performer.

Xavier Rolet: London exchange chief drives the rough road

Sunday, 5 December 2010

The chief executive of the London Stock Exchange and keen rally driver knows he is taking a risk by challenging the equity derivatives market. Margareta Pagano meets Xavier Rolet.

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