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A whistleblower mystery that illuminates the inner turmoil of the banking sector

14 April 2017 11:00 pm

What troubled places banks have become, I thought as I listened to two news stories, one concerning a formal reprimand…

Does the truth about Trump’s art of the deal really matter?

1 April 2017 9:00 am

How good a businessman is Donald Trump? Maybe the answer doesn’t matter, since barring death or impeachment he’ll be the…

Spot the endangered species: white men grab the chairs while Hogg loses her job

18 March 2017 9:00 am

Tesco chairman John Allan provoked feminist fury by telling would-be non-exec directors, ‘If you’re a white male, tough: you’re an…

New European giants? Standard-Aberdeen looks a better bet than Peugeot-Vauxhall

11 March 2017 9:00 am

Budget week also turned out to be a week of notable deals. PSA, French owner of Peugeot and Citroën, went…

New European giants? Standard-Aberdeen looks a better bet than Peugeot-Vauxhall

9 March 2017 3:00 pm

Budget week also turned out to be a week of notable deals. PSA, French owner of Peugeot and Citroën, went…

London Stock Exchange picked a bad year to join a pan-European project

4 March 2017 9:00 am

The marriage of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse may not be stone dead but that’s the way to…

London Stock Exchange picked a bad year to join a pan-European project

2 March 2017 3:00 pm

The marriage of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse may not be stone dead but that’s the way to…

Why I’m glad that Unilever saw off predatory robot Kraft Heinz

25 February 2017 9:00 am

I was sorry Kraft Heinz’s £115 billion bid for Unilever collapsed so fast — unveiled on Friday, it was dead…

Why I’m glad that Unilever saw off predatory robot Kraft Heinz

23 February 2017 3:00 pm

I was sorry Kraft Heinz’s £115 billion bid for Unilever collapsed so fast — unveiled on Friday, it was dead…

My survey of bank closures suggests a new purpose for the tarnished Co-op

18 February 2017 9:00 am

Many thanks to the stampede of readers who sent news of bank branch closures. There’s certainly a national pattern, and…

My survey of bank closures suggests a new purpose for the tarnished Co-op

16 February 2017 3:00 pm

Many thanks to the stampede of readers who sent news of bank branch closures. There’s certainly a national pattern, and…

In this digital age, should we worry about bank branch closures? Yes we should

11 February 2017 9:00 am

Almost a decade after the financial crisis loomed, our high streets and town centres are full of life again: who…

In this digital age, should we worry about bank branch closures? Yes we should

9 February 2017 3:00 pm

Almost a decade after the financial crisis loomed, our high streets and town centres are full of life again: who…

Will Trump halt the hounding of UK and European banks? Don’t bet on it

4 February 2017 9:00 am

President Donald Trump is demolishing his predecessor’s legacy as fast as he can sign executive orders, but one thing for…

Will Trump halt the hounding of UK and European banks? Don’t bet on it

2 February 2017 3:00 pm

President Donald Trump is demolishing his predecessor’s legacy as fast as he can sign executive orders, but one thing for…

Is Mrs May’s industrial strategy just another misguided missile?

28 January 2017 9:00 am

The Prime Minister’s heralded ‘industrial strategy’ was robbed of headlines by the story of the misguided Trident missile. But it…

Is Mrs May’s industrial strategy just another misguided missile?

26 January 2017 3:00 pm

The Prime Minister’s heralded ‘industrial strategy’ was robbed of headlines by the story of the misguided Trident missile. But it…

As the rich get richer and Trump takes power, Davos Man should be very afraid

21 January 2017 9:00 am

I’ve objected before to the fact that supporters of Oxfam shops are unknowingly funding not only an aid charity but…

As the rich get richer and Trump takes power, Davos Man should be very afraid

19 January 2017 3:00 pm

I’ve objected before to the fact that supporters of Oxfam shops are unknowingly funding not only an aid charity but…

Inflation creeps back like the forgotten whiff of cigarette smoke

14 January 2017 9:00 am

From supermarkets to superyacht builders, sales figures are remarkably buoyant: consumer debt may be rising too, but no one can…

Inflation creeps back like the forgotten whiff of cigarette smoke

12 January 2017 3:00 pm

From supermarkets to superyacht builders, sales figures are remarkably buoyant: consumer debt may be rising too, but no one can…

Will disgruntlement prevail again in 2017? Who knows, but at least 2016 was quite fun

29 December 2016 3:00 pm

Most of my predictions for 2016 were wrong; so let’s not revisit them. But I was right, in January, to…

Will disgruntlement prevail again in 2017? Who knows, but at least 2016 was quite fun

29 December 2016 3:00 pm

Most of my predictions for 2016 were wrong; so let’s not revisit them. But I was right, in January, to…

Whatever happened to Sir George? A festive finale for an eventful year

10 December 2016 9:00 am

Many (well, several) of you asked me what happened to George, the supermarket chairman who was the anti-hero of my…

Whatever happened to Sir George? A festive finale for an eventful year

8 December 2016 3:00 pm

Many (well, several) of you asked me what happened to George, the supermarket chairman who was the anti-hero of my…