Some of Goldman Sachs’ biggest shareholders have told the investment bank to slash the size of its record bonus pot and pass on a bigger chunk of its earnings to investors
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Mothercare is hiring 400 extra UK staff over the next three years and ramping up the rate of its overseas store openings as the kidswear and baby-product specialist expands
A rise in the official inflation level today means only one in five savings accounts offers a real rate of return, leaving thousands of Britons facing depreciating nest eggs
Madonna and Robbie Williams’ kitchen-maker, Alternative Plans, was bought from administrators MCR by Leo Caplan, the entrepreneur who also bought kitchen designers Smallbone and Mark Wilkinson when they went bust
One of the country’s biggest suppliers of meals-on-wheels to the elderly today collapsed into administration, forcing councils to put back-up plans in place to prevent pensioners from going hungry
Analysis: Majestic Wine was popping the champagne corks as it posted first half sales up by £12.6m. But news from the rest of the off-licence industry is far more sober
Smokers could receive a vaccine to help kick the nicotine habit if GlaxoSmithKline’s latest $500 million (£300 million) deal works out
Model maker Hornby today posted first-half pre-tax profit down by two thirds to £700,000, but said its supply problems were over and the future looks “very positive”
The news that 50 of BlueCrest's millionaire hedge fund traders are fleeing London to set up camp in Geneva has sent shockwaves through the City
Waitrose said a big thank you to Marks & Spencer for its “high-profile advertising campaign” after the John Lewis-owned supermarket saw soaring sales of its tea bags, penne pasta and sausages, all featured in M&S’s price comparison ads
Shoppers look set to benefit from more discounts and offers on books and stationery this Christmas after WH Smith today said it expected “competitive trading” with its rivals in the coming months
Christopher Bailey, the designer credited with helping to turn Burberry into one of the world’s biggest fashion labels, was today appointed chief creative officer “in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the brand”
A fifth of the UK’s high-rolling entrepreneurs are planning to leave Britain when the 50% tax regime comes into play next April, accountancy firm Tenon warned today
Yell today announced a £660 million fundraiser via a placing and open offer, as the Yellow Pages publisher looks to cut its £3.8 billion debt pile
Aer Lingus, which fought off an acrimonious takeover bid from Ryanair, today said revenues fell 10% in the past three months compared with the same time last year
Lloyd’s of London insurers Hiscox and Beazley enjoyed the calm after the storm in the last three months, boosted by higher gross premiums and investment profits
Britain’s banks are causing a bottleneck in the commercial property market by holding onto seized assets rather than selling them on, an industry expert warned today
There was hard evidence of the building momentum in the commercial property market, when Segro announced a £110 million deal to sell a Southall industrial park
Bonfire night saw demand for fireworks rocket by a quarter year-on-year at John Lewis, helping the department store chain post yet another weekly sales rise, this time up 8%
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