Seventy years before Peter Doig even thought of producing his first richly embroidered landscape, Canadian painters had set the standard for him... more
The London Stock Exchange and those who support its plan to merge with the Toronto Stock Exchange have been quick to label a rival bid, put together by a group of Canadian banks and institutions, as protectionist... more
The 47-storey Cheesegrater tower will begin its ascent early next year after British Land seals its partnership with a Canadian pension fund to develop the £340 million scheme... more
A 50% stake in a giant shopping mall being built next to the site of the 2012 London Olympics is sold to Dutch and Canadian pension funds for £871.5 million... more
City Comment: It is astonishing how we are all prisoners of conventional wisdom and lazily assume that the business models of today will be the business models of the future... more
Could Aggreko be attracting admiring glances?
The temporary power supplier took pole position on the FTSE 100 winners list after broking heavyweight HSBC started coverage on the group with a buy rating... more
As Education Secretary Michael Gove launches a policy to let teachers and parents start their own schools, Anne McElvoy talks to the west Londoners whose plans for one are well under way... more
The “new” General Motors launched with chief executive Fritz Henderson saying the vehicle maker plans to woo back US consumers and repay the taxpayer for a $50 billion bail-out... more
Beyonce is back in town, Throbbing Gristle are doing something arty at the ICA, while nu-folkster Adem puts on another super-quiet Homefires gig.... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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