Kim Kardashian has been voted the Most Annoying Celebrity of the summer in a poll carried out by Parade.com and omg! as part of their 2011 Summer Pop Culture Survey... more
Labour is planning to ditch its support for a third runway at Heathrow. Maria Eagle, the shadow Transport Secretary, says: "Ed Miliband has always been clear that he is sceptical about a third runway at Heathrow." Hmmm...... more
So, Xchanging ends up with egg all over its Boat Race (geddit?) with a thumping £112 million of impairments, the departure of the chief executive and a share collapse of more than 50%... more
Is the writing on the wall for The Donald? The last series of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice in the US had 45% fewer viewers than the previous run... more
For a heart-warming rags to riches tale we turn to Donald Trump: American Billionaire, BBC 2’s tough Sunday night investigative report into the lovable property tycoon (clears throat)... more
Have the Lib Dems thought through their plan to tax houses over £1 million? They “might find the definition of a house less than clear-cut”... ... more
The self-styled "world's local bank" stepped into controversy last year when it used a fat white man called Brian as the model for a Sumo wrestler in an advertising campaign. ... more
Further proof that even the mighty "Magic Circle" City law firms are not immune. No sooner does Linklaters announce cuts than arch-rival Clifford Chance reveals it too is taking a long, hard look at its partners... more
Leisure: Property tycoon Donald Trump's casino empire has been given until 21 January to negotiate a debt restructuring after it missed an interest payment... more
Tycoon Donald Trump is suing Deutsche Bank and other investment houses as the credit crunch hits his plans to build America's second-biggest tower... more
Throughout his successful career, Donald Trump must have encountered some hair-raising moments in the boardroom as he clinched multi-million property deals.... more
The groom wore white, the bride wore pink - and those of a sensitive disposition averted their eyes. Ivana Trump's fourth wedding was never going to be a day for shy and retiring types and the £1million ceremony lived up - or down - to expectations... more
Donald Trump is more famous for his terrible hair than his fortune, and now his youngest child appears destined for the same fate. As the entrepreneur stepped out for a family outing with wife Melania and son Barron William at a charity even in New York yesterday, it was startlingly clear the littlest Trump has inherited his father's hair style
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January has been the month of very public falls from grace in the business world. Last week, Thomas Krens, 61, resigned as director of Manhattan's prestigious Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation. Earlier came the news that investor Eddie Lampert had lost a ton of money at his hedge fund, ESL Investments. A year or two ago he seemed untouchable, the first Wall Street financier to earn more than $1 billion in a year. Then there's Barry Diller, normally venerated in media circles, who has seen the worth of his interactive commerce company, IAC, tank, and is now locked in battle with co-owner John Malone... more
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