Glencore is one of the world's most tight-lipped companies. Odd, then, that gaffe-a-minute chairman Simon Murray is moonlighting as a "senior adviser" to GPW... more
Chase Carey is the trusted outsider - the most senior decision-maker at the Murdoch clan table - who could succeed his 'close friend' if Wall Street has its way... more
Now and again it pays to take stock, to look at where we are and where we're heading. What I'm finding whenever the conversation goes down that route of late is uncertainty. Our leading business figures are worried - they cannot see where the growth is going to come from... more
When Sophie Goodchild found herself taking her Blackberry with her to the loo she realised technology was ruling her life. Here she passes on the advice from her 'techno detox' expert... more
Rupert Murdoch is such a convert to the world of Apple iPad and mobile apps that he has made the creation of a digital-only newspaper a top priority in the US... more
Kirsty Bertarelli is our most unlikely pop singer. She tells Gavanndra Hodge, she will not be happy until she has realised her dream of becoming a star... more
The Chancellor made a big point of the importance of an 80/20 split in his Emergency Budget speech this week. Harry Mount looks behind the theory to find why this ratio is thought so central to modern existence... more
Most of us know what a healthy, ethical community feels like. So why does deceit flourish in so many companies? Philip Delves Broughton has the answer.... more
Sir Mervyn Pedelty, former chief executive of Co-op Financial Sevices, and a non-executive director of insurance groups Hiscox and Resolution has died at the age of 61... more
Not everyone works just for financial gain. Unlike City bankers, many of us are driven by factors other than cash, says Philip Delves Broughton... more
After more than two decades Oliver Stone is making a sequel to Wall Street. Our reporter agrees it’s the perfect time for the monster to be reincarnated... more
There is only one topic for discussion on Wall Street at the moment, and that’s Goldman Sachs. For those inside the firm, this week’s announcement of blow-out quarterly profits, along with the surge in the firm’s stock price and the promise of large bonuses, doubtless came as a huge relief ... more
SOME would have it that the recent rise in the oil price is evidence of optimism - a sign that the global economy is getting stronger and that the prospects of recession turning into depression have dimmed.... more
Are you into instant gratification or do you always take the long view? Philip Delves Broughton reports on a new decision-making process that will change your life in minutes... more
In December 1983, Philip Geddes was killed in the IRA bomb attack on Harrods. I was at school with Philip — he was in the year ahead of me. I still have some books bearing his signature that he handed on to me when he left
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A sign of how deep the levels of denial still run in the banking industry came in phone calls last week from people who are, er, influential in the sector... more
West Side Story works because it brims with top-flight songs and is, sadly, eternal in its subject matter - the brutal circle of life on the mean streets, says Anne McElvoy.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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