The management chaos at Mitchells & Butlers continues as chief executive Adam Fowle suddenly quits following a rumoured spat with 23% shareholder Joe Lewis... more
The new Bribery Act coming in to force next year means that invitations to the cricket, the football, the Olympics and more could be seen as bribery, say lawyers... more
Market Round-up: Cairn Energy is as close as anyone came to drumming up a story on a typically quiet summer's day, with some punting the idea its Greenland drilling campaign is poised to come up double trumps... more
Credit Suisse tells investors that fears about the Chinese economy are overdone, as it persuades them that mining stocks have been sold off too heavily... more
Pubs giant Mitchells & Butlers is looking forward to a merry Christmas and a more profitable new year, the group behind All Bar One and O’Neill’s said ... more
According to a close friend of Roger Carr, “this is a great moment for him — he feels everything in his career has led to this. He’s not being arrogant or overconfident. He just feels he’s uniquely placed... more
Property group Segro has launched a deeply discounted £500 million rights issue, becoming the latest — but not the last — property company to seek more cash from investors... more
The lack of spare cash in drinkers’ pockets appears to be having a detrimental effect on the UK’s big pub chains, judging by the collapse in their share prices this year.... more
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