The crisis at pubs group Mitchells & Butlers erupted into open warfare today when the company complained to the City takeover panel about the behaviour of its own shareholders... more
Goldman Sachs employees may celebrate their bonus achievements in champagne these days, but they still remember when it was down to the local for a good, old-fashioned pint. Not anymore, it seems ... more
Tottenham Hotspur tycoon Joe Lewis and horseracing magnates John Magnier and JP McManus could soon find themselves able to call the shots at pubs group Mitchells & Butlers... more
Tottenham Hotspur tycoon Joe Lewis and horseracing magnates John Magnier and JP McManus could soon find themselves able to call the shots at pubs group Mitchells & Butlers ... more
Hedging is a mug's game, the cynics say. Trying to hedge your bets on the direction of fuel prices, interest rates or currency movements can sometimes make the best brains look like fools ... more
Tim Clarke just had to go, but in some ways it's a shame. The chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers stepped down last week at the second attempt, finally paying the price for a disastrous entanglement with Robert Tchenguiz.... more
Tim Clarke has quit as chief executive of pub chain Mitchells & Butlers after losses on a disastrous hedging strategy spiralled towards £500 million ... more
Leisure Pubs giant Mitchells & Butler (M&B) today called time on dividend payments for the immediate future, as it said it would concentrate on lowering its medium-term debt... more
Consumer: Britain's pub companies endured another day of misery on the stock market, with speculation rising that they will be forced to merge in order to prop each other up... more
Now that the taxpayer, via the Bank of England, has saved the banks from their foolishness in the mortgage market, those rescued banks can bankrupt taxpayers who have been foolish with their mortgages... more
Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers bows to pressure from property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz, agreeing to put his representatives on the board and shake-up the business in line with his wishes... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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