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King Kong: Why Hong Kong is booming again

06.11.09

Hong Kong used to be the place to go to seek your fortune when you'd failed in the City. But now only the most successful Londoners can afford to brave the high-risk, high-rise island... more

Pity MPs without a spouse around the House

30.10.09

I am beginning to feel a little sorry for our elected servants in Westminster. I know it sounds a little like suggesting that bankers work dreadfully hard and deserve every penny of their bonuses... more

Let’s hear it for the bank which takes pride in being dull

23.10.09

Rebuilding Britain's banks: When Britain's greatest comic writer PG Wodehouse penned Psmith In The City in 1908 there was more than a touch of the autobiographical about it ... more

Jamie Oliver's Ł14m move East

09.10.09

Jamie Oliver is raising Ł14 million from investors to fund a chain of his Italian restaurants across the Far East... more

Michael Page taking on staff as the pain eases

07.10.09

Recruitment giant Michael Page, which has shed almost a third of its own staff over the past year as first the financial crisis and then recession gripped its clients, suggested the pain may be coming to an end ... more

West Ham to continue Lucas Neill talks

03.08.09

West Ham are to continue talks this week with Lucas Neill in an attempt to keep him at Upton Park... more

No fee agreed for Xabi Alonso, say Liverpool

23.07.09

Liverpool have dismissed claims today that a fee has been agreed with Real Madrid for the sale of Xabi Alonso... more

Xabi Alonso's future still uncertain

20.07.09

Xabi Alonso joined up with the Liverpool squad last night for their Far East tour with his future at the club still uncertain... more

A record start for Standard chartered despite the stress

25.06.09

Standard Chartered, the Far East-facing bank, said it had enjoyed record levels of income and profits for the first five months of this year... more

Ratings cuts spell more Lloyds misery

17.02.09

Lloyds Banking Group continued to be rocked by last week's warning of losses totalling Ł11 billion at its recently acquired HBOS subsidiary ... more

Market report: Brokers unable to cheer up banks

02.02.09

Bank shares were beating a retreat again today despite the best efforts of some brokers to breathe fresh life into their shares.... more

Today's bailout - what the analysts say

19.01.09

The obvious question is: will all this money turn things around?... more

Glaxo eyes African medical firm Aspen

16.01.09

Health: British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is believed to be eyeing up Africa’s largest pharmaceutical firm, Aspen Pharmacare, for a Ł940 million takeover... more

Market report: Tate & Lyle turns sour as sweetener battle hots up

05.01.09

The David and Goliath struggle in the market for artificial sweeteners is leaving a sour taste in the mouth of Tate & Lyle shareholders... more

Laird sacks 4500 staff as mobiles dive

16.12.08

Telecoms: Electronics group Laird today said it was sacking 4500 workers in the US and China due to falling demand for mobile phones and other electronic gadgets... more

Pressure builds for Bank Rate to be cut by a point

27.10.08

Credit crisis: Bank of England urged to slash interest rates by a full percentage point as central bankers around the world face mounting pressure to tackle the global recession... more

Crisis fears over big bank trio

27.10.08

Fears that the financial crisis is set to engulf the Far East and other emerging markets today saw three of Europe's largest banks, which have so far weathered the credit crunch, come under renewed pressure.... more

Now HSBC is caught up in shares plunge

24.10.08

Shares plunged as ministers braced themselves for confirmation that Britain is heading into recession... more

Food

08.10.08

The credit crunch is going to be a test for restaurateurs as the capital's increasingly educated diners become more picky not only about the menu but the price tag attached to it. ... more

500 London jobs to go as HSBC axes back-room staff to cut costs

26.09.08

Banking giant HSBC is axeing more than 500 London jobs as part of a worldwide programme of cut-backs in its global banking and market division... more

Traders report ‘total panic’ as oil price plunge continues

16.09.08

Energy: The oil price was plummeting on Tuesday, registering its biggest falls in four years and down below $90 a barrel — less than a week after it crashed back through $100 a barrel... more

Hopes run high for job switchers

16.09.08

Pay: Bankers and accountants ask big pay rises when they move jobs despite the woes engulfing Wall Street, the City and Canary Wharf... more

Dining goes digital at Inamo

10.09.08

A new restaurant in Soho has tables which order for you. It's all good fun — except the food is nothing to smile about.... more

Becks and a double-decker lead the handover ceremony

18.08.08

David Beckham is to take centre stage at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing as London becomes the official Olympic city... more

Russian tag for Hambro mining

04.07.08

The Peter Hambro mining empire is set to go native and give itself a Russian name... more

Pain limited at Standard Chartered

26.06.08

Standard Chartered shows once again that it is coming through the credit crunch in a much stronger state than most of its major international rivals... more

Deliveries delayed but Hornby on right lines

31.03.08

Hornby issues a profits warning, but insists it is still steaming ahead... more

Have a free weekend

22.02.08

London is a great city but pricey. With that in mind here's a few ideas for the weekend that won't hit your pockets too hard.... more

Hopefuls line up for Take That musical

03.05.07

More than 100 hopefuls turned out today for open auditions to star in the new West End Take That musical.... more

A pleasure for all

06.03.07

The Royal Academy of Music's double-bill pleased the audience with nimble productions by Orpha Phelan and no shortage of youthful promise from all over the world.... more