A multi-millionaire businessman and his wife were held at knifepoint in their Belgravia home and robbed of more than £50,000 worth of jewellery and a luxury watch... more
City Comment: They say a sign of madness is to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result, but that is the danger George Osborne is facing... more
City Comment: These days the Bank of England’s Quarterly Inflation report has very little to do with inflation. It is the uncertainties which get in the way that preoccupy us all... 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
Few other people seem to share my concern, but I am deeply uneasy about how Barclays' Bob Diamond stands to collect £16 million from the sale of Barclays Global Investors, the fund management division of Barclays Bank... more
Michael Morley is the new chief executive of the Queen's bank Coutts & Co. The boss of Royal Bank of Scotland's poshest offshoot used to be head of wealth management at Singer & Friedlander, owned by Icelandic bank Kaupthing which is now in administration... more
Just how brilliant is the car “scrappage” scheme in the Budget? It’s designed to stimulate the car industry but only £1000 of the £2000 paid to the owner of an old banger trading it in against a brand-new model, comes from the taxpayer; the rest is provided by the car industry... more
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman, who is widely suspected of plotting to get the top job, tied herself in knots at Prime Minister's Questions this week over the fate of Sir Fred Goodwin... more
Forget the Great Depression of the 1930s. Economists and City analysts are looking into the history books to try to make sense of the mess we’re in and they’re pointing to two other periods: the early 1920s and the 1870s.... more
The Competition Commission's bid to loosen BAA's grip on airports in the South-East brings into sharp focus all the controversial plans for expansion and the future of air travel ... more
BAE Systems is bracing itself for a wave of US subpoenas of senior staff after its chief executive and a high-ranking board director were detained by the US Department of Justice... more
Flights are now returning to normal after the weekend's disruption. But one writer says it will take much longer to iron out the new terminal's many problems... 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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