Britain's pubcos could well and truly be drinking in the last chance saloon after the Business Innovation & Skills Committee published its excoriating report on them this week... more
Jamie Dimon may be the bank chief who rode the crash and emerged with his reputation enhanced - but he is vastly overpaid according to Swiss pay consultancy Obermatt... more
Former analyst with MF Global Securities fined £50,000 by the City regulator for giving his clients misleading and inaccurate information about Enterprise Inns... more
Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns win a respite as the Office of Fair Trading rules there is no evidence of competition problems in the sector that hurt drinkers.... more
Enterprise Inns says trading has been improving over the last two months, helped by the sale of underperforming pubs and the football World Cup... more
The value of pub properties has slumped by a third in two years, placing further pressure on the balance sheets of big pub groups Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns... more
Shares in Britain’s sprawling pub giants surged today after the Office of Fair Trading refused to launch a new investigation into the so-called beer tie ... more
Forget the pinstripes, checks are all the rage in the City. Burberry shares shot up more than 7%, taking the fashion group to the top of the leaderboard at its new home in the FTSE 100 Index... 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
Banks will be back in the spotlight next week when they report second-quarter profits. But if the pin-stripes in the boardroom were expected to suffer from a touch of nerves, they were not showing it ... more
Last time we were in recession in the Nineties, boards were so scared of the likely reaction of institutional investors if they suggested a dividend cut that they continued paying, even when the profits were not there, by dipping into reserves accumulated in the earlier good times ... more
Analysis: The pubs that remain central to the nation's cultural identity are closing at a rate of five a day, and landlords think they know who is to blame... more
The dramatic drop-off in consumer spending, brought about by soaring inflation and economic slowdown, is clearly apparent in the latest Footsie 100 index quarterly review, which will be finalised at the close of business tonight... more
Ill-effects of the credit squeeze are starting be felt by consumer-related companies as investors fret about the shrinking amounts of cash in our pockets and purses.... more
Britain's biggest pub landlord today launched a scathing attack on irresponsible supermarkets for selling cut-price alcohol, and called on the Government to intervene... more
Vince Power used to be called The Godfather of Gigs, and his enemy was boring music. As founder of Mean Fiddler, he promoted The Pogues and Billy Bragg back when no one else would, going on to build a £60 million empire that he has since sold.... 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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