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Investors oppose BT bosses' bonus deal

15.07.09
One in 10 big City investors is so angered by BT's recent performance that they voted against the telecom giant's latest pay deal for executives... more

There ain’t no cure for summertime blues in the City

25.06.09
A couple of years ago, it was pretty much guaranteed that from the fourth weekend of July through to the first week of September the City shut down... more

City Spy: Bailed-out RBS is flying with Yanks

22.06.09
Royal Bank of Scotland has said a big “thank you” to the British taxpayer with the bailed-out bank’s latest cost-cutting exercise: it has scrapped its deal with British Airways, and has now instructed staff to fly American Airlines... more

A leaner and meaner BT: wired up to stay in touch

18.06.09
With Digital Britain, the Government aims to ensure everyone has access to high-speed broadband. And when it comes to delivery, BT remains very much at the heart of all the plans... more

'Rewards for failure' row flares at BT

27.05.09
Telecoms giant BT reignited the row over fat-cat pay after the ousted head of its loss-making Global Services division was handed a whopping "reward for failure" on his departure... more

BT slashes the dividend after £1.6 billion hit

14.05.09
BT plunged into the red last year, forcing it to slash its dividend for the first time in eight years ... more

BT to axe 30,000 jobs by 2010

14.05.09
BT today said that it will have axed 30,000 jobs by the end of the coming year. The number is far higher than the 20,000 that industry experts had expected... more

BT rings up wrong numbers for investors

17.04.09
The headaches currently faced by telecoms giant BT would have the firm's one-time mascot, Buzby, falling off his perch in shock... more

BT prices free rein on faster broadband

03.03.09
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a major drive to push superfast broadband that runs at 10 times current speeds across the country by telling BT it will be freed from price controls... more

BT warns of new charges blow after 81% plunge

12.02.09
Telecoms: BT Group has warned it could face "further substantial" charges at its troubled Global Services division as it revealed an 81% collapse in third-quarter profits... more

£340m Global Services hit sparks BT rating worry

22.01.09
Technology: Fears of a credit rating downgrade for BT have swept the City after the company issued a profit warning about its Global Services division... more

BT sets sights on turnaround at struggling Global Services

13.11.08
Telecoms: Ian Livingston, chief executive of BT, says the telecoms giant is taking "decisive action" to turn round its Global Services division which forced the company to issue a shock profits warning... more

10,000 jobs axed at BT as 1000 bankers go too

13.11.08
BT axed 10,000 jobs and more than 1,000 City bankers were facing unemployment as the full impact of the economic downturn took hold... more

There’s still such a thing as a free lunch

03.11.08
After being told last week that they will not receive their regular share of the firm's profits for the next six months, partners at City law firm Eversheds seem desperate to hold on to their perks... more

BT warns of an £80m blow to profits and Global boss goes

31.10.08
Telecoms: Telecoms giant BT issues a shock profits warning that its profits will come in some £80 million lower than expected in the year to next March... more

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Lord Mayor, you mustn’t go to Moscow

03.09.08
Will killjoy politicians ruin The Lord Mayor of London, David Lewis's, beano to Moscow ... more

Ex-BT chief to head up Alcatel

02.09.08
Three months after standing down as BT chief executive, Ben Verwaayen has become chief executive of the telecoms equipment group Alcatel-Lucent in Paris... more

Americans in City put their cash on Obama

27.08.08
These are nervous times for some of the big-money Americans based over here who have been investing in the Us Presidential race as Barack Obama and John McCain run neck and neck in the polls during the party convention season... more

Job cut costs clip bottom line at BT

31.07.08
Telecoms group's net profits fell 35% in first quarter as the cost of job cuts takes its toll... more

BT Group tumbles as main rivals call shots

31.07.08
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Sushi with the man who has plans to take BT the next mile

16.07.08
Ian Livingston has been fondly called a bean-counter-turned-entrepreneur, but as he sets out his ambitious ideas for BT, it is clear that his retail credentials are solid... more

BT plans a £1.5bn superfast step-up for broadband

15.07.08
BT today promised millions of customers the chance to receive superfast broadband - running at five to 10 times current speeds - by the time of the London Olympics in 2012... more

Verwaayen signs off from BT with revenues surprise

15.05.08
Ben Verwaayen signs off as chief executive of BT Group after six years in charge on a high with much better than expected trading in the final three months of its financial year... more

If you haven’t got the cash, now you can’t buy the house

10.04.08
It's already clear that the era of 100% mortgages was a bull-market aberration... more

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