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India’s richest man reins in his pay to Ł2 million a year

16.10.09

India’s richest man has said he will take a 66% pay cut this year to “reflect his desire to set a personal example of moderation” ... more

How Madoff got away with it

13.08.09

HOT tip for wannabe frauds? A fine taste for design. Apparently that's the reason the authorities didn’t catch Bernie Madoff sooner than they did ... more

Brothers who are kicking up a stink in row over gas

21.07.09

Hillary Clinton descended on the city for the weekend and brought gridlock in her wake. For some reason, the authorities thought shutting down key traffic lights a vital anti-terrorist measure - perhaps to entrap Al Qaeda operatives in a honking morass of black and yellow cabs... more

Mistry - the Phantom of the White Horse, Surrey

16.06.09

There is no Indian billionaire more elusive than Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, known as the "Phantom of Bombay House" for his behind-the-scenes presence at the headquarters of Tata Group. ... more

Sell-offs, ‘sabotage’ and snubs

28.04.09

The market is going down: it’s going to be a hung parliament,” said Russell Pinto, the garrulous Goan who owns the business centre where I work on Saturday. He had just sold off all his shares ... more

Russia’s rich hardest hit by downturn

11.03.09

Oleg Deripaska, the Russian oligarch who contentiously entertained Peter Mandelson and George Osborne on his yacht last summer, has been humbled by the global economic storm... more

Feud only their mum can heal

03.03.09

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A home win for Slumdog spinners

24.02.09

First, India's finance minister told its parliament that the stock-market regulator had begun a formal inquiry into insider trading at Reliance Petroleum, a Mukesh company. ... more

Reliance runs out of pulling power

20.01.09

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West Ham owner ready to consider sale

10.10.08

West Ham owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson is considering selling the club after the economic meltdown in Iceland wiped an estimated Ł230million off his personal fortune, and left him facing the possibility of even bigger losses... more

Hollywood turns to Abu Dhabi for $1bn to fund new movies

04.09.08

Analysis: The Abu Dhabi Royal Family has announced that it will spend at least $1 billion over the next five years co-funding Hollywood and other international movies ... more

Spielberg's DreamWorks set to split from Viacom

08.08.08

Indian billionaire Anil Ambani is going to put forward the funds for DreamWorks studio to split from Viacom... more

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