With its vast skyscrapers and man-made islands, Dubai was a symbol of pre-crash turbo-capitalism. Then property prices collapsed and the debts piled up. Now, the Sheikh has called on 007 to save the day... more
Roberta Armani is her uncle's secret weapon: befriending celebrities, organising their weddings and, naturally, decking them in Giorgio's soignée creations. Hermione Eyre meets a one-woman charm offensive... more
For the masters of card tricks and disappearing coins, Christmas is a merry time indeed, with huge demand for their art at parties. Victoria Stewart finds out how they’re cashing in... more
What's cooking at J Sainsbury? Investors have long been waiting for signs of action from the supermarket chain’s biggest shareholder, the Qatari sovereign wealth fund... more
You only get to ride halfway to the top of the world’s tallest tower in Dubai for your £20 ticket, despite the newly opened tourist experience being billed At the Top. Even so, take it. It sure beats the slow climb up the Empire State Building... more
It's a year since Woolworths went under. So it’s something of a surprise to learn that the company’s administration is far from ended — and has been extended until 26 May... more
City comment: One of the stock phrases of the Labour years has been the "enterprise society". But if it had ever actually existed we’d have no need to be told of its importance now... more
As an emblem of the change of decade, there is nothing more deliciously poignant than yesterday's opening of the $4 billion, 818-metre latest tallest building in the world, the Burj Dubai... more
Started at the height of the economic boom and built by some 12,000 labourers, the world's tallest building will open today in Dubai as the glitzy emirate seeks to rekindle optimism after its financial crisis... more
Mohamed Alabbar, boss of Dubai’s Emaar Properties declares, there was logic behind his decision to press ahead with building the world’s biggest skyscraper
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Residents in Dubai have grown accustomed to mega projects coming with mega delays. During the boom times, a year or even two behind schedule was normal. Invariably, developers blamed soaring demand for men and machines for the setbacks... more
While the City’s most talked about skyscrapers remain unbuilt, Broadgate Tower now rises 500ft above the skyline. How did it succeed where others failed?
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The 800m Burj Dubai will send the record for the tallest building soaring. But despite plans for yet taller structures, it could signal the end of the city’s construction boom
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Stephen Hester, the boss of British Land and the soon-to-be chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, has called the bottom of the property market, claiming it will be “some time next year”... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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