Boris Johnson says for a £15billion airport on north Kent's Hoo peninsula deserve 'proper consideration' as he urged new Transport Secretary Justine Greening to address London's aviation crisis... more
Wednesday's U-turn on interest rates from the Bank of England's Martin Weale and Spencer Dale, brings back uncomfortable echoes of the last time members of the MPC backed down from calls to raise rates... more
Cathay Pacific today said it may delay a global ad campaign after photographs alleged to show a pilot and flight attendant having sex in a cockpit appeared online and in the Chinese press... more
Much depression in the Crossrail camp as they fail to get any steer whatsoever from the Tory high command that the project will go ahead, should David Cameron become Prime Minister... more
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic is under investigation over allegations it colluded with Cathay Pacific to fix prices. The probe could see Virgin fined up to £40 million if found guilty... more
Hong Kong used to be the place to go to seek your fortune when you'd failed in the City. But now only the most successful Londoners can afford to brave the high-risk, high-rise island... more
This year’s third quarter was the best performance experienced by the Footsie since records began in 1984 but HSBC has today been telling clients: you ain’t seen nothing yet ... more
The mining bulls have run ahead of themselves. That is the verdict of Citigroup, which today urged caution in wake of the recent recovery in commodities stocks... more
Aviation: Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has seen paper losses from fuel-hedging almost treble to £646.5 million in two months as it bought long-term fuel supply contracts at the top of the market before prices plunged
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South African trainer Mike De Kock has ruled out a permanent move to Britain but is still "in negotiations" to buy Geoff Wragg's Newmarket stables... more
Hong Kong's major airline Cathay Pacific faces a "very difficult" 2009 as the global economic slowdown saps travel demand, chief executive Tony Tyler says... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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