Londoners either like them or loathe them, but taxi drivers seem to be voting with their feet - orders for Mercedes Vito black cabs have fallen from 234 in the first half of 2010 to 171 this year... more
Market Round-up: With hopes growing that a mergers and acquisitions frenzy will soon grip the markets, the City’s gossips are scrabbling around to work out the next possible deal... more
London black cabs maker Manganese Bronze had a challenging first half as taxi drivers held on to their fares and tips rather than splash out on a new vehicle... more
Comment: The election must be viewed as one of the single greatest opportunities to bolster boardrooms with non-executive directors for many a year... more
Shares in London black cabs maker Manganese Bronze crash as it warns profits will miss forecasts because it has to repair leaky radiators on its newest TX4 model... more
London's traditional black taxi cab, already under increasing pressure from the number of new Mercedes black cabs prowling the city, could face a third rival after a landmark court ruling ... more
Manganese Bronze, the maker of the capital’s black cabs, sank into the red in the first six months of the year as UK taxi sales slid despite a boost from the Government’s car scrappage scheme... more
Some fund managers believe the banks have started to run ahead of events following their recent strong rally. But Morgan Stanley reckons there may still be something to go for... ... more
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman, who is widely suspected of plotting to get the top job, tied herself in knots at Prime Minister's Questions this week over the fate of Sir Fred Goodwin... more
Tongues are wagging in Australia about the resignation of Brendan Hopkins from the board of Sir Anthony O’Reilly’s Independent & News Media, just days after he signed a three-year extension to his contract as chief executive of the Independent’s APN News & Media subsidiary Down Under... more
Engineering: Dogged by exploding cabs and a dive in the UK economy, London black taxi-maker Manganese Bronze admitted sales have collapsed and that it will dive into the red this year... more
The makers of London black cabs could be sued for damages by 800 drivers whose taxis were ordered off the road in the wake of a series of mystery fires... 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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