Anxious times at JPMorgan's London offices. While their US boss Jamie Dimon has been hailed for his deft handling of the crunch and his firm not once posting a quarterly loss (unlike virtually every other big bank), the City HQ of JPMorgan has been in almost permanent upheaval for the last 12 months... more
Businesswoman paid almost £1.7 million by the company blamed for the collapse of MG Rover after having an affair with one of its directors protested her innocence... more
Businesswoman paid almost £1.7million by the company blamed for the collapse of MG Rover after having an affair with one of its directors
protests her innocence... more
Energy analysis: The price of wholesale gas, which was last year trading at more than 60p a therm, has fallen sharply and been priced below 20p a therm. Yet there are no signs of a cut in retail prices... more
Winding up the London-based operations of Lehman Brothers' European operations could take a decade according to PricewatehouseCoopers partner and administrator Tony Lomas... more
Poor Stephen Byers wasn’t left with much of a choice when in 2000, as the Government minister in charge, he was responsible for sealing the fate of MG Rover... more
New Labour’s “spin machine” came under fire after the MG Rover report attacked a special adviser for “irresponsible” media briefings over the car company’s future... more
The Phoenix Four helped take £40 million out of MG Rover but oversaw the company’s crash, leaving thousands out of work. Find out more about these men... more
The Rover report runs to more than 830 pages and details restructuring changes within MG Rover Group under the "Phoenix Four" which led to the creation of 33 companies... more
MG Rover auditor Deloitte has escaped censure by the inquiry investigators though questions will continue to be raised over the amount of fees the firm charged... more
One day after the Government appointed inspectors to investigate the collapse of MG Rover, director Peter Beale set about wiping records from his work computer, it is alleged... more
The phrase "bailing out the British motor industry" has stuck in the craw of many in recent days as the Government is asked for cash to save Jaguar-Land Rover. What British motor industry, they say... more
It was only three months ago, but it seems like a lost world. In August, the Bank of England Governor was admitting to feeling a slight autumnal chill as he introduced the quarterly Inflation Report, but there was no doubt what topped the monetary policy committee's agenda, as Mervyn King shocked us by admitting that inflation was set to hit 5% and stay there for several months... more
Profile: Tony Lomas is calm, pragmatic and highly organised. He will need all those qualities to sift through the complex, tangled wreckage of Lehman’s European interests... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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