Forget the tennis players. The real winners at Wimbledon are almost certainly the estate agents, who claim a grand slam of nearly £15 million in sales in Wimbledon village in the past two months... more
As the Bribery Act has been kicked back to the department of justice for review - it was due to come into force next month - a new problem with the legislation has reared its head. One that might prove particularly embarrassing, given the prestige attached to the event in question... more
The man who coined the term Bric says the Arab world has the potential to become the next big economic force in the world just as a London fund management group launches a fund to invest in the turmoil-struck region... more
The euro collapses to a four-year low, but Goldman Sachs' top economist Jim O'Neill says it is “ridiculous” to suggest the single currency area is about to disintegrate... more
City Comment: Not much more than four months ago, the City was pouring scorn on government forecasts of economic recovery. But the next figures show momentum is being maintained... more
The Red Knights consortium bidding for Manchester United, is understood to have ruled out paying more than £1 billion for the Premiership runners-up ... more
Accountant KPMG says there are "a number of material uncertainties which may cast doubt on the ability of Ballymore Properties Holdings to continue as a going concern"... more
City Editor's Comment: Manchester United is in play. That’s not what the club’s owners, the Glazers would publicly like us to believe. But the reality says different... more
Just how irritated will Manchester United boss David Gill be with the bid for the club being put together by the Red Knights consortium of wealthy fans?... more
Comment: Angry football fans are not noted for their politeness, and if the Glazer family could sell Manchester United for £1 billion right now they would be foolish not to. A tall order for fans - but don't forget some of them are very, very rich... more
Things have come to a pretty pass for Manchester United when even Gordon Brown and Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O’Neill feel moved to comment about the club’s debt... more
Goldman Sachs' Manchester United fan chief economist Jim O'Neill says the £500 million of bonds the club issued last week were an unattractive investment... more
Plans are afoot for oil to cease being priced in the US dollar but in a grouping of other currencies, including the Chinese yuan. Henceforth, the chief executive of HSBC is to be based in Hong Kong, rather than London... more
London shares ran out of steam late on Friday after a hectic week that saw rising talk that the recession is over and that company profits will soon return to health... more
It is time we started paying attention to the oil price. When the banking crisis bit last year and it became obvious the global economy was going to be hit, oil plummeted. From its peak of $147 a little over a year ago, it fell all the way down to $40, and there it stuck in a narrow trading range.... more
A few months ago, I took part with Professor John Kay and the Guardian’s Polly Toynbee in a debate on why the better off should expect to pay more tax. The event took place in Kensington and not surprisingly, given the well-heeled nature of the audience, the motion was overwhelmingly defeated.... more
Following the failure yesterday of the US rescue plan, Wall Street plunged, dragging everyone else with it. When the dust settles, we may find life has changed for good... more
In any market meltdown, a huge amount of otherwise idle time and energy is spent trying to find the stuffee - market code for the poor mutt who has been stuffed with paper and left holding it when the music stopped... 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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