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Stobart on a roll as it shrugs off Tinkler's property concerns

26.05.11
Has Stobart Group successfully side-stepped the controversy over its dubious property dealings? Last month, reports suggested that the police and the City watchdog were taking an interest in the lorry group's buying back a property portfolio it sold to chief executive Andrew Tinkler and his brother-in-law four years ago... more

George Osborne 'has given up' over bank bonuses

07.01.11
George Osborne is accused of a surrender over banking bonuses as it emerges a staggering £7 billion is set to be paid out this year... more

Virgin Active basks in record earnings with £391m revenue

10.05.10
Virgin Active records annual earnings of more than £100 million for the first time in its 10-year history... more

Trains put Stagecoach on track for higher profits

28.04.10
Stagecoach tells the City to upgrade profit forecasts by 8% as ticket sales on its rail franchises rise 4% ... more

City Spy: Peter Montagnon's tip... Don’t be a yes man

27.04.10
Peter Montagnon, former Financial Times hack and attack dog for the Association of British Insurers, is off to the Financial Reporting Council to be its senior investment adviser... more

Blackstone and Wellcome Trust pull out of RBS race

26.04.10
Buyout firm Blackstone and the Wellcome Trust charity drop their joint bid for branches being sold by Royal Bank of Scotland... more

Tributes to Lloyds' 'giant of banking' Sir Brian Pitman

12.03.10
The City pays tribute to former Lloyds chief executive and chairman Sir Brian Pitman, who has died at the age of 78... more

Blow to George Osborne as Lord Stern says he will not help Tories

02.02.10
George Osborne was dealt a blow when climate change guru Lord Stern denied claims that he was becoming an adviser to the Tories... more

Ross Brawn seek partner after Virgin bows out

10.11.09
Ross Brawn does not expect his team's cars to carry the sponsorship of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group next season... more

Music fans to get unlimited legal downloads

15.06.09
Subscription service offering unlimited legal downloads to be launched after ground-breaking deal between leading internet service provider and the world's biggest music label... more

Disarming transport boss who won't be derailed by £1 billion crisis

20.05.09
Former regulator Richard Bowker sees a sea change in government attitudes to rail investment - but still faces a huge drop in passengers... more

Step back, Gordon, and let business rebuild Britain

18.05.09
The PM has taken action on the economic crisis but now he is jeopardising recovery with ill-advised new taxes and regulation... more

Branson’s clean fuel headache with Formula 1

27.04.09
When Sir Richard Branson announced Virgin’s Formula 1 sponsorship last month, he said one of his companies has developed a clean fuel that he hopes to introduce to Grand Prix cars. But it turns out Branson’s plan is not as simple as that... ... more

Virgin eyes a return to mortgage market

09.03.09
Virgin Group is preparing for a return to the mortgage market and wants to obtain a licence to become a High Street bank, billionaire founder Sir Richard Branson has revealed... more

Honda yet to find 'serious' buyer for team

23.02.09
Formula One: Honda admitted today they have yet to find a "serious buyer" to save the Formula One team... more

Virgin F1 bid could save the season for Button

18.02.09
Formula One: Honda have confirmed that Richard Branson’s Virgin Group had bid for the team, giving Jenson Button a glimmer of hope that he could be on the Formula One grid this season... more

Fixit team of accountants go in to sort out Zavvi's troubles

12.12.08
High Street music, DVD and video games chain Zavvi has called in an emergency restructuring team from accountants Ernst & Young to help it through its current trading troubles... more

Woolies fallout sparks Branson loan to Zavvi

10.12.08
Retail: Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is stumping up millions of pounds to keep High Street music retailer Zavvi in business... more

Branson back as Aussie top dog

14.07.08
Sir Richard Branson is to return as biggest shareholder of Aussie airline Virgin Blue, after a decision to spin off the carrier by majority owner Toll Holdings transport group... more

Russian tag for Hambro mining

04.07.08
The Peter Hambro mining empire is set to go native and give itself a Russian name... more

Would you sell a bank to Richard Branson? Why the Virgin tycoon lost out in the Northern Rock collapse

16.06.08
In a compelling new book, the Mail's City Editor ALEX BRUMMER reveals the incompetence, greed and recklessness that caused this crisis.... more

Branson warns of more misery on key rail line

23.05.08
Sir Richard Branson has predicted further misery for rail passengers on the West Coast Mainline as the route undergoes a £8.6 billion upgrade... more

Virgin pay £17m for London Marathon

16.05.08
Sir Richard Branson signs sponsorship deal for world's greatest race ... more

SMG reports progress on Virgin Radio sell-off plan

03.04.08
Rob Woodward, chief executive of SMG, remains tight-lipped about the upcoming sale of Virgin Radio... more

Virgin holds talks with DIC over expansion in the Gulf

02.04.08
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is reportedly in talks with Dubai International Capital... more

Hedge funds: we'll block Branson's Rock rescue

15.02.08
The biggest shareholders in Northern Rock are threatening to block a rescue package from Sir Richard Branson - and force nationalisation... more

Darling to decide on Rock's fate within days

14.02.08
A decision on the future of the hapless Newcastle bank Northern Rock could be made within days... more

Branson is winning Northern Rock battle

13.02.08
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group has been told by the Government it is winning the race for Northern Rock - but warned it must improve its offer or the bank will be nationalised... more


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