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Dr Gloom sees some light at end of tunnel...

21.09.09
A worldwide economic apocalypse has been averted and economies around the world are on the up, according to Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist best known as Doctor Gloom... more

Economic recovery two years away, says economist

10.08.09
A second Great Depression has been avoided but a full economic recovery remains two years away, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said ... more

Magic moments as the Brown cheerleaders stave off rebellion

09.06.09
A combination of humility, old-fashioned party management and sheer weight of numbers helped Gordon Brown survive the crunch meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party... more

We're not doomed but there's more trouble on the way

01.06.09
When I reviewed Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of Money last year, I said it was a pity he had been caught out by events, that he'd had little time to cover the banking collapses and credit crunch. "The second edition should provide an appropriate topping-out ceremony for money's stranglehold."... more

Davids load their slings to take on the Goliaths

27.05.09
Challenger brands, I learned this week, are upstart companies snapping at the heels of established rivals. Virgin Atlantic taking on British Airways is the textbook example of a successful challenger (while Virgin Cola's lame assault on Coke and Pepsi is a popular case study for the opposite reason) ... more

Tory clubber who broke MP scandal

20.05.09
What more of John Wick, the former SAS major allegedly the middle man in the ring that sold details of MPs' expenses to The Daily Telegraph?... more

Why Finsbury was a shoo-in for the RBS job

25.03.09
Congratulations to Finsbury on winning the Royal Bank of Scotland PR account. A clue as to where the plum contract might be heading came when Finsbury didn't repitch for the Lloyds Banking Group business.... more

Gordon is our saviour? EU must be joking

24.10.08
Few people in Britain have taken too seriously the claims by US Nobel economics laureate Paul Krugman and other luminaries that Gordon Brown's recapitalisation of the banks means he is a global superhero... more

Paulson fears that even more US banks may fail

09.10.08
US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has warned that more American banks could fail and that financial markets remain "severely strained"... more

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