Soho House facing a growing backlash from the City over its 'no ties' rule - as one of London's best-dressed men reveals he has been turned away
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Modern economies run on oil and the world is full of charts which show all too clearly the links between its price and unemployment. When the oil price rises, economic activity slows and about a year after the price spike unemployment rises... more
Market Round-up: British Airways flies high after the strike by cabin crew was blocked and fears of renewed disruption from the volcanic ash cloud receded... more
Market Round-up: FTSE 250-listed Babcock International agrees a takeover of rival VT Group but the City’s rumourmongers believe it could receive a bid itself... more
BGC Partners analyst Howard Wheeldon came up with a new philosophy when speaking of the economists who are divided over when the Government should start cutting the deficit...... more
The City today gave a mixed reaction to Tory proposals to give the Bank of England greater regulatory powers to try to prevent future financial crises ... more
Hedging is a mug's game, the cynics say. Trying to hedge your bets on the direction of fuel prices, interest rates or currency movements can sometimes make the best brains look like fools ... more
Britain's defence and aerospace industry is urging European governments not to pay for economic bailouts by slashing defence budgets and programmes... more
Analysis: The row between Lloyds Banking Group and the Treasury over how much the bank must pay to insure some £250 billion of toxic debts certainly put the City on edge. But equally concerning was the detail behind the losses... more
Has Michael O'Leary finally lost it, confirming his status as the craziest man in the crazy world of aviation? More than one analyst was asking this yesterday after the Ryanair boss greeted an 85% slump in profits with a cunning plan to cut prices.... 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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