12 Dec 2007
More excitement in the mining sector today, with Xstrata telling the world that it's up for sale to the highest bidder. It could make a nice Christmas present for a loved one, if you've got a spare £40bn lying around.
11 Dec 2007
Small owner-managed businesses are often said to be the engine room of the economy - but according to a new study, many of the entrepreneurs who run them are more interested in maximising their leisure time than generating wealth.
11 Dec 2007
Thinking of popping out at lunchtime for a spot of Christmas shopping? Don't bother. Chances are someone will pinch it, the insurance company will refuse to pay for it, and you'll be too broke to buy anything but dried fruit as presents for your family this Christmas.
11 Dec 2007
Convicted fraudster Conrad Black may claim to be relieved by the six-and-a-half-year prison sentence he received yesterday, but the disgraced peer probably isn't smiling inside at the thought of spending the next few years in a cell, away from his thousand-dollar carpets...
11 Dec 2007
Cadbury Schweppes has given the most chilling reminder yet of the consequences of rising commodity costs, revealing that it's going to start charging us more for a bar of Dairy Milk next year.
10 Dec 2007
With the credit crunch still in full swing, there's bound to be fewer millions in the City's bonus pools this year. But it doesn't seem to be affecting the demand for luxury goods, according to a new report.
10 Dec 2007
Apparently Labour MP Kate Hoey has pledged her support to a campaign for a 'National Tell the Truth Day' on January 3. So does this mean we've got carte blanche to lie through our teeth for the other 364 days of the year?
10 Dec 2007
The Lada may have been the butt of a thousand jokes, but its Russian owners look like they're going to have the last laugh, after selling a multi-billion dollar stake to French car-maker Renault.
10 Dec 2007
The former Apax Partners boss, who now divides his time between social investment, property management and the Middle East peace process, has written a book about entrepreneurialism called 'The Second Bounce of the Ball'. MT caught up with the City grandee to find out what compelled him to put pen to...
10 Dec 2007
Another week, another big write-down – this time it's UBS, which has lost a whopping $10bn down the back of the sub-prime sofa.