17 Dec 2007
The news isn't any getting better on the housing market - particularly if you live in London.
05 Dec 2007
Baosteel, China's biggest steel company, looks like it could emerge as a rival to BHP Billiton in the fight for Rio Tinto. Mining companies may not be the most glamorous in the world, but with a price tag that could top the $200bn mark and a political row brewing in Australia, this takeover battle is...
28 Nov 2007
Wolseley's latest trading update will have made grim reading for its US staff – another 1300 of them will be out of a job by June. But there was more promising news for homeowners in the UK...
07 Nov 2007
MT has always championed flexible working – if done right, it can lead to a happier, better-motivated and more productive workforce. But the government’s plans to extend this right, announced yesterday in the Queen’s Speech, will have expensive implications for British businesses – so however noble...
22 Oct 2007
Looks like Lewis Hamilton may not be the only British institution to be blowing a healthy lead. News this morning that port operator DP World has decided to list in Dubai is a reminder of the rapid financial progress being made by the oil-rich Middle East. Is it time for the City of London to start...
13 Sep 2007
Entrepreneurs are willing to put up with an awful lot to avoid working for someone else again, according to a new survey.
28 Jun 2007
MT celebrated the impressive achievements of the high-flying young business women on our 2007 list of '35 Under 35' in style at the Oxo Tower last night. Liz Murdoch, CEO of production company Shine and daughter of media mogul Rupert, gave a personal and inspiring speech to the gathered bright young...
21 Jun 2007
'Tis the season to be planning trips. All jolly exciting, but anyone who remembers the congestion chaos that befell Heathrow over Christmas will probably shudder at the thought of any itinerary that includes our busiest airport. Especially as even Heathrow's chief exec Tony Douglas has now admitted...
01 Jun 2007
The cement and concrete industry is meeting massive global demand with innovative products and techniques that make construction easier and the materials more appealing. Its impact on the environment is hard to deny, but RHYMER RIGBY salutes a sector at the top of its game.
31 May 2007
| by Chris Blackhurst
Qualifying early as an accountant, he was a corporate trouble-shooter at 24 and soon acquiring ailing businesses, building up conglomerate Williams Holdings only to dismantle it later. As chair of big names like Pilkington, Pendragon and Boots, he has pulled off big-ticket deals…