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What Goldman Sachs should admit: it drives up the cost of food | Deborah Doane
Goldman Sachs has been an active speculator on the commodity markets since their deregulation in the 1990s. Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters …
Stock market crash or a pause for breath?
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters Shares in Japan…
Post Office workers to strike for fifth time since Easter over closure plans
Customers encounter locked doors at a Post Office in Newport during a strike on the Tuesday after the first May bank holiday. Photograph:…
Pearson switches Financial Times into new business division
The Financial Times is being subsumed into a new division by its parent company, Pearson.As part…
Qinetiq could sell US business after defence cuts lead to profit fall
James Bond may have conquered America but Qinetiq - the business often said to be the…
Fletcher Celebrates British Airways Return to Lebanon
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية by Naharnet Newsdesk 23 May 2013, 10:44 …
British Airways Celebrates Return to Lebanon
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية by Naharnet Newsdesk 23 May 2013, 10:44 …
Concerns over underlying health of UK economy as 0.3% growth confirmed
The ONS said UK consumer spending rose a meagre 0.1% while business investment fell 0.4%. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA …
Running shoes leave large carbon footprint, study shows
Researchers found that Asics gel Kayanos generated 30lbs of carbon emisisons. were Photograph: Asics Runners tread more…
Tesco pledges action on food waste
Tesco’s report sets out a series of targets on food waste, creating opportunities for young people, and healthy eating. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA …
Product controller: ‘If you’ve been there for a while, it becomes harder to suddenly say: by the way, I am gay’ | Joris Luyendijk
He wrote in to the blog offering insights on being gay in finance and on his…
Being gay in the finance industry | Joris Luyendijk
What's it like being gay in finance? It appears that investment banks hunger for talent, and…
Bugaboo designer Max Barenbrug: the master of reinvention
Bugaboo founder Max Barenbrug: the product was originally designed for men. It may come as a surprise…
Arm drops again as markets suffer Bernanke and Chinese hangover
With trading screens turning red after poor Chinese factory data and worries about the US Federal…
FTSE 100 falls sharply from 13-year high
After the FTSE's recent strong surge, Thursday's fall merely wipes out the gains by the share index made since Monday. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP …
Daily Mail publisher’s print revenues slide
Daily Mail: print ad revenues declined in the six months to the end of March Revenues at…
IMF Chief Grilled in Paris Court over 2007 Payout Scandal
French prosecutors were grilling IMF chief Christine Lagarde in a Paris court on Thursday as they seek to determine whether she should be charged over a state payout to disgraced tycoon Bernard Tapie during her time…
The smart technology for running your business from home
Making sure you have the right technology can make running your business from home a lot easier. Photograph: Iain Masterton/Alamy …
EU Summit Calls Time on Banking Secrecy
European leaders on Wednesday targeted a year-end deadline to undo banking secrecy, ultimately hoping to recoup a trillion euros in lost tax each year to help beat recession and unemployment. A four-hour summit also touching on energy…
European stock markets slide after Nikkei plunges 7% – live
Good morning. The Japanese stock market has tumbled over 7% in a dramatic day's trading in Asia, and heavy losses are expected in Europe when the markets open. A…
Live discussion: social enterprise and housing, Wednesday 5 June, 12-1.30pm
Join our experts on 5 June to discuss how social enterprises and housing associations can work together for mutual benefit How can social enterprises succeed in the housing sector? Photograph: Tony Stone In a recent arti...…
Bank of Japan Moves after Key Bond Yield Spikes
The Bank of Japan unleashed a torrent of liquidity Thursday to quell government bond yields amid concern that higher long-term interest rates could squeeze mortgage payers and crimp spending. The central bank announced a two trillion yen…
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