Plastic fantastic? Not for food and bills…
UK CREDIT card borrowing soared to £1.2bn last November — the highest level since 2004 — and research from Forbes Advisor shows 29 percent...
Oil price hits negative territory, Virgin ailing, firms need wage aid
CORONAVIRUS infections are dropping in many countries, but corporate and financial impacts are increasingly being felt.
Virgin Australia is going into administration, the US oil...
Three stripes and you’re not out: Adidas loses bid to be...
ADIDAS has failed to expand its trademark three-stripe design in Europe because it isn’t distinctive enough.
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Makeup break-up as Revlon files for bankruptcy
AFTER 90 years in business, cosmetics giant Revlon is filing for bankruptcy in the US.
The company had been brought down by a combination of...
Ha-Joon Chang: Guerrilla Economist
After living in the UK for nearly thirty years, Ha-Joon Chang is not overly impressed by the weather or the national preoccupation with cricket....
Sweet success as Jelly Drops give elderly a necessary hydration hit
LONDON start-up Jelly Drops is helping to boost proper hydration among elderly people and those living with dementia.
These groups have been among the hardest-hit...
Will 2023 be a golden year…?
By STAVROS LAMBOURIS
GOLD is a traditional safe haven, and many investors bank on it to protect their portfolios in a volatile market.
The price has...
Case Study: Samsung: Learning a lesson in customer response
By Tony Lennox
UNTIL the moment Gerald Ratner stood up to deliver an after-dinner speech to the Institute of Directors at the Albert Hall in...
Power to the HR people: New tools ‘democratise’ analytics
PEOPLE analytics is about to be “democratised” for fast-growing firms, according to Orgnostic — which has raised $5m to make it happen.
The tools available...
Howard Hughes, a man of mystery and millions
Business magnate, visionary, philanthropist, investor, adventurer, film-maker, inventor and all-round eccentric: the man who did everything differently
ECCENTRICITY defined the life of business tycoon Howard...





































