World’s richest woman dies
Obituary: Liliane Bettencourt: 1922 - 2017
Controversy and questionable politics were never far away to divert attention from some remarkable skill at leading an industry...
Steel Merger Looks To Create Industry Giant
Two behemoths of the industrial world look to tie the knot and save thousands of jobs as they create one of the world’s largest...
VW Sticking to its Smoking Guns
Electric dreams are no threat to the diesel engine, according to the boss of Volkswagen. Has Matthias Mueller got a cunning long-term plan, or...
Building Blocks Of Success Are Proving Hard To Find For Lego
Beleaguered plastic toy firm is facing a fresh crisis as sales dip, profits slip, and jobs are shed…
By Darren Parkin
WHEN the Great Depression sent...
Economic growth steady through the summer – Growth Indicator
Private sector growth held broadly steady in the three months to August, according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator.
The survey of 716 respondents across...
Swede Electric Dreams
Is Volvo’s bid to become all-electric the shrewdest business move of the year, or a cynical ploy to capitalise on the world’s mounting affection...
On a roll
All good things must come to an end, but just as the propulsion industry was preparing to write off the iconic brand of Rolls-Royce,...
Workers from across Europe strengthen our businesses
The Migration Advisory Committee has been asked to examine the impact of EU immigration in the UK.
Josh Hardie, CBI Deputy Director-General, said:
“Workers from across...
Tata Steel: Perseverance & Excellence
Blame it on Ayn Rand. She – of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead fame – provided Sajid Savid with an ideological backbone. Secretary for...
Billionaires’ Toys: There Is No Point other than Bigger is Better
Turn the clock back a few centuries, and all a man had to do to show off his wealth was to build a massive...
