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By Spears magazine - 12 August 11:59

The boot's on the other foot.

A Greenpeace sign outside Conservative HQ. Photograph: Getty Images
By Heidi Vella - 12 August 11:55

According to Cameron,"fracking is safe."

According to Chris Bryant, Tesco favoured Eastern European workers over British
By Helen Roxburgh - 12 August 10:39

Norman Rose on the Tesco immigration scandal.

Tiger Wood's mistress speaks out against domestic violence. Photograph: Getty Im
By Sophie McBain - 12 August 10:24

Retail heir Damian Brenninkmeyer pleaded guilty to hitting wife across the face.

Tesco.
By Heidi Vella - 09 August 12:27

A win-win move, or do Tesco still just not understand China?

Bebo. Photograph: Getty Images
By James Evans - 09 August 11:20

"The biggest lesson is that the social products that succeed are non-obvious"

Bank of England.
By Nick Beecroft - 08 August 16:32

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that they will adopt "forward guidance" - a move which could prove psychologically self-defeating, or worse financially ruinous.

Roche.
By Heidi Vella - 07 August 16:19

The UK's health cost watchdog, the National Institute for Care and Excellence, has rejected Roche's newest cancer drug Perjeta - the seventh such cancer drug to be by NICE since 2011.

Chris Grayling.
By Mark Nayler - 07 August 12:24

Fearing his lack of experience with publicly-funded criminal cases, Sarah Forshaw QC wants to offer the justice secretary a "Mini Pupillage" to show him why justice is being compromised, and not all barristers are "fat cats".

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By Nigel Knowles - 05 August 18:00

£35bn is owed to small and medium businesses. That needs to fall, or it's the whole country which will pay the bill.

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By James Petter - 05 August 16:57

How big a threat is cybercrime to UK industry, and how do we deal with it?

Train.
By Mark Walley - 05 August 16:04

Enterprise zones and beyond: good roads, high speed broadband and functioning transport hubs are essential to ensure prosperity for all.

Clocks.
By Nigel Knowles - 05 August 15:05

Cash flow problems account for a huge percentage of corporate bankruptcies. A change in the law, and our culture, might just give the economy a much-needed boost.

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By Martin Cloake - 02 August 14:04

Ask not what the business of sport does to us, but what it can do for us.

New Statesman
By Heidi Vella - 02 August 12:53

The Money Advice Service has released the results of its latest survey into people’s finances. We answer five questions on the survey’s results.

Mario Draghi, the chief cat-herder of the EU. Photograph: Getty Images
By Nick Beecroft - 02 August 9:47

Mario Draghi strained to have an effect, but to no avail.

Photograph: Getty Images
By Sara Perria - 01 August 14:11

Is it just the weather?

Jamal Edwards. Photograph: Getty Images
By Raymond Doherty - 01 August 13:55

Business quote of the day.

New Statesman
By Heidi Vella - 31 July 10:42

Not quite there yet.

The US Embassy. Photograph: Getty Images
By Alex Hern - 31 July 10:23

"Tough on migration" can't help but meaning "tough on tourism".

New Statesman
By Mark Brierley - 30 July 16:54

Faces ever higher legal payouts.

New Statesman
By Stewart Cowley - 30 July 12:15

And what that means for the markets in Italy and Spain.

New Statesman
By Raymond Doherty - 30 July 10:14

Keith Vaz: business quote of the day.

Home Office. Photograph: Getty Images
By Josh Lowe - 29 July 16:18

Sorry, politicians don't get to use the controversy/backlash/press coverage PR ploy.

A money dealer covers his face with his hands at a Tokyo foreign exchange market
By Colin Hay and Tony Payne - 29 July 12:50

It's no longer enough to think of history moving in series of events. Thanks to the Great Uncertainty, we now have to look at the moments when time breaks down.

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