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Sunday 14th of March 2010 06:21:38 AM

Portraits of the dotcom entrepreneurs
Remember the dotcom tycoons who shook up the business world before the bubble burst spectacularly? Ten years on, we look at what they are doing ... [Link]
Fortis becomes 'ageas', to signify shift from banking, but was it worth it?
Corporate rebrandings are almost always pointless, pompous or both. So it's a relief that bailed-out Benelux insurer Fortis has provided a crib-sheet to explain why ... [Link]
Shareholders and targets won't do the business
Pursuing old-fashioned values is a more productive way to make a company successful than slavishly following shareholders' demandsThroughout the stage play Enron, the blinking red ... [Link]
How many economists does it take to sign a letter?
Confusion over recent round robins that economists have sent to newspapers has revived all the old jokes, but it's no laughing matterThere has been a ... [Link]
Carlos Slim: In the money, but who would know it? | Paul Harris
The new king of the rich list is well-known in his native Mexico, which some wags dub Slimlandia. And now his low profile abroad is ... [Link]
More money makes society miserable, warns report
Economics experts argue that Britain's thirst for status symbols harms our well-beingThe national belt-tightening expected to follow next month's budget could prove to be of ... [Link]

More money makes society miserable, warns report
Economics experts argue that Britain's thirst for status symbols harms our well-beingThe national belt-tightening expected to follow next month's budget could prove to be of ... [Link]
Waitrose unveils plan to become a brand and sell its products in other stores
Managing director Mark Price aims to keep fast-growing upmarket grocer ahead of rival M&SWaitrose boss Mark Price is drawing up plans to transform the upmarket ... [Link]
Embarrassment for David Cameron over Tory hopefuls' lobbying links
Conservative drive to 'clean up politics' faces test over failure by several candidates to fully declare their work for lobby firms, says Nick MathiasonDavid Cameron's ... [Link]
Lehman's advisers were guard dogs that didn't bark
By their silence, the failed bank's lawyers and accountants gave highly questionable practices a sheen of respectabilityIt's good to know we still lead the world ... [Link]
Recovery yields Alistair Darling a £12bn budget windfall
Chancellor will cite state investment in jobs as key to lower-than-expected unemploymentAlistair Darling will claim next week that government action to protect jobs has saved ... [Link]
Auditors face calls for inquiry after Lehman revelations
MPs and financial experts demand regulators reform industry in effort to eliminate risky practices, writes Phillip InmanPressure was mounting this weekend for a root-and-branch review ... [Link]











