The TelegraphChina China will 'keep champagne on ice' over US trade deal as factory woe deepensThe Telegraph - By Tom ReesBeijing said it would "keep the champagne on ice" after reaching a tentative truce in its tariff war with the US, as fresh data showed trade between the two countries has collapsed by more than a fifth
The TelegraphNobel Prize Poverty-busting woman wins economics Nobel for only the second time in 50 yearsThe Telegraph - By Russell LynchA woman has shared in the Nobel prize for economics for only the second time in the 50-year history of the award for work helping to lift millions of people out of poverty. The French-American economist
The TelegraphArt Art investment firms wound up after taking £1m from the vulnerable and elderlyThe Telegraph - By Jaya NarainTwo companies who took £1m from “vulnerable and elderly” people after offering them the chance to invest in works by artists such as Picasso and Salvador Dali have been wound up. Gem Tobin, based in Warrington,
The TelegraphWomen's News Can new campaign help women break into the economics boys' club?The Telegraph - By Russell LynchA woman took a share in the Nobel prize for economics today as Esther Duflo was recognised with two colleagues for her work in addressing global poverty. But it remains a standing rebuke to the profession
The TelegraphStock Markets Dividend payouts by world’s biggest firms set to hit dangerously high £1.1 trillionThe Telegraph - By Michael O'DwyerDividends at a fifth of the world’s biggest companies have hit dangerously high levels as shareholder payouts look set to hit a new record in 2019. Investors in the world’s 1,200 most valuable listed are
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The TelegraphFree Trade If you want to know what a country really thinks about free trade, look at the wine listsThe Telegraph - By Roger BootleAcross the world there is a battle under way between the forces favouring trade protection and those favouring free trade. And protection seems to be winning. This is of special relevance to the UK as
The TelegraphFTSE 100 The next three months look just as ugly as last year, but it's not all bad newsThe Telegraph - By Tom StevensonAs we move into the final three months of the year, it is hard not to draw a comparison with the last quarter of 2018. A year ago, stock markets around the world cracked and fell sharply until Christmas.
The TelegraphTravel 'If you look at our advantage, the sums look very nice' – why Hays Travel’s owners bought Thomas Cook’s storesThe Telegraph - By Michael O'DwyerFanfare and emotion surrounded Hays Travel’s surprise swoop last week for the entire 555-store network of the failed Thomas Cook. Up to 2,500 redundant employees will get their jobs back and the deal create
The TelegraphBusiness Number of high street shoppers down 10pc in seven yearsThe Telegraph - By Laura OnitaThe number of people visiting shops has been decimated in the past seven years, adding to the travails of retailers. Trips to high streets, retail parks and shopping centres across the country were down
The TelegraphManagement FirstGroup chairman David Martin to attend showdown in USThe Telegraph - By Oliver GillThe executive upon whom FirstGroup has pinned its turnaround hopes will fly to New York for a Hallowe'en showdown with warring US shareholders. David Martin, the former Arriva chief who replaced ousted
The TelegraphTelecoms Equistone could call the shots in XLN telecoms saleThe Telegraph - By Vinjeru MkandawireBuyout firm Equistone has emerged as a contender to buy a controlling stake in XLN, a Blackstone-backed telecoms outfit. The private equity group, which is the former investment arm of Barclays, is one
The TelegraphWar Trump's trade war hurting the companies and regions he intended to protect, say analystsThe Telegraph - By Tom ReesDonald Trump's trade war is severely hurting the very companies and regions he intended to protect, new analysis by economists has revealed. Analysts at Deutsche Bank have found that more manufacturing-intensive
The TelegraphInsurance Direct Line 'most exposed' to FCA crackdown on UK insurers' dual pricing practicesThe Telegraph - By Harriet RussellAnalysts have claimed that Direct Line could be heavily exposed to the City watchdog’s plan to crack down on alleged overcharging of loyal customers, with the company facing a probable one-off hit to earnings
The TelegraphBank of England UK's damaged 'speed limit' for growth could hamper Bank of England lowering rates, says deputy GovernorThe Telegraph - By Russell LynchThe UK’s “speed limit” for growth has been so damaged by uncertainty over Brexit that it could hamper the Bank of England’s ability to help a weak economy with lower interest rates, deputy Governor Sir
The TelegraphBank of England Sir Dave Ramsden, deputy Bank of England Governor: 'The world is becoming a more uncertain place to do business in'The Telegraph - By Russell LynchAs the Bank of England rate-setters attempt to peer through the fog of Brexit, it’s handy that one of its most senior officials is used to low visibility and climbing mountains. Sir Dave Ramsden, the deputy
The TelegraphConservatism The death of fiscal conservatism: are economies loosening the purse strings just at the wrong time?The Telegraph - By Tom ReesMemories of painful bailouts and debt crises pushing countries to the brink appear to be fading fast just a decade after the global economy was brought to its knees. After years of belt-tightening, Boris
The TelegraphBusiness Why you must not quit the day job if you want to start a successful businessThe Telegraph - By John TimpsonQ I just quit my job to pursue a business venture. Things have been extremely slow and I’ve started to think that I may have made the wrong decision. Should I be doing better by now? A What you need is
The TelegraphLloyds Banking Group Lloyds boss Antonio Horta-Osorio to go ‘within a year’, say analystsThe Telegraph - By Lucy BurtonLloyds Banking Group is understood to have stepped up its succession planning as analysts and headhunters bet that its chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio will go within a year. Lloyds is understood be
The TelegraphMark Carney Carney should be asked to stay on. There’s no-one better for this timeThe Telegraph - By Jeremy WarnerShould we not have had a new governor of the Bank of England announced by now? Mark Carney, the incumbent, is due to leave at the end of January. Etiquette demands that the world knows in good time who
The TelegraphNeil Woodford Neil Woodford’s plan to float Oxford Nanopore looks ‘increasingly like a daydream’The Telegraph - By Harriet RussellNeil Woodford’s route to exit one of his largest unlisted holdings, either through a float or as part of a private debt raising fundraising, is looking increasingly unlikely, according to City sources.
The TelegraphPizza Pizza Express lenders plot mass restaurant closuresThe Telegraph - By Oliver GillPizza Express could be forced to close up to two in five of its restaurants – putting thousands of jobs at risk and delivering what would be a hammer blow to Britain’s embattled casual dining sector. Telegraph
The TelegraphBrexit Investors told to expect £240bn Brexit deal dividendThe Telegraph - By Tom ReesInvestors in the UK’s stock market are expected to enjoy a £240bn “deal dividend” if Boris Johnson can seal a last-gasp Brexit agreement before the Oct 31 deadline. Stocks in London would rise 10pc and
The TelegraphBusiness Four Seasons sells half its estate as it gears up for battle with landlordsThe Telegraph - By Louis AshworthThe bulk of Four Seasons’ care home sites have been snapped up by an American hedge fund in a £350m deal, as it braces for crunch talks with landlords over rents on the rest of its estate. Britain’s second-largest
The TelegraphSuccess Amazon’s success is stifling future innovatorsThe Telegraph - By Liam HalliganWith a deal-or-no-deal Brexit and a possible US-China trade truce, there is almost too much happening. Germany is in recession, a fate Britain just escaped – an economics columnist is spoilt for choice.
The TelegraphProfit After two profit warnings, retail giant Asos strives to get back on trackThe Telegraph - By Laura Onita“We’ll give you clarity at the full-year results,” Nick Beighton, the normally jovial boss of Asos, sniffily told an analyst on the morning of its second profit alert in July. The first profit warning
The TelegraphUnilever New Unilever chief promises to sell-off unethical brands in bid to win over Gen Z consumersThe Telegraph - By Hannah UttleyOne Friday last month, climate activists walked out of workplaces and schools around the world demanding immediate action from global leaders to address what they describe as a climate “emergency”. Among
The TelegraphBanking Has the long-awaited shake-out in the European banking industry finally come to pass?The Telegraph - By Lucy BurtonSenior City headhunters are getting frustrated. Inside the boardrooms of European banks they see bank bosses bickering, conflicts over strategy and poor succession planning. It is becoming increasingly
The TelegraphThomas Cook Economy flights, staff bonuses and balking at a £40 Dover sole: meet the husband and wife team who saved Thomas CookThe Telegraph - By Joe ShuteSince announcing the acquisition of failed travel agent Thomas Cook – and the rescue plan of hundreds of shops and staff – John and Irene Hays have been inundated with emails. Most are from well-wishers,
