Protesters force Tata Motors to abandon a car factory in West BengalEACH year Indias Bengalis celebrate the goddess Durga, offering prayers before dazzling religious tableaux ... Discussion
Our profile of Richard Branson (Virgin rebirth, September 27th 2008) said Ansett was a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. In fact Ansett was owned by Air New Zealand, in which ... Discussion
More Chinese businesses are collapsingthough you would never know itOFFICIALLY, only a few thousand companies will declare bankruptcy this year in China. Unofficially, local m ... Discussion
Sheila Bair of the FDIC is at the forefront of Americas response to the financial crisisWHEN she was summoned from academia in 2006 to head the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo ... Discussion
How the financial crisis will affect the outsourcing industryIN ONE respect it has been a record couple of weeks for outsourcing. Around the world, governments and taxpayers h ... Discussion
No longer a joke, the paperless office is getting closerSTEPHANIE BREEDLOVE and her husband founded Breedlove & Associates 16 years ago to help families who (legally) hire ... Discussion
Guitar Hero and other games are boosting music sales for some artistsAS THE music industry searches for a new model in the age of digital distribution and internet piracy, it ... Discussion
The long-feared surge in bankruptcies in America is now under wayTHE Sharper Image store on Manhattans West 57th Street is sharp no more: its last state-of-the-art massage cha ... Discussion
Will drugs giants defy the credit crunch and splash out on biotech deals?THE financial crisis means that most lawyers and bankers specialising in mergers and acquisitions are ... Discussion
Cross-subsidised subscriptions offer a promising new modelaif the sums add upIT IS a gift that keeps on givingafor a year, at least. Starting in Britain this month, buyers of ... Discussion
Japanas cash-rich companies are buying up foreign firmsTHE credit crunch has reduced merger and acquisition (M&A) activity around the world. Banks have tightened their pur ... Discussion
In the slipstream of Wall Streetas woes, the Big Three land a huge subsidyDETROIT seems to be where Wall Street meets Main Street. Tight credit is reckoned to have cost the Am ... Discussion
Hans Wijers of AkzoNobel has taken an unusual path to the top of Europeas chemical industryJUST as Americaas dodgy subprime mortgages were triggering the credit crunch in Augu ... Discussion
Offshore terminals and other tricks could promote greater trade in LNGAMID the waters of the Adriatic, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Venice, a curious new structure i ... Discussion
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, itas SuperWarrenSHORT, septuagenarian and bespectacled, Warren Buffett does not resemble a typical superhero. Yet twice in barely a week he ha ... Discussion
Why sales of luxury goods are slowingWHEN Louis Vuitton, part of LVMH, the worldas biggest luxury-goods firm, opened a giant shop in Tokyoas Omotesando district in 2002, hundr ... Discussion
Two books give very different views of Sir Richard Branson, Britains best-known businessmanHE HAS just said that he would like to buy Londons Gatwick Airport when it comes on ... Discussion
Politicians pro-Tibet stance has harmed prospects for French firms in ChinaON SEPTEMBER 18th at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Frances president, Nicolas Sarkozy, hosted Jin Jing ... Discussion
What Apple did for smartphones, Google may do for all the restNOT since the launch of Apples iPhone last year has the unveiling of a handset caused such a stir. On September 2 ... Discussion
Wall Streets woes are yet another headache for the consulting industryWHEN even consultants suggest that companies might want to spend less on consultancy, you know the indust ... Discussion
