Migrants fuel entrepreneurialism
Many of the world's best entrepreneurs have been immigrants, so what is it that links being an outsider to business success? Ravi Mattu, Business...
EU fisheries navigate stormy seas
A landmark vote in the European parliament paves the way for an overhaul of the EU's contentious common fisheries policy. For Scotland's fishing industry...
Italy election outcome scares market
The European corporate bond market has seen an extraordinary run in recent months on the back the European Central Bank's promise to do "whatever...
Diet time for Danone
Danone's shares rose 5 per cent after the company released better than expected fourth-quarter results. However, the French group's dairy business in Europe has...
Guiding easyJet through tough times
Carolyn McCall faced several problems when she joined easyJet as chief executive in 2010. The FT's Rose Jacobs reports on how Ms McCall guided...
Down on the pound
Selling the pound has become one of the most popular trades in the global foreign exchange market as sentiment on the UK has worsened...
BAE — searching for a strategy | Lex
Shares in BAE Systems rose after the company released full-year revenues, which were down slightly, and launched a £1bn share buyback scheme. Following the...
The battle over bankers’ bonuses
The European parliament wants to cap bankers' bonuses to no more than a year's fixed salary. Britain is firmly opposed to the plan but...
Capital markets — the right fit for SMEs?
French or German SMEs can borrow loans at cheaper rates than their southern peripheral neighbours. As banks retrench, corporate debt markets have become fashionable....
Who are the Bakries?
They are infamous in the rest of the world for mudflows and their conflict with Nat Rothschild over Bumi Resources, but in Indonesia, the...
