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Chairman quits as Blue Oar throws in towel

Blue Oar conceded defeat in the fight for control of the City stockbroker, which was led by Edward Vandyk, its founder

Business big shot: Martin Gilbert

The 53-year-old Scotsman capped a comeback with a £250million deal to buy parts of Credit Suisse Asset Management

More companies join M&S in making job cuts

Retailers, food manufacturers, housebuilders and pub groups are among the companies most affected by the economic crisis

Nationwide sees record fall in house prices

Data from UK's leading building society shows sharpest annual drop in housing market since records began in early 1990s

More companies join M&S in making job cuts

Retailers, food manufacturers, housebuilders and pub groups are among the companies most affected by the economic crisis

Stag Brewery is to close after 198 years

Landmark familiar to fans of Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race will shut next year as part of cost savings by owner InBev

UK car sales drop amid bailout doubt

Concern mounts over delayed Government aid package for auto industry as component makers also look set to hit trouble

House prices ... Toyota: Tempus at lunchtime

Falling house prices will not even help first time buyers ... Japanese car makers fear owners will repair rather than replace

Drug companies seek a cure for their ailing research

With costs and regulation rising, a new way of developing blockbuster treatments is needed

Priory in bid to gatecrash care deal

The acute care specialist has taken direct action to encourage a £2 billion merger with Four Seasons, the care-homes group

Dow to sue after Kuwait pulls out of deal

America's biggest chemical company announces that it will take legal action after failure of $17.4 billion joint venture

More companies join M&S in making job cuts

Retailers, food manufacturers, housebuilders and pub groups are among the companies most affected by the economic crisis

Downturn. Er, what downturn?

12,000 jobs created in $9 billion Las Vegas boom

You can't use a crisp packet as a parachute

The Advertising Standards Authority has decided to ban adverts for Ladbrokes that show a skydiver jumping from an aircraft

Britain becomes a nation of gamers

Sales of computer games are soaring to a record £1.9bn as publishers produce more products targeted at the whole family

Putting family first makes business sense

There can be key advantages for those families who work together in troubled economic times. Carol Lewis reports

COMMENT: It's time to see through Gazprom

Europeans, and especially Germany, are too keen to buy into myth that Gazprom is a normal company, says Roger Boyes

Europe freezes as gas taps are turned off

Countries call a state of emergency and fears of price rises are growing as dispute between Russia and Ukraine spreads

How to motivate a workforce in a recession

It's not easy being a good manager through a downturn. Here are ten tried-and-tested ways to get the best from your staff

How can I survive as my best friend's boss?

Promotion has presented a challenge for a reader who seeks to balance business and personal relationships in the workplace

Young shoppers help trendy brands prosper

New Look and Republic see rising like-for-like sales, with Debenhams brands aimed at younger market also performing well

Weak pound will push up prices

After record discounts during the Christmas period, retailers are likely to pass on rising cost of imports to consumers

Apple strips iTunes of DRM restrictions

Millions of songs now available free of copy protection allowing the music to be played on any device, company announces

Britain becomes a nation of gamers

Sales of computer games are soaring to a record £1.9bn as publishers produce more products targeted at the whole family

We are in a very competitive world

Didier Lombard, the head of France Telecom, aims to put the Orange brand at the forefront of the internet age worldwide

Carter’s new phone era

Vodafone and Virgin Media will be asked for the first time to share with BT the cost of providing basic phone services, including public payphones

BA sees exodus of premium-class customers

Chief executive Willie Walsh plays up the airline's prospects in the year ahead, despite poor traffic figures for December

BA premium flyers dive on company cutbacks

UK flag carrier reports 12.1% fall in business and upper class customers as cash-strapped corporates cut budgets

Furious EU protests after Russian gas cut off

Gas supplies to six countries cut off on coldest night of the year as row over Russia and Ukraine dramatically worsens

Gas supplies to Europe dry up as row deepens

Bulgaria, Austria and Czech Republic lost all or most of their gas supplies from Russia today, with Germany set to be next