15 June 2017 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY RIDING HIGH: As the traditional demarcations in the motoring industry fall away, another crossover. JLR, owned by Tata, the Indian conglomerate, which makes Land Rover and Jaguar cars in the UK, is investing a trial US$25m into Lyft, an American rival to Uber. Market wisdom… Continue reading Issue 109:2017 06 15:Week in Brief Financial
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Issue 105:2017 05 18:Week in Brief financial
18 May 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY PENSIONED OFF: How can you run a profitable business and still go bust? Having an underfunded pension scheme is always a reliable way, as several British businesses have recently found out when trying to reorganise themselves. Latest is Tata Steel, the UK arm of the… Continue reading Issue 105:2017 05 18:Week in Brief financial
Issue99:2017 04 03: Week in Brief financial
06 April 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY BRAKES ON AT CARR’S: Carr’s is an unusual conglomerate, combining a traditional but sizeable business of selling agricultural supplies in the UK, New Zealand, and the USA, with a technical engineering business which is strong in nuclear. The idea is that they are sufficiently diverse… Continue reading Issue99:2017 04 03: Week in Brief financial
Issue 51: 2016 04 28:Week in Brief Financial
28 April 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY MOVES ON THE HIGH STREET: This was our first headline last week, looking at changes in estate agency, but it equally fits changes in retail, with the failure of both British Home Stores (“BHS”) and Austin Reed this week. Both are fine old British firms,… Continue reading Issue 51: 2016 04 28:Week in Brief Financial
