From TECHNOLOGY May 24, 2013

Direction to point finger of blame on tax

If companies are taxed inappropriately, only the legislators can be blamed

From FINANCIALS May 17, 2013

Spain’s pain will be longer-term gain

Real number of bad loans in banking system has not been properly acknowledged

From FINANCIALS May 10, 2013

Contradictions in lending stimulus plans

Funding schemes have left UK small and medium-sized businesses wanting

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From COMPANIES BY REGION May 3, 2013

Apple’s bond tramples not only taxman

The US Treasury not the only loser in debt move

From UK Apr 26, 2013

‘Rights for shares’ plan has limitations

Owning shares does not make you a better employee

From UK Apr 19, 2013

Barclays spring-clean is only surface deep

Saint Antony’s rhetoric must be taken with pinch of salt

Sir James Crosby ©Daniel Lynch From FINANCIALS Apr 12, 2013

Bankers’ pension pots are not sacrosanct

Bonuses have shrunk but clawing back pensions is controversial

From FINANCIALS Apr 5, 2013

Corporate fines carry no fear for miscreants

Shareholders seem to treat payments as cost of doing business

Mar 22, 2013

Creative approach needed for working mums

Imaginative working practices to help mothers would benefit employers and employees, writes Sarah Gordon

From FINANCIALS Mar 15, 2013

Companies must find a better use for debt

Borrowing should fund investment, not line shareholders’ pockets

From UK Mar 8, 2013

Small businesses still face battle to borrow

Picture for credit provision even bleaker than it was a year ago

From FINANCIALS Mar 1, 2013

Bad news tests banks’ forbearance

Extent of practice of giving borrowers more time is unknown

From FINANCIALS Feb 22, 2013

Buyout firms must sell before buying again

Investors want returns on cash ploughed into last round of deals

From FINANCIALS Feb 15, 2013

Barclays chief must win against the odds

Investors should ask whether Jenkins can deliver on his promises

From INDUSTRIALS Feb 8, 2013

Cash piles not as cheering as could be

Danger of years of economic stagnation for Europe looms

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 1, 2013

Hard task awaits new Premier Foods chief

From COMPANIES BY REGION Jan 25, 2013

‘One share, one vote’ must be left alone

Idea of extra rights for long-term shareholders is laudable but ill-conceived

From FINANCIALS Jan 18, 2013

Spain remains shackled by corporate debt

New economic growth is likely to be tepid at best

From UK Jan 11, 2013

Christmas retail sparkle loses its shine

Sales numbers come with some important caveats

From FINANCIALS Jan 4, 2013

Rogue behaviour can change under scrutiny

Banks’ worst wrongdoing was in under-examined areas

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The Top Line is the FT companies editors' take on the most interesting corporate story or theme from the past seven days

Sarah Gordon is Companies Editor
Martin Arnold is Deputy Companies Editor
Matthew Vincent is UK Companies Editor
Alison Smith is Chief Corporate Correspondent