From FTFM OPINION 4:32am

Bad governance is not mutually exclusive

James Mackintosh does not believe mutuality cures commercial ills

From FTFM OPINION May 12, 2013

Of banks, bears and paintball wars

John Plender believes the markets are in thrall to the unconventional measures pursued by central banks

Fairphone From MANAGEMENT May 9, 2013

The move to make a fair-trade smartphone

The FairPhone team aims to set an example

From FTFM OPINION May 5, 2013

Large ‘short dollar’ feels the squeeze

Low rates have resulted in too much of a good thing in the global carry trade, writes Edward Chancellor

©Alamy From MANAGEMENT May 2, 2013

A brewed awakening for coffee shop brands

Independent cafés are stealing a march on chains

From FTFM OPINION Apr 28, 2013

Fugitives from bonds embrace stocks

Hair-raisingly experimental monetary policies have driven investors away, says Jonathan Davis

Portuguese university students shout slogans during a protest against cuts in higher education and other austerity measures in Lisbon, ©AP From MANAGEMENT Apr 25, 2013

Educated jobless bid farewell to Portugal

Youth emigration is at rates not seen since the 1960s

From FTFM OPINION Apr 21, 2013

Headwinds batter equity markets

John Plender is worried about the decline in developed-world IPOs

Storekeeper Hakim Ali reaches for a sachet of Fair & Lovely face cream, produced by Unilever Pakistan Ltd. as its hangs on display in his store in Jiandal Kot village in Matiari, Pakistan, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. Unilever and Nestle SA are defying turmoil in Pakistan, where terror attacks have killed at least 35,000 people since 2006, to sell more soap, beauty products and milk to farmers enriched by higher cotton and wheat prices. ©Bloomberg From MANAGEMENT Apr 18, 2013

Growth of the shrinking products

Companies are protecting margins without raising prices

From FTFM OPINION Apr 14, 2013

Cyprus: Storm in a Mediterranean tea cup?

Governments coming to the rescue of failing banks is nothing new, finds James Mackintosh

From MANAGEMENT Apr 11, 2013

The small car as an object of desire

Renault hires a product designer to woo consumers

From FTFM OPINION Apr 7, 2013

Markets’ dance is misleading bankers

Jonathan Davis says the outlook for financial markets is developing into a serious test of central bank potency

From MANAGEMENT Apr 4, 2013

Bebo creators take networking offline

A new club seeks to broaden Silicon Valley’s social life

From FTFM OPINION Mar 31, 2013

The ghost of Takahashi haunts Abenomics

Edward Chancellor examines the similarities between Japan’s current economic situation and that of the 1930s

From FTFM OPINION Mar 24, 2013

A radical tilt at governance failures

John Plender assesses a ‘provocative’ book on corporation failings

From MANAGEMENT Mar 21, 2013

Games that help you screen job applicants

Computer technology helps in hiring the right staff

From FTFM OPINION Mar 17, 2013

When Irish eyes are not smiling

The Emerald Isle is not out of the woods yet, writes James Mackintosh

From MANAGEMENT Mar 14, 2013

Horsemeat scandal sheds light on tastes

Attitudes to food revealed by new purchases

From FTFM OPINION Mar 10, 2013

Beware the turn of the monetary tap

Economic recovery may be fraught with danger, says John Plender

From MANAGEMENT Mar 7, 2013

Celebrity fans boost Yorkshire Tea in US

Endorsements help Taylors to head for America