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UK banks and the State
Government gives the UK banks it part-owns four years to shrink their businesses
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Whitbread maintains optimistic stance
Alan Parker hesitates when asked to name an economic era that resembles the past 12 months, only because it takes so long to remember one
Savvy shoppers are key for Sainsbury
The recession has prompted a change in customer behaviour that could prove to be lasting, says Justin King, chief executive of J Sainsbury
Scholarly survivor Salway in good cheer
Having ridden out the sharpest property crash on record at the helm of the largest company in the sector, to emerge with a strong balance sheet and an eye on growth, the chief executive of Land Securities has good reason to be cheerful
Sorrell sees more gloom for media
WPP’s chief executive’s sober outlook contrasts with improving mood of others. ‘Everyone at the moment is looking for green shoots and signs of improvement, so they fasten on to things far too quickly’
Swift action puts Arm in strong position
The recession has hit the semiconductor industry hard. But companies have reacted better and faster this time than in previous recessions, says the chief executive of leading UK chip design company Arm Holdings
Mind Candy beating recessionary monsters
Mind Candy, an online games company with 7m regular users, has had a good recession because growth is so fast for a start-up the state of the economy makes no difference, according to chief executive Michael Smith
