Smash Hit

Some banks may still be dead men walking

Despite government intervention to save some banks from ruin, many are still struggling to rebuild their balance sheets

Forging G20 consensus is harder than it looks

As the politicians struggle to present a united front on banking taxes, can the banks themselves get their act together? - Mark Kleinman

Banks beware: YouTube generation is tuning in

A US Senator has demanded in one of his weekly videos that the Treasury Secretary break up banks that are too big to fail

The British public believes ethical companies will thrive

Business models and technologies must respond to the environmental challenges and changing consumer attitudes we face

Flawed theory has brought disastrous results

Financial workers are a danger — they shape the debate about capitalism and reform but ignore economic theory

Twitter may not be right for business

The corporate world seems to have only just woken up to the appeal of Twitter, but I don't know why it even bothers

Off sick? It must be Monday

The first day of the week is by far the most common on which to take sick leave, according to the latest research

The good old British pub: don’t take it for granted

Pubs are under unprecedented pressure during the recession, with 53 pubs closing each week closures are hitting communities

Listen to the bosses’ optimism

When three chief executives call an end to the recession — even though it has not officially ended — we should take heart

Are the central banks blowing new bubbles?

The combination of near-zero rates, a weak dollar and the willingness of the authorities to support every market in sight is dangerous

Jane Bradley: What happened to our proverbial parsimony?

The Scottish financial services sector has taken a battering that has been at best damaging and at worst highly destructive

Obama’s policy errors will halt US recovery

There is a nagging fear that nascent economic forces might be murdered in their crib by the administration

Prufrock

Paul Kemsley - Lord Sugar’s former Apprentice lieutenant - has bought America’s most famous soccer club, the New York Cosmos

Is private equity brave enough?

The leveraged buyout almost disappeared in 2008 as the banks crumbled, but where are these bottom-fishers today?

Mandelson is the push UK industrial policy needs

In a speech to Bruegel, a Brussels think-tank, he talked about an “activist government” that would invest in innovation

A warning from the Welsh Valleys to RBS

In these terrible times of pestilence, we must all take what precautions we can and pray for deliverance

British-style regulators would cut US down to size

Suddenly, it seems that any old transactions will get referred upwards, and perhaps be blocked for competition reasons - Dan Sabbagh