Film 100

Sir John Rose proves a cool engineer

Sir John Rose, chief executive of Rolls-Royce, has taken a well-aimed kick at the growth of the public sector under Labour

Reed dilemma

Reed Elsevier has put a far from convincing spin on its decision to dispense with Ian Smith’s services as chief executive

Is this a new twist in the art of revenge?

Intrum Justitia sounds startled by news of its apparent immortalisation in the annals of dystopian fiction

Still on track

There seems little chance that the Cosmens, who own a 19 per cent stake, can derail the National Express rights issue

Comment: Reed's bold move backfires

Chief executive's departure after only eight months follows controversial choice of boss from outside publishing

Sartre puts EU on the road train to freedom

The EU has selected Ricardo to develop Safe Road Trains for the Environment, allowing cars to travel without being steered

Evolutionary clock is ticking for dinosaur model

While we were doing our jobs, we saw our business model thrown on the scrapheap for something smaller and cheaper -Carl Mortished

Some good news on bad debt situation

It seems Lloyds' Eric Daniels may have been right: there are glimmers of hope for high street banks amid the devastation - David Wighton

Game over in pension case

The High Court was right to stop efforts by trustees of the Ilford Imaging scheme to 'game' Pension Protection Fund system

Tempus: IHG's future looks bright

Compared with vaguely positive comments from rivals, however, the hotel group's trading update looked rather downbeat

Cost benefit for Vodafone

Vittorio Colao has delivered the promised focus on cost reduction and cashflow, while maintaining capital investment

All aboard National Express's mystery tour

National Express haven't got much with which to sway investors - but are nevertheless continuing with a £300m rights issue

Where are all the virtuous bankers?

The FSA chief is searching for ethical bankers; not an easy task given the money-making recipes banks have been using

Kraft will make meal of bid battle

The US food maker's low bid is an attempt to appear tough, disciplined and patient - tactics that are working pretty well - David Wighton

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