Smash Hit

Tempus: IHG's future looks bright

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

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

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

Cost benefit for Vodafone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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