Film 100

Tullett dispute enters next chapter in High Court

Terry Smith, head of the brokerage, has admitted in court to discussing a rival’s private life with a Sunday newspaper

Anstee will fight for City’s supremacy

The local accountant with corporate finance and insolvency experience outlines his aims for the year as Lord Mayor

Homes shortage on horizon as projects slow

Despite the Government’s £1.5bn boost for the industry, the number of applications for new developments has plummeted

Directors of Kenmore consider buyout

MBO planned for parts of property developer, which has fallen into administration with debts of £700m

From a golden hello to a comfortable goodbye

Leslie Van de Walle is managing the neat trick of compensation while insisting he is going entirely of his own accord

Dolls compete to win Barbie's Christmas crown

There are two new chicks eager to get their manicured mitts on that pink sparkly crown worn by Queen of the Plastic Prom

Nick Reilly of General Motors

As a skilled negotiator who has been with the company for 34 years, he will be taking up a position as head of GM Europe

Peugeot moves into car rental on way back to profit

Carmaker is to offer pre-paid cars by the day to young city dwellers as part its drive to regain market share

SFO drops investigation into founder of Merlin

Sir Christopher Evans, the biotech entrepreneur, will not be prosecuted over allegations concerning Merlin Biosciences

IMS Health to be bought for $5.2 billion

TPG and Canada Pension to buy data provider to pharmaceuticals industry in largest leveraged buyout since start of year

Rexam moves former finance boss up to top job

Leslie Van de Walle is departing as chief executive after three years in the job, to be replaced by Graham Chipchase

From a golden hello to a comfortable goodbye

Leslie Van de Walle is managing the neat trick of compensation while insisting he is going entirely of his own accord

Born to be a brewer? Ok, I’ll play the banjo

Jonathan Adnams explains the detours he took on the way to fulfilling his destiny as chairman of the Suffolk beermaker

PMU deal highlights Paddy Power’s international ambition

The Irish bookmaker has signed a five-year sports betting deal with the French pari-mutuel horse-racing monopoly

Terrestrial TV is doomed, says Chris Evans

ITV can't compete with BSkyB and the other main channels will become obsolete, predicts the presenter taking over from Wogan

Burberry checks out street-style fashion blogs

100,000 wannabe models don trenchcoats and put themselves online in a threat to the supremacy of glossy fashion magazines

Xstrata boss mines £14m seam of share options

Mick Davis converts thousands of options in space of month, benefiting from near-trebling in stock price since January

Business is booming for Switzerland’s gold smelters

The credit crunch has pushed precious metals prices to a historic high, leading families to sell old jewellery to be melted down into bullion

OFT to investigate corporate insolvency fees

The watchdog is to begin an inquiry into the millions charged by accountants for winding up companies in administration

OFT to investigate the high cost of going bust

Watchdog launches inquiry into UK's corporate insolvency market over fears companies are paying too much to go bankrupt

Hornby profits derailed by sterling

Toy maker hammered by slump in the pound, but the future looks brighter thanks to tie-ups with Olympics and Jenson Button

Marks & Spencer hails its ‘penny bazaar’

Special offers help attract a million customers through the retailer's doors as it returns to the discount fray

Intel pays $1.25bn to end feud with AMD

The world’s biggest chipmaker made the settlement with its rival to squash an antitrust case due to go to trial next year

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in settlement

The two chip giants have agreed to settle long-standing disputes over competition and licensing dating back to 2005

Liberty Global enters Europe with Unitymedia

US-based cable television operator controlled by John Malone is buying Germany's second-largest cable operator for $3bn

BT seeks to trim £1.5 billion in costs

Telecoms group reduced cost base by £900 million in the first six months, with half of the savings coming from job cuts

Overnight sleeper back under state control

East coast line is 'renationalised' amid support for more nationalisation but Lord Adonis insists it is a temporary move

Merged group will still be able to fly the flag

Complicated structure after merger will see the two airline brands remain separate under the umbrella of a holding company

Bribery allegations investigated at Welsh Water

Regulator visits one of Britain's biggest water groups amid internal inquiry into allegations of irregular practices

British Gas comes in from the cold

Price cuts have brought customers flocking home, says parent group, with 200,000 energy accounts added this year