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The ultimate collector

Roger St. Pierre examines Charles Saatchi’s extraordinary influence
on the world of art

The façade of pragmatism

European CEO investigates Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor. Asking how her ambitions, direction and political maneuvering have influenced the German economy in the midst of recession

Gadgets: Into the white

There is something about pristine, white gadgets that combine exemplary design with extreme levels of quality which can bring the grasping materialist out in all of us. Here are some of the best

Tailoring a risk free investment

If you make the investment, a good piece of tailoring will pay style dividends for years. Fiona Fraser looks at the suits that will stretch your gold card

Reading club

All the latest books to help the modern, upcoming chief executive in their day-to-day business schedule and busy personal life

Blame the Economists, Not Economics

Is it time to string up the professionals or rewrite the textbooks?

Jet Republic’s audacious business model

Selwyn Parker finds out that Jet Republic is beating the financial gloom

The End of an Empire?

Rupert Murdoch sees the internet as the chance to supply global audiences with as much entertainment, news and sport as they can absorb. The marketing and promotion opportunities for News Corp are huge, and so we ask whether clicks and hits can help a weary News Corp outsmart the recession

Stocks and the long run

The realisation that today’s stock indexes have, in real terms, yielded 0 percent returns across the past decade has led investors to question the value of diversified stock investments. We ask just what the future holds?

The end of aviation

With global economic development seemingly dependent on our ability to fly, and in light of spiralling fuel costs and concerns over the impact of aviation on the environment, Bradford Plumer asks: just what will happen when the world can no longer afford to fly?

Bulgaria offers investors a holiday from high taxes

As one of Europe’s largest growth areas, Bulgaria is making a name for itself as a holiday destination with a difference. The Balkan state is providing investors with an opening to new markets. Stephen Neale investigates the potential of the region and the possible returns

Bigger than a bail out

You know the global financial system is in peril when the US government is forced to nationalise the country’s largest mortgage lenders, pump in up to €135bn of tax-payers cash, and pledge trillions of dollars in financial guarantees to keep them afloat. Neil Hodge gives us the full report

What makes a leader?

Business acumen? A nose for a deal? A take no prisoners attitude? Just what is it that defines what it is to be a good leader? Tim Newbound speculates on just what it takes to become the best in business; taking in attitudes in the boardroom, strategies to employ and personal characteristics

Fly me home, James 

Fuel prices are rising and many airlines are cutting back on routes. Yet corporate aviation seems to soar far above such every-day concerns such as the price of oil or passenger demand. No mistake, corporate aviation is on a roll

Corporate cutting-edge?

Major banks and corporations have always been serious art collectors, but in recent times it seem their tastes have changed. Turners and Rembrandts are rapidly being replaced by more contemporary pieces

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