2:15pm

New aggression from the chancellor

Logos of Lloyds TSB, Barclays, Natwest and HSBC ©Bloomberg

Questionable whether any UK government would actually break up the banks

11:53am

Ping An: missed bounce

Dhanin has some leeway to explain plans but he shouldn’t take too long

wylfa nuclear power station.Cemaes bay Anglesey ©Alamy 6:23pm

Nuclear power: fission for investors

Centrica’s UK exit suggests the task is too daunting a task for the private sector

Feb 3, 2013

Canadian banks: mortgaging the future

An awful lot depends on all those government-insured home loans

Surfers ride waves at a beach in Cardiff ,California where parking is no longer free as local communities and the state look for ways to solve their budget shortfal ©Reuters Feb 3, 2013

California v Illinois: rain and shine

Budgetary fortunes diverge for two states once considered most vulnerable

Feb 3, 2013

China property: virtuous circle

$5.4bn raised last month as developers borrow for longer and for less

BT ©PA Feb 1, 2013

BT: walking the walk

UK telecoms group is at a five-year high and there may be more to come

Feb 1, 2013

LVMH: all that glitters

Scale has advantages for luxury group but there is a hefty price tag

Feb 1, 2013

Oil companies: earnings, schmearnings

High price per barrel won’t rescue profitability

Feb 1, 2013

Japanese airlines: out of charge

Dodgy Dreamliner batteries bring ANA and JAL back to earth