4:18pm

European tyremakers: wear and tear

Pirelli tyres ©EPA

Tyremakers have outperformed auto sector recently, but that may not last long

3:38pm

Corporate leverage: in the midst of debt

Companies have not deleveraged since the financial crisis

The logo of Ford Motor Company is seen between barbed wire at a Ford assembly plant ©Reuters 9:10pm

US carmakers: in neutral

Sales rebound is not doing much for the share prices of GM and Ford

2:46pm

SBM Offshore: ghost platform

A case study of a company venturing beyond its core competencies

Five-Star Movement activist and comedian Beppe Grillo gestures as he arrives for a rally in support of the party's candidate Giancarlo Cancelleri, in the Sicily town of Termini Imerese October 22, 2012. Sicilians will vote for the region's new president on October 28. ©Reuters Mar 11, 2013

Italy: wasting time

Political gridlock threatens another lost year for companies and the stock market

Mar 11, 2013

Banks’ leverage ratios: if only

Holding more capital is no guarantee of safety – but will restrict credit flow

Ladbrokes agrees online deal with Playtech ©PA Mar 11, 2013

Online gambling: double or quits

Agreement with Playtech is a case of Ladbrokes playing catch-up

Mar 11, 2013

Sukuk bonds: gently does it

Islamic finance market is still undergoing evolution, rather than revolution

Pandora internet radio Mar 10, 2013

Pandora: stay tuned

US internet radio station needs to belt out earnings

Mar 11, 2013

Japanese banks: rising sums

Sumitomo Mitsui’s Y200bn buyback suggests faith in Abenomics