Electioneering Pokemon Battle Starts With George Osborne vs Peter Mandelson

Political point-scoring never really goes away, but with the general election looming inevitably next year the whole “cuts” saga has taken on an extra cattiness…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | September 21, 2009 12:45PM | No Comments »

Recession Is Over, Semantically Speaking

The financial services industry is like a nervous lover – if you pump it full of praise and confidence, it perks up and performs, but…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | September 16, 2009 2:38PM | 1 Comment »

Peter Mandelson Has Christian Bale Moment Over Starbucks’ “Downward Spiral” UK Jibe

Frothy words overflowed from the lid of Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz’s mouth on Tuesday, saying the place that concerns him the most in…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Hot Money | February 19, 2009 10:38AM | 2 Comments »

Protectionism – The Ex The Financial World Can’t Help But Go Back To

Protectionism, the idea that you trade and manufacture goods and services within your own borders while discouraging international trade, has been gathering pace and heat…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | February 11, 2009 3:14PM | No Comments »

Every Little Bit Of Car Industry Continues To Get Bailed Out

“Bailout” has gone from pootling around the periphery of our general lexicon to being invoked every single day in a familiar sing-song chime. BAIL_OUT!

And…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | January 26, 2009 2:22PM | 2 Comments »