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Rolls-Royce Marine gains £96m contract

Rolls-Royce Group plc has won a propulsion contract with the Royal Navy to power two warships.

Low cost airlines boom

EasyJet plc has reported a 22 percent increase in customers, while Ryanair’s customers were up 20 percent.

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Beazley Group announces appointments

Global insurance group Beazley has announced four new posts on its board.

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Halfords confident

Halfords Group plc has announced it will meet its first-half profit forecasts despite the credit crunch.

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ING will not bid for ABN Amro

Global financial group ING plc has announced it will not make an offer for ABN Amro Netherlands.

Whitbread plc appoints Senior Independent Director

Whitbread plc, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant company, has appointed a new board member, effective October 1.

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Editor's Blog

Paul Pearce-Couch

What’s good for the Goose…

One water’s Duncan Goose is in the spotlight this month as Exec looks at the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship, which is replacing the cut and thrust of Nineties’ business ethos as the way forward.

Monthly Features

Differentiating your business

Differentiating your business

The “dos and don’ts” of pitching to investors

What makes a business angel invest? Exec investigates the initial funding stages of angel finance

What makes a business angel invest? Exec investigates the initial funding stages of angel finance

We’ve seen Dragon’s Den - but surely there’s more to a business angel than reality television’s redux version? Exec looks at the determining factors which make business angels invest.

Is a multinational AIM good for investors?

Is a multinational AIM good for investors?

In 1986 the London Stock Exchange (LSE) relaxed its legislation that saw an influx of international competition in the late 1980s and kick-started London’s bid to become the financial centre of Europe

Cometh the ministry, cometh the man

Cometh the ministry, cometh the man

Gordon Brown’s government of all the talents looks good for business, but will it be allowed to do its job?