US regulators yesterday announced fraud charges stemming indirectly from the merger of Time Warner and AOL, the largest union in US corporate history and a symbol of the dotcom boom and bust of the early part of this decade.

While few outside the luxury goods sector might have sleepless nights over the fake Gucci handbags that have been circulating for years, the new phenomenon of counterfeit pesticides is a different matter.

On a rainy day last month, four drummers, three guitarists, a bagpiper, two didgeridoo players and 186 others assembled in the rural English town of Cirencester to discuss turning their neighbourhoods into low-impact communities built around farming, arts and crafts and herbal medicine.

Chancellor tells Your Business that the future of Britain's economy depends on giving individuals the confidence to try

Wood from Canada and Scandinavia will be imported to be burnt in Britain’s largest power station as part of a plan to generate 10 per cent of its electricity from biomass.

When it comes to talent management, three quarters of firms obediently listen to HR and put all their time and effort into grooming their top performers. But if they are going to have any hope of coping with the twin challenges of an ageing workforce and a new generation of workers with different priorities, they are going to have to change tack - and fast.

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