Philip Green

Are Everton about to get Simon Cowell's X Factor treatment?

Much tabloid excitement was generated over the weekend by the news that Sir Philip Green, the high street tycoon, had hosted a private dinner at a London restaurant for Simon Cowell and Amanda Staveley, the city golden girl...

Obscene intrusion by Norris is beyond belief

It's hard to imagine the thought processes that lead a man to celebrate anything associated with the death of two children. His first thought had been to acknowledge the former Plymouth colleague, who drove home from Norris’s...

'Marry Randy Andy? I'd rather make £50m,' says the model who turned down Prince Andrew

'Marry Randy Andy? The name Amanda Staveley has been on everyone's lips in the world of multi-billion corporate deals since she emerged as the central figure behind the £7 billion recapitalisation of Barclays bank by Abu...

Hijacking

At the beginning of October Sir Peter Burt was relaxing on holiday in Provence with his wife and friends, far removed from the financial crisis that had been sweeping global stock markets. “We ate too much and took too little...

The £4.5bn dinner: Mystery of Simon Cowell's meeting with Sir Philip Green and blonde financier

Sir Philip Green (worth £4.3bn) has dinner with the mysterious financier Amanda Staveley (£100m). Then they call in Simon Cowell (£100m). Over fish and chips, mushy peas and Chablis, what were they cooking up?

Bono bid strikes a note of largesse

I know nobody ever doubted the size of Bono's arsenal. But last Monday's Music Industry Trust Awards confirmed -- if confirmation were needed -- his largesse. The U2 star outbid billionaire boss of Topshop -- and BF of Kate...

Pressure on for big interest rate cut

It piled further pressure on the Bank's monetary policy committee under Governor Mervyn King to cut rates aggressively when its two-day meeting ends tomorrow. The Bank is widely expected to cut rates from 4.5% to 4% but hopes...

Behind the music: The stars come out for Lucian Grainge

Considering that Kylie was last year's recipient of the Music Industry Trust award, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this year's ceremony, honouring Lucian Grainge (chairman and CEO of Universal Group International) would be...

Marks and Spencer dazzles its way to a downturn amid financial crisis

Despite its glitzy marketing, profits at the chain are down. James Hall examines its future Sir Stuart is warning that M&S faces the most difficult retail conditions since the "early 1990s" Photo: JULIAN ANDREWS Sitting in his...

Bono and Sir Philip Green go headtohead

Bono and Sir Philip Green Photo: Richard Young / Rex Features To the 2008 Music Industry Trusts’ Award at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Monday night. Universal Music big noise Lucian Grange may have picked up the evening’s...