
Profits surge at Sainsbury's
GuardianBritain's third largest supermarket chain boosts profits 42% to £380m but refuses to bow to City pressure to unlock the value of its £8.6bn property portfolio. By Fiona Walsh.
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ShoreBank thrives despite early predictions
Opening a bank aimed at improving the quality of life in poor urban areas was supposed to be a grand... [read more]
U.S. subprime woes could hurt Swiss banks, report says
While banks including UBS and Credit Suisse have raised their ability to absorb shocks, recent increases... [read more]
Energy
BP in oilseed tree project
Company sets up a venture with biodiesel firm to increase planting of jatropha, a tree that produces... [read more]

For some oil companies, Venezuela is hardly the worst option
The edicts of President Hugo Chávez are relatively tolerable when compared with conditions in countries... [read more]

