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Playing monopoly

Rhetoric in the telecoms industry has ratcheted up, but is BT's 'monopoly' really an unfair advantage?

Selling the sale: from Japan Post to Lloyds

Politicians pick a path between bad value and bad take-up

Banking unearned profits

Don't be fooled by the financial sector's apparent profitability: it creams off wealth created by others

Aiming high

Aim is seen as the stockpicker's domain, but there are plenty of investors simply there for the tax benefits

Hot Airbnb?

The room-sharing portal may throw the hotel operators off their roll eventually - but perhaps not as early as some expect

Property's sweet spot

The good times continue for commercial property landlords, particularly in London - but the risks of complacency are mounting

On shale and Shell

Why I'm holding on to my Shell shares even though low oil prices could be here to stay

Osborne in China

The chancellor's efforts to drum up Chinese business for the London Stock Exchange misserve the City's long-term interests

Easy money or low returns?

The sugar rush of low interest rates is showing worrying signs of wearing off

Minimum wage, maximum hype

Most businesses will cope fine with George Osborne's new 'living wage', but welfare cuts are another matter