Gordon Brown used to say that there were two types of chancellor: those who get out in time and those who end in failure.

Demands for higher capital at financial companies and a growing risk of national protectionism will raise the costs for

...reports full-year results and gives its first guidance for fiscal 2010, Wall Street might be disappointed, writes Hal Weitzman .Robert McCarthy, an analyst at RW Baird, says there are diverging views among analysts about Deere's prospects.While Mr McCarthy is...

...also have the opportunity to participate in internal and international moot competitions (mock court cases) giving would-be lawyers chances to engage in legal issues and learn to argue on their feet, says Robert Chambers, professor of property law.

...Is it possible those capes can be traced back to the buzz that has been gathering for months about the Guy Ritchie/Robert Downey Jr. film Sherlock Holmes? As for that feeling that the time is right to shimmy in crystal, look no further than Rob Marshall's...

...latest restructuring.In the future, J&J is likely to take more minority equity...deals, he says.Some investors argue that J&J would still be worth more if broken...company principles drawn up in 1943 by Robert Wood Johnson, the chairman and member...

...and Morrison on 12.6. The latter two look best placed to outperform from here.BACKGROUND NEWSJustin King, chief executive of J Sainsbury, has shrugged off research suggesting that the supermarket chain's sales growth was now lagging its three biggest competitors...

Robert Zoellick became World Bank president in July 2007 as credit began to dry up in the global economy. He came from Goldman Sachs...

Chrystia Freeland, US managing editor, interviewed Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank. They discussed Obama's recent trip to China and the effects of the Chinese currency being...

...counterpoints and steady beats; Americans such as Robert Glasper prefer the bass to play a holding...tension. ****On Monday, American Marcus Roberts's all-acoustic set at Wigmore Hall was...implication. This is an organic trio, but Roberts stood out. He is a flawless, soulful improviser...