Claer Barrett and guests discuss why women avoid putting their money to work in financial markets, and what they and the (male dominated) asset management industry should do to solve this problem.
Jimmy Webb’s mournful ballad became one of the most-covered songs of the 20th century. Sue Norris explores its appeal for artists from Nick Cave to Isaac Hayes.
Bobbie Gentry’s understated ballad was reworked by jazz musicians, the ‘rebel-country’ movement and Motown – and even parodied by Bob Dylan. Ian McCann traces its history.
Six years after the deal that is still seen as a test case for Beijing’s industrial ambitions, the Swedish carmaker is back in profit, say Richard Milne and Christian Shepherd. But there are still challenges for the marque and its Chinese owner as Volvo tries to catch up with its rivals