Paul Taylor And Andrew Parker In Barcelona, FT

Top 20 schools lead the way on earnings

Roshan Gaonkar was working on the internal consulting team of US Airways when he realised that he wished to hone his business skills by doing an MBA.

Developing tastes

British food producers increased prices by 7.4 per cent last year -- the biggest annual increase since the country's National Statistics office began tracking them 15 years ago -- due to big jumps in the cost of producing bread, butter, eggs, milk and meat. In Russia, prices went up so sharply -- milk rose by some 30 per cent and bread went up 22 per cent - that the government froze prices towards the end of the year.

Vodafone forges Indian alliance

Vodafone, Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile operator, and Idea, a smaller rival, have agreed to pool network infrastructure in a joint venture that may in the future seek a stock exchange listing.

Treats for those on the move

Gadget Guru this week focuses on mobile personal technology.

Istanbul bombs raise Olympic security fears