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City remains positive despite shockers from BA and RBS

06.11.09

Stock market investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached �1.79 billion during the first six months of the year ... more

King Kong: Why Hong Kong is booming again

06.11.09

Hong Kong used to be the place to go to seek your fortune when you'd failed in the City. But now only the most successful Londoners can afford to brave the high-risk, high-rise island... more

Street Smart restaurants help the homeless

05.11.09

If you eat at some of London's best restaurants in the run-up to Christmas this year, an optional �1 may be added to your bill. ... more

Tiger Woods's Eastern promise

04.11.09

Tiger Woods believes the inclusion of golf at the Olympics could help China become a golfing powerhouse sooner rather than later... more

Save these vital traces of human civilisation

04.11.09

I was sitting in the Chinese city of Xian, home of the terracotta army, trying to take a picture of its bell tower... more

It�s time for Thiam to make his mark on Pru

03.11.09

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BA is worst plunger on Footsie after Deutsche drops rating to hold

26.10.09

Shares in British Airways ran into a spot of turbulence this morning, plunging more than 2% which made it the biggest faller among blue chips ... more

Singapore output boost adds strength to Asia�s recovery

25.09.09

The recovery in Asia gathered pace after a surge in manufacturing output in Singapore ... more

Footsie suffers from exodus in the Far East and ex-divis

19.08.09

Leading shares reversed yesterday�s gains in early trading as City investors headed for the exit following a late sell-off in Asia this morning ... more

City chiefs urge caution over banking profits rally

04.08.09

Banking heavyweights have urged caution over the jubilation at the run of strong profits from the sector... more

Darkest dawn of the century in longest solar eclipse

22.07.09

Longest solar eclipse of the 21st century plunges great swathes of Asia into near-darkness after dawn... more

Booming banks stoke hopes recovery is round the corner

17.07.09

Banks were on the radar again today as the City braced itself for results from Bank of America and Citigroup following decent figures from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan ... more

North Korean nuclear test batters shares across Asia

26.05.09

Shares in Asia fell as concerns over North Korea's nuclear programme gripped the region ... more

Standard Chartered rises to challenge

05.05.09

Shares in Standard Chartered jumped more than 10% after the Asia-focused bank said it delivered record levels of revenue and profit in the first quarter despite challenging economic conditions ... more

Nine arrested and seven women saved in brothel raids

21.04.09

Police have arrested nine people suspected of running a network of brothels across London and Hertfordshire... more

Asia exports slump fuels recession woe

14.04.09

The extent of the global recession was underlined by dismal figures from Asia showing exports to the rest of the world have collapsed... more

Burning issue for banks as eastern Europe faces a full-scale crash

20.02.09

Analysis: Necks are craning eastwards to spot the next stage of the global financial crisis... more

McDonald's sets sights on Asia

19.11.08

Consumer: Fast food giant McDonald's is looking for a burger-led recovery with plans to boost investment in Asia... more

G20 group meets as the gloom deepens

14.11.08

As the eurozone was expected to officially slide into recession, Gordon Brown heads to Washington for yet another conference about the worsening global economic crisis... more

Footsie and pound surge but all eyes on rate call in US

29.10.08

Economy: London shares rally and the pound rises against the dollar but investors on Wall Street hold their breath ahead of a key decision on interest rates.... more

Freddie Mac shares plunge in Frankfurt

08.09.08

Freddie Mac shares plunged 62.5 per cent on opening in Frankfurt this morning, providing a taste of things to come this afternoon in New York... more

Sterling and shares dive on new banking worries

26.08.08

The pound plunges and London shares fall amid renewed concerns that the banking crisis has much further to run... more

Strong-dollar worries take shine off gold

19.08.08

Gold fell below $800 an ounce in overnight trading in Asia as investors worried that the dollar would continue to strengthen... more

Now Swatch proves that luxury is still paying

15.08.08

Swiss watch maker Swatch has provided fresh evidence that luxury goods makers are all-but immune to the slumping economy... more

RBS opens new Asia sale talks

23.07.08

Royal Bank of Scotland has switched its attention to Commonwealth Bank of Australia in its search for a buyer for ABN Amro's investment banking and corporate finance business in Asia... more

There is a glimmer of hope for Gordon

23.06.08

On the eve of the PM's first anniversary, one economic expert says Mr Brown has one last chance of fighting back... more

Blackstone's new fund to target Asia

28.05.08

Private-equity giant Blackstone is set to launch its first fund targeting Asia, with plans to tap investors in London and around the world for up to �505m ... more

Cayzers to reap riches on TGE

14.05.08

Caledonian Investments, the quoted vehicle of the City's blue-blooded Cayzer family, is set to turn a fortune on the float tomorrow of a German shipping firm... more

3i steps up pace in Asia-Pacific

08.04.08

Buyout group 3i is poised to take control of a Singapore-based manufacturer... more

Here's why it can only get worse on pensions

10.03.08

It has been the singular achievement of this Government to take the best private-sector occupational pension provision in Europe and, by a mixture of short sightedness and misplaced intervention, virtually to destroy it... more