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Morgan Stanley casts cloud over Thomas Cook and Tui

20.11.09
Shares of the UK’s two biggest package holiday operators were among the heaviest blue-chip fallers today after one broker decided that their outlook was far from sunny... more

Ofwat pricing proposals point to hard times for water firms

18.11.09
Given all the rain that has fallen during the past few days, it seems strange that shareholders of the main water utilities are bracing themselves for something of a drought as far as their fortunes are concerned in the years ahead ... more

Bankers warn against ‘too tough’ rules

17.11.09
Two of London’s top bankers today warned regulators and governments not to move too fast or be too draconian with their plans for tighter rules on banks ... more

Majority of £1 million-plus property sales are in London

17.11.09
Almost 26,500 properties have been sold in London for more than £1 million in the past 15 years, a new study reveals... more

Fraudster who stole £8m from banks blamed his 400-year-old alter-ego

17.11.09
Fraudster who impersonated bank staff to steal more than £8million and blamed his 17th century 'alter-ego' has been jailed for nine years... more

Commodities in demand as battered dollar keeps on diving

16.11.09
A new lurch downwards in the value of the ailing dollar was the signal for another rush for commodities, such as metals and oil and gold ... more

Commodities in demand as battered dollar keeps on diving

16.11.09
A new lurch downwards in the value of the ailing dollar and news of better-than-expected GDP in Japan signalled another rush for commodities, such as metals and oil and gold ... more

City’s fury at Darling plans to curb banks’ bonus culture

16.11.09
There was growing anger across the City today over plans the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling has to “tear up” bankers’ bonus contracts ... more

How to spot a 'derailer'

16.11.09
Psychometric testing was invented to identify the positive qualities of job candidates. Now it's being used to weed out potential threats to the business, says Helen Kirwan-Taylor... more

HSBC says the big jolt has passed as profits rise

10.11.09
HSBC today said the worst of the global economic crisis has passed as it revealed third-quarter profits were “significantly ahead” of the same period last year... more

Surging office prices could be heading for a tumble

05.11.09
The commercial property market recovery could be short-lived, two major investors predicted ... more

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

Britain ‘facing currency crisis’ amid rising debt

16.10.09
A leading City economist today warned that the UK faces a currency crisis after the Bank of England allowed the pound to become “seriously undermined” ... more

Third-quarter fillip leads to a load of bull from HSBC

06.10.09
This year’s third quarter was the best performance experienced by the Footsie since records began in 1984 but HSBC has today been telling clients: you ain’t seen nothing yet ... more

Is the price right to sign up with E.On?

05.10.09
“There is not a clear message regarding future wholesale costs movements that can be communicated to customers” E.On’s Paul Golby obliquely commented recently, on the chances of a cut in retail prices for Britain’s households...... more

Michael Geoghegan, a 'hard cop' who aims to understand customers

25.09.09
Michael Geoghegan is, say his peers, a banker’s banker. ... more

HSBC boss quits UK to run the bank from Asia

25.09.09
The chief executive of HSBC quit London for Hong Kong in a devastating blow to the capital... more

Taxpayers could hinder bailout banks' foreign plans

03.09.09
State-owned banks will struggle to compete in foreign markets because of the political fallout among taxpayers at home, according to HSBC's investment banking boss ... more

Mortgages cut to a record low as bank launches price war

02.09.09
Mortgage price war was declared as Britain's biggest bank HSBC undercut rivals with the lowest ever interest rate for a new loan... more

HSBC putting the brakes on spike in Inchcape’s shares

21.08.09
CAR dealer Inchcape slammed into reverse today as HSBC warned that a recovery in sales remains more than a year away ... more

HSBC is tipped to be in pole position when rally arrives

18.08.09
The global economic revival may be suffering a bit of a wobble at the moment, but when it does finally get under way HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, will be best placed to make the most of it ... 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

Foreign exchange pundits divided on sterling outlook

04.08.09
Foreign exchange forecasters are starkly divided over the future direction of the pound following yesterday’s huge rally ... more

HSBC doubles its slice of home loans as rivals rein in

03.08.09
Banking group HSBC has doubled its share of the UK mortgage market this year as stricken rivals hold back lending to repair battered balance sheets.... more

Record fine for HSBC after bank loses clients' confidential information - twice

22.07.09
HSBC has been hit by the largest-ever fine for losing confidential private information on customers - twice ... more

Legal & General backs Vinke over attack on HSBC strategy

18.06.09
Legal & General, the largest shareholder in HSBC, has broken ranks and offered public support for activist investor Eric Knight... more

Deal over debt 'will leave Jessops shares worthless'

27.05.09
Camera store Jessops admitted that its battle to overcome its crippling debts will leave its shares worth nothing ... more

'Unusually depressed' economy leaves HSBC cautious on hopes of recovery

11.05.09
Europe's biggest bank, HSBC, played down talk of an imminent recovery in the global economy... more

HSBC to join the exodus from Japan

24.04.09
HSBC became the latest bank to sound the retreat from Japan, the world's second largest economy.... more

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