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Ernie Els bounces back with a hole-in-one

06.11.09
Ernie Els hit a hole-in-one at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai ... more

‘Could have been worse’ City says to BA and RBS numbers

06.11.09
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

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

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

Ministers had no choice, let's hope this is the end latest cash injection

03.11.09
Are we any further down the road to recovery in the banking industry? Ask me that question in a year's time, when we've finally come to realise the shape of this recession, and I will give you the answer. ... more

Only time will tell if banks are really on the way back

03.11.09
Are we any further down the road to recovery in the banking industry? Ask me that question in a year’s time, when we’ve finally come to realise the shape of this recession and I will give you the answer... more

Banks and miners punished as investors head for exits

03.11.09
Leading shares were struggling to hold above the 5000 level today, as investors headed for the exits... more

‘Huge discount’ possible in Lloyds rights issue

03.11.09
Lloyds Banking Group shares could be sold for as little as 15p each in its £13.5 billion rights issue it was revealed... more

For sale: Three UK banks surplus to requirements

03.11.09
Banking analysis: The Government wants to create three new High Street banks to increase competition in the UK - and today it finally became clear what these banks might look like... more

Biggest bail-out ever for banks

03.11.09
Latest: Biggest bail-out yet of British banks agreed despite evidence that small firms are still being denied the credit they desperately need to survive the recession ... more

Manufacturing soars in China

02.11.09
Chinese manufacturing grew at its fastest rate for 18 months in October according to a survey out today ... more

Comment: More car boot sale than glamorous auction

02.11.09
Does the European Commission watch Strictly Come Dancing? Because if they did, they might appreciate the two steps forward, one step back nature of what is actually being imposed on the UK this week d ... more

Ross Fisher lands big prize and heads for gym

02.11.09
New World Match Play champion Ross Fisher knows there is a lot more hard work ahead after claiming his first title in nearly 15 months... more

RBS shares in a tumble as it feels the pain of break-up

02.11.09
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland tumbled by as much as 17% today after it admitted its break-up ordered by European regulators will be more painful than feared ... more

Dragon deal ‘too cheap’

02.11.09
Dragon Oil gave the nod to a full takeover by its majority shareholder today, but some City analysts reckon the deal is happening on the cheap ... 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
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