Almost £2 billion is wiped off the value of taxpayers' stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group over investor worries that they might be broken up
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Tour operator Thomas Cook will soon the latest British firm to be booted off the FTSE 100 Index as the blue chip ranking grows more international... more
Lloyds Banking Group returns to profit in the first three months of the year and says it is on course to do much better than expected for the rest of 2010... more
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy said he had witnessed “improving consumer confidence and encouraging trends” across the UK as the supermarket giant gears up for one of the most competitive Christmases in living memory... more
Investors on the London stock market applied the brake to recent losses after the world's biggest economy confirmed it had emerged from recession... more
Is the bull run over? That was the question in the City today as London’s leading shares struggled to add to nine consecutive days of gains — the longest winning streak since the 11-day rise in late 2003 and early 2004 ... more
London’s leading shares resumed their unusual summer rally after an early-morning wobble today, and were heading for a tenth straight day of gains... more
Analysis: Anyone wanting proof of just how far beleaguered bankers have fallen need look no further than their predictions for the FTSE 100 index in 2009... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do