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Vickers gives banks 8 years to put house in order

12.09.11
Britain's major banks are given eight years to achieve the biggest shake-up in the industry's history... more

More FTSE pain as investors fear new recession

19.08.11
Shares in the City plunge again on global recession fears, dragging the FTSE 100 below the 5000 mark... more

Another £25bn drop in shares as markets call for tough action

08.08.11
Another £25 billion is wiped off London shares values as investors demand tougher international action to stabilise the eurozone... more

'Delaying tactic' as Sky bid halted by Rupert Murdoch

13.07.11
News Corporation's decision to pull its BSkyB bid is being viewed in the City as a mere delaying tactic... more

State-owned bank shares dive after Nick Clegg threatens break up

24.01.11
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 ... more

Next boss’s grim forecast sends shares tumbling

04.08.10
Next warns of tough times ahead on the high street — sparking panic among investors... more

Thomas Cook joins list of UK firms to lose FTSE 100 place

09.06.10
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

Eurozone debt sparks £40bn sell-off in City

25.05.10
A £40 billion share sell-off in the City today sent the FTSE-100 juddering back below the 5000 mark... more

Battered British Airways rocked by record £531m losses

21.05.10
British Airways’ troubles grow as it posts record annual losses of £531 million while facing 15 days of strike action from Monday... more

Lloyds back in black after bad debts ease

27.04.10
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

Next stays in vogue with £505 million

25.03.10
Next reports 18% hike in profits after seeing a turnaround in sales following four years of declines... more

BP shares down in profits and oil price slump

02.02.10
Oil giant BP reports a 45 per cent slump in profits and predicted a “slow and gradual” economic recovery... more

Pubs buoyant on prospect of World Cup drinking

28.01.10
Footie fans downing beer while they watch the World Cup should score a few goals for Britain's long-suffering pub operators this summer... more

Bankers hit with 50% tax on bonus pools for big payouts

09.12.09
Pre-Budget Report: Alistair Darling was locked in a fierce battle with City bankers over forcing them to pay a super-tax on bonuses... more

Tesco boss upbeat but City left disappointed

08.12.09
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

Optimism over US data halts ravaging decline on Footsie

29.10.09
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

Run by the Footsie may be near end

24.07.09
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

Footsie ploughs on upward — but how long can it last?

24.07.09
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

Sainsbury’s chief in line for £5m bonus as profits rise 11%

13.05.09
Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King is in line for a near £5 million bonus this year as reward for his turnaround of the supermarket group... more

Citigroup’s rally adds to the cheer on Wall Street

17.04.09
Citigroup became the fourth US bank in recent days to report surprisingly good results as Wall Street looked to end the week on a high ... more

London's shares step up after the bloodbath

03.03.09
Shares in London ticked slightly higher today as investors paused for breath following the recent carnage on stock markets around the world... more

What the analysts say

09.02.09
Alex Potter, banking analyst at broker Collins Stewart, described Barclays' immediate future as "pretty bleak"... more

So will 2009 see 'Fabulous Footsie' make a comeback? Don't bet on it

15.12.08
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

Gilts weighed down by burden of bank rescue

13.10.08
The gilts market appears to be paying a heavy price for the Government’s refinancing of the UK’s stricken banking industry... more

City traders miss out on jackpot

08.09.08
A computer crash has robbed the London Stock Exchange of massive gains... more

Footsie takes a new slide as the economic jitters persist

21.08.08
London shares were in the red as investors again bet the worst of the economic gloom is still to come... more

Downturn deals blow to 'safe bet' Vodafone

22.07.08
Shares in Vodafone crash to a two-year low after the world's largest mobile phone company admitted it is being hit by the economic downturn... more

Shares plunge again as traders say it's a bear market

08.07.08
Shares dived again as the City was officially described as a bear market for the first time in five years... more

Analysts put boss on the back foot

02.07.08
The mood on the analysts' conference call was fractious - rebellion was in the air... more

Rogue trader crackdown: How the City players have reacted

13.06.08
The Evening Standard talks to City experts about their opinions on the FSA's rogue trader crackdown... more


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