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City traders overjoyed by Marks & Sparkling profits

2009-11-04T09:01:05Z

They threw the switch on the Christmas lights in London�s Regent Street and Oxford Street last night, and, as if on cue, shares of some our major retailers lit up this morning

Berkeley sees market recovery

2009-09-09T07:14:38Z

London and South-East housebuilder Berkeley Group said the stability in the housing market which it first reported three months ago continued through the summer

Cazenove property lift

2009-07-06T12:55:01Z

It has been a hell of a ride for those stock-market investors that dared to test the commercial property market at the start of the year

Berkeley board shaken up as Pidgley becomes chairman

2009-06-26T08:04:14Z

Tony Pidgley has surrendered the day-to-day running of his London housebuilding firm Berkeley Group as he stepped up from managing director to chairman

BG jumps as Shell takeover rumour sweeps the City

2009-06-19T08:30:30Z

Shares in oil and gas giants BG Group, up 30p at 1057p, and Royal Dutch Shell, 26p better at 1603p, were the subject of a burst of takeover speculation

Berkeley plummets after investor dumps 20m shares

2009-06-09T12:42:53Z

Shares in London housebuilder Berkeley Group tanked after a Saudi investor dumped a slug of cheap stock on the market

Dana is watered down as its oil search comes to nothing

2009-05-22T08:29:15Z

Dana Petroleum was one of the biggest casualties among second-liners with the price tumbling 31p to 1223p

Shares plummet as cynics struggle to digest Budget

2009-04-22T13:07:11Z

The Chancellor of the Exchequer�s Budget was cynically seen by some in the City as an old fashioned move to soak the rich in order to dish out more to the poor with an eye on the next General Election.

Short-sellers hurt HSBC as banks drag down market

2009-03-09T15:31:36Z

Holding shares in the big banks should come with a health warning these days. HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, slumped 24% last week, wiping �15 billion from the company's stock-market value

Short-sellers hurt HSBC after record rights issue

2009-03-09T09:35:28Z

Holding shares in the big banks should come with a health warning these days. HSBC, Europe's biggest bank slumped 24% last week, wiping �15 billion from the company's stock market value

Berkeley raises �50m to go shopping

2009-02-26T09:21:34Z

Property: Berkeley Group boss Tony Pidgley has unveiled plans to raise �50 million from investors to fund a spending spree as rival housebuilders sell off land on the cheap

Bullish fund managers build up property sector

2009-02-25T09:34:41Z

There are signs the property sector may be enjoying a spot of massage by fund managers as the month draws to a close.

Market report: Banks and builders cheer rate cut but Footsie slides

2009-02-05T09:19:30Z

Banks and builders gave a big round of applause to the Bank of England monetary policy committee�s latest half-point cut in interest rates to a record low of 1%

Goldman Sachs signals a rail and buses slowdown

2009-02-04T09:29:47Z

M&S slump could reignite Green�s interest in a bid

2009-01-15T09:47:31Z

Could billionaire retailer Sir Philip Green be about to launch another bid for Marks & Spencer?

Footsie falls for fifth day as optimism wears thin

2009-01-13T09:46:42Z

European recession fears see share prices tumble

2009-01-08T10:11:53Z

Shares across Europe fell today amid further signs the recession in Europe will turn out to be a long, drawn-out affair

Perhaps this Pepper spray will open Gordon�s eyes

2008-12-11T11:20:43Z

Gordon Pepper knows as much about money and monetarism as anyone alive, and he�s mad as hell. The Government�s policy, he says, is �confused and senseless�

Berkeley boss in home loans action plea to Government

2008-12-05T10:26:35Z

Property: London housebuilder Tony Pidgley has urged the Government to kick-start mortgage lending to save the property market from total collapse

Topps hits bottom price as housing slump bites

2008-11-27T09:33:26Z

The slump in the housing market took a heavy toll on bathroom and kitchen retailer MFI, but it is also making life tough for other retailers

Candys sell share in barracks to the Qataris

2008-11-10T09:30:11Z

The Candy brothers have agreed to sell their stake in the �3 billion Chelsea Barracks scheme and the neighbouring Grosvenor Waterside development to their Qatari partners

Everyone is guilty: end the conspiracy of greed

2008-09-29T07:51:13Z

Two banks nationalised, one bust, others taken over, �thousands of jobs likely to be lost, the FTSE 100 through the floor, the effects likely to spill over into the rest of the economy � and still I'm not sure if we really get it

Market report: A silver lining for pubs in collapse of Lehman

2008-09-18T08:31:41Z

This week�s spectacular collapse of Lehman Brothers has had a curious side-effect on the UK�s pub landlords

Olympics may leave us feeling like village idiots

2008-09-08T10:11:48Z

Four years from now, we should be basking in the glory of the 2012 Olympics. Fingers firmly crossed that is the case

Market report: Gloomy brokers add to the pub chains� misery

2008-08-29T08:38:49Z

The lack of spare cash in drinkers� pockets appears to be having a detrimental effect on the UK�s big pub chains, judging by the collapse in their share prices this year.

Berkeley predicts a bumpy ride - and blames it on banks

2008-06-27T09:47:01Z

Housebuilder Berkeley Group reports a shocking collapse in sales and warns the market faces a "bumpy ride" for the rest of the year

The $300 billion Arabs are coming

2008-05-29T09:21:07Z

The soaring price of oil is bad news for credit crunch London - but it means a boom time for the Middle East producers who are embarking on a massive property spending spree

The man who will wake the monster

2008-05-27T07:56:30Z

The latest developers paid £400 million for Battersea Power Station. Now Rob Tincknell takes up the challenge of breathing life into the decaying giant