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Blue Oar fined £225,00 by LSE for misleading market

22.06.09
The London Stock Exchange hit stockbroker Blue Oar Securities with a massive £225,000 fine and publicly censured it over its conduct in floating a company on AIM whose shares rocketed thanks to a host of misleadingly optimistic statements... more

Marston's to raise £176m to fund massive expansion

18.06.09
Marston's is tapping shareholders for £176 million to take advantage of weakness in the pubs market... more

Whitbread rocked by rude awakening at Premier Inn

16.06.09
Sales have slumped at Premier Inn in the midst of the worst trading conditions in the hotel sector for 30 years... more

Cobra beer chief's book loses its fizz

09.06.09
This Friday sees publication of Against the Grain: Lessons in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Cobra Beer. Yes, indeed, Karan Bilimoria (Lord Bilimoria to you) has decided to dispense tips for would-be business stars. ... more

Head of Mitchells & Butlers quits after £500m hedge loss

21.05.09
Tim Clarke has quit as chief executive of pub chain Mitchells & Butlers after losses on a disastrous hedging strategy spiralled towards £500 million ... more

Hedge funds go wild over banks as sector is re-rated

05.05.09
Hedge fund buyers were snapping up shares in the UK’s leading banks as the re-rating of the banking sector continued apace... more

WH Ireland bars the Press amid dust-up

29.04.09
Small-cap broker WH Ireland banned the Press from its annual meeting as it attempted to keep coverage of a stinging boardroom bust-up to a minimum... more

Cook says more are in the holiday mood

19.03.09
Tour operator Thomas Cook has seen bookings for holidays to the Continent pick up in recent weeks despite the deepening economic malaise... more

WH Ireland agrees £16m Blue Oar tie-up

02.03.09
Stockbroking: The ownership of stockbroker Blue Oar Securities finally looked settled after rival WH Ireland agreed to pay £16.2 million to merge the two companies... more

Boss says: That is snow excuse to miss work

05.02.09
TIMES are tough at Merton council. It’s ordered council employees who weren’t able to make it into work because of the snow, to account for the time from their annual leave.... more

Blue Oar blues after it plunges into red

30.01.09
Stockbroking: Staff at Blue Oar’s stockbroking arm have been warned that they could face the chop... more

Four directors quit Blue Oar’s board

14.01.09
Finance: Four directors have quit City stockbroker Blue Oar’s board as Evolve Capital seized control of the boardroom... more

Blue Oar hits out at Evolve pair as gloves come off in hostile bid

18.12.08
Stockbroking: The £16 million bid battle for stockbroker Blue Oar Securities turned nasty as it accused two of the directors of hostile bidder Evolve Capital of being involved in no fewer than 28 companies that have gone bust... more

Marston's gets the banks' thumbs-up

10.12.08
Leisure: There has been rare good cheer from the pubs sector as Marston's showed it still has the confidence of its lenders... more

Banks giving Marston's the thumbs-up

10.12.08
Brewing: There was some rare good cheer from the pubs sector when Marston's showed it still has the confidence of its lenders... more

Marston's rides out rough times

15.10.08
Leisure: Pubs and beer group Marston's raised a small cheer with a trading statement that showed it is weathering the financial storm... more

Market report: Lloyds TSB on slide as Deutsche Bank says sell

25.09.08
Lloyds TSB may be picking up HBOS, the UK’s biggest mortgage provider, for a song but not everyone in the City believes its shares are a worthwhile investment... more

Punch scraps its dividend as sales in pubs plummet

03.09.08
Leisure: Britain’s largest pubs company Punch Taverns scraps its dividend as the sector continues to reel from plummeting sales... more

M&B sales feed off an appetite for pub grub

25.07.08
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) today gave some glimmer of hope to the stricken pubs sector with reports of a moderate sales increase... more

Thomas Cook aborts German airline merger

11.07.08
A deal to create a major German rival to easyJet and Ryanair in Europe was left in tatters today... more

New blow for pubs as MPs roll out a probe

26.06.08
Pub companies battered by the credit crunch, the smoking ban and the worst trading conditions for a decade woke up to another headache - a fresh Government investigation into the industry... more

Ban on smoking leaves many pubs with a monster hangover

16.06.08
The big landlords have endured a tough 12 months, but critics say they have hardly helped themselves... more

Only a few bright spots on High Street as hard times hit stores

01.05.08
Even in hard times, retailers with innovative ideas can still flourish... more

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