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Morgan Stanley casts cloud over Thomas Cook and Tui

20.11.09
Shares of the UK’s two biggest package holiday operators were among the heaviest blue-chip fallers today after one broker decided that their outlook was far from sunny... more

Ofwat pricing proposals point to hard times for water firms

18.11.09
Given all the rain that has fallen during the past few days, it seems strange that shareholders of the main water utilities are bracing themselves for something of a drought as far as their fortunes are concerned in the years ahead ... more

Whitney is über-bearish as shares rise around the world

17.11.09
Share prices on both sides of the Pond are trading at their best levels in more than a year, so stock market investors could be forgiven for thinking the worst of the global recession and banking meltdown is over ... more

Sir Win’s buying spree has City guessing about Lloyds

17.11.09
Does Lloyds Banking Group chairman Sir Win Bischoff know something the rest of us do not? ... more

Commodities in demand as battered dollar keeps on diving

16.11.09
A new lurch downwards in the value of the ailing dollar was the signal for another rush for commodities, such as metals and oil and gold ... more

Commodities in demand as battered dollar keeps on diving

16.11.09
A new lurch downwards in the value of the ailing dollar and news of better-than-expected GDP in Japan signalled another rush for commodities, such as metals and oil and gold ... more

City buzzing as rumours of Qatari offer boosts Sainsbury’s by £1bn

15.10.09
J Sainsbury whetted City speculators’ appetites today as revived talk of a takeover added almost £1 billion to the stock market value of the UK’s third-biggest food retailer... more

Morgan's praise fires up Vedanta

01.10.09
Vedanta Resources claimed first place on the Footsie winners' board as Morgan Stanley says the miner's shares could be worth a staggering £68 - even if metal prices hardly rise from their current levels... more

Tullow leads market higher, driven by oil find and bidding speculation

16.09.09
Shareholders of explorer Tullow Oil were treated to a double boost, sending the shares soaring 77p to 1164p, and making them one of the Footsie 100’s best performers... more

Constant trickle of positive news causes Footsie to breach 5000

09.09.09
Shares on the London stock market soared again, breaching the 5000 level for the first time since September last year... more

Mega-deal party is back, but let's keep a sober note

08.09.09
Gosh, this is going some - barely have the shutters gone up at the villas and the sunbeds been packed away for another year than the deals are being rattled out. ... more

Miners benefit as investors’ dollar worries bolster the price of gold

08.09.09
Leading shares looked to consolidate their position above the 4900 level on the London stock market today, forcing nervous investors to hedge their positions ... more

Footsie builds up strength as hopes grow takeover trend will gain pace

08.09.09
Leading shares looked to consolidate above the 4900 level on the London stock market, forcing nervous investors to hedge their positions ... more

Burberry back in Footsie with Rentokil and Segro

07.09.09
A couple of familiar names are set this week to make a welcome return to the list of blue chip companies that make-up the Footsie 100 Index ... more

Burberry back in Footsie with Rentokil and Segro

07.09.09
A couple of familiar names are set this week to make a welcome return to the list of blue chip companies that make-up the Footsie 100 Index ... more

Investors alerted that water companies are to cut divis

04.08.09
Goldman Sachs is the latest broker to warn of future dividend cuts following publication of the water industry regulator Ofwat’s draft tariff proposal for the next five years ... more

Cazenove property lift

06.07.09
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 ... more

The suitor pitfall that Anglo must avoid at all costs

24.06.09
Shareholders in Anglo American, the London-listed but largely South African mining giant that looks to be under siege from Swiss-based Xstrata, should note the words of Sir John Craven when he retired as chairman of Lonmin a few months ago... more

Craven gives the Panel a well-deserved beating

05.02.09
Sir John Craven is the man who capped a long, distinguished City career by taking on the poisoned chalice marked Lonrho, drinking the contents — and surviving... more

Market report: Lonmin backers are left to rue missed chance

10.11.08
Shareholders of South African miner Lonmin were today again contemplating what might have been had they agreed to the offer from Xstrata earlier this year.... more

Market report: Unilever’s £1.3bn puts a shine on the shares

30.10.08
Unilever, the world’s second-biggest supplier of consumer products, today celebrated a bumper rise in third-quarter profits with a share-price jump of 29p to 1372p... more

Market report: Ferrexpo at record low after big holder sells off

06.10.08
It's not just the penniless that are getting clobbered by the growing global financial crisis. Ukrainian billionaires are also feeling the heat... more

Market report: Investors wrongfooted as Xstrata drops bid

01.10.08
There were red faces at stockbroker Liberum Capital after Xstrata dropped its 3300p a share offer for rival miner Lonmin... more

Market turmoil scuppers Xstrata’s £5bn Lonmin bid

01.10.08
Mining: Financial market turmoil has scuppered Xstrata's £5 billion bid for platinum miner Lonmin... more

Market report: Xstrata looking set to ditch its tilt at Lonmin

12.09.08
The odds on Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata going ahead with its £5 billion bid for Lonmin appear to be lengthening by the day, warn traders... more

Lonmin urges investors to snub Xstrata

02.09.08
Platinum miner Lonmin has urged shareholders not to entertain Xstrata’s hostile offer for the company, valued at around $10 billion (£5.6 billion). ... more

Xstrata in £5 billion bid for platinum producer Lonmin

06.08.08
London-listed miner has built an 8% stake in the company and is offering £33 a share in cash... more

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