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Fears grow of City exodus over 50% tax

13.11.09
The news that 50 of BlueCrest's millionaire hedge fund traders are fleeing London to set up camp in Geneva has sent shockwaves through the City... more

Footsie keeps up momentum as the bulls make their mark

20.07.09
The bulls are back in town. After the stock market enjoyed its best week this year last week, with the FTSE 100 gaining 6.3%, shares in London were on the rise again today ... more

BA crashes £401m into red in ‘worst performance ever’

22.05.09
British Airways has plunged £401 million into the red, its worst performance on record. The airline’s crash comes despite 20,000 job cuts in recent years and 2,500 in the last 12 months... more

British banks hit by fears of another Wall Street bailout

28.04.09
Fresh fears shook British banks after US giants Citigroup and Bank of America said they may have to raise billions of dollars more to safeguard their future... more

Shares slump amid job cuts and soaring home repossessions

20.02.09
Shares in London slumped on fresh fears over the state of the economy and a heavy sell-off in New York... more

Pound finds a prop as stores stop discounting

17.02.09
Economy: The pound rallied against a host of currencies as Britain’s plunge towards deflation was not as dramatic as feared... more

Rollercoaster for Lloyds as City debates a state future

16.02.09
Banking: Investors in Lloyds endured a rollercoaster ride as the City debated the banking group’s possible nationalisation... more

Footsie unimpressed by Fed's cut as investors still fight shy

17.12.08
Economics: Investors in London gave a muted response to the dramatic cut in US interest rates as fears over the desperate state of the world economy played on their minds... more

Bank stocks rise but fear of recession hits Footsie

15.10.08
Credit crunch: After two days of near-euphoria on the stock markets, reality kicked in and the City remembered that a recession — or worse — remains likely... more

City traders see first ray of sunshine amid chaos

08.10.08
“The interest rate cut took us all by surprise. We went absolutely crazy in here again,” said market analyst James Hughes as he reflected on the dramatic announcements... more

Pace is upped in battle to bail out the US economy

23.09.08
Markets: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson ratcheted up the pressure on Congressmen to accept the $700billion (£382billion) bailout plan... more

Freaky Friday sends shares soaring £92bn

19.09.08
The stock market staged a spectacular "freaky Friday" comeback to end the most tumultuous week in the City for 80 years... more

Sighs of relief as the Footsie gets a fightback under way

20.08.08
London shares staged a tentative rally as nervous City professionals took heart that a financial Armageddon seems to have been delayed, at least for a while... more

Dollar and shares dive as global worries grow

15.07.08
The dollar tanked and London plunged deeper into the bear market on growing concerns over the state of the global economy... more

CMC's boost for Cruddas coffers

30.06.08
The value of Peter Cruddas's near-90% stake in CMC Markets grew as the online financial trading company revealed just how much its revenues and profits are soaring... more

Doom talk could tip us into recession, warns Brown aide

12.06.08
One of Gordon Brown's most trusted economic confidantes is to warn of the dangers of "doom and gloom" tipping the economy into recession... more

Shares bouncing back after big rate cut by US

19.03.08
Stock markets around the world continued to rally after the US Federal Reserve's aggressive cut in interest rates ... more

Triple boost sees world bounce back by shares

18.03.08
Global stock markets rally as investors cheer results from Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers... more

Labour rating plummets as City turmoil takes its toll

18.03.08
The Cabinet was briefed on the economic crisis today as a poll showed Labour's ratings in freefall... more

City giant to slash pay and bonuses

18.03.08
Banking giant Goldman Sachs has warned of massive pay cuts for its staff as the global economic crisis bites... more

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