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Sainsbury’s tops Footsie leaders on deal rumours as Barclays is dumped

20.10.09
Another burst of speculative buying carried J Sainsbury 18p higher to 348p, making it the best performer among the top 100 companies ... more

Footsie carries on its rise and has 5200-point mark now in sight

12.10.09
Shares were being squeezed yet higher today with the 5200 support now clearly in sight for stock market bulls, despite the closure of several markets, including Tokyo and Wall Street, this afternoon ... more

Footsie shoots through 5200 mark as it looks to third-quarter thrills

12.10.09
The London stock market surged back through the 5200 resistance level today with share prices changing hands at their highest level since 22 September last year ... more

Banks edge back into favour after Paribas reveals plan to repay loan

29.09.09
Banks were back on investors’ buy lists today after French giant BNP Paribas announced it is paying back its government ahead of schedule... more

Morgan Stanley backing Barclays after its Houdini act impresses

11.08.09
Some City brokers still have issues about Barclays and the apparent ease with which it has escaped the fallout from the banking meltdown which engulfed its rivals... 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

Worry over oil price may fuel a string of knockdown deals

21.07.09
Oil industry fears that the current high price is unsustainable could, along with signs of stress in some investors, spark a run of bargain basement acquisitions ... more

Wetherspoon urged to grow at the double

15.07.09
JD Wetherspoon, the pubs chain known for cheap beer and no music, is nimbly skirting the crisis in the industry... more

Struggling Wolseley delivers a warning after plunge to £72m

28.05.09
Wolseley, the world’s biggest building supplier, reported a massive slump in profits and warned that the economy will not recover until 2010 at the earliest... ... more

Goldman says door open to gains in building sector

08.04.09
Hard on the heels of yesterday’s record losses of £1.9 billion from housebuilder Taylor Wimpey comes news that Goldman Sachs has upgraded two other companies in the sector because it thinks they look good value for money... more

Tesco looks wobbly after JPMorgan flags concerns

03.04.09
Are the wheels coming off supermarket juggernaut Tesco?... more

Broker says it's time for a sale of the supermarkets

01.04.09
The UK's well-run supermarket chains have also often been admired for their defensive qualities in times of trouble. But perhaps not for much longer.... more

Market report: Morgan takes a negative view of property giants

10.12.08
It's not just homeowners who are facing up to the prospect of negative equity... more

Shopping-centre portfolio may have tumbled by £200m

08.12.08
Retail: David Ross is believed to have used his hundreds of millions of pounds worth of shares to get loans for major property investments which have since collapsed in value.... more

Market report: DSG at a record low as Citi slashes its targets

19.11.08
Shares in electrical retailer DSG International slumped to a record low today, with prospects for shareholders still looking far from bright... more

Market report: Barclays winning and Lloyds losing in placings

24.09.08
It's been a few days of differing fortunes for those investors who took up shares in the massive placings launched last week by Barclays and its rival Lloyds TSB... more

Aviva's £5 billion balancing act

21.05.08
This generation of policyholders will get a significant windfall simply by being in the right place at the right time... more

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