The transport minister reckons the way to get the economy moving is to increase the speed limit on motorways. Perhaps they can do something similar for the stock market, where it remains go slow... more
Google's London subsidiary generated almost $1 billion in revenues in the first three months
of the year as it continues to grow at double-digit pace - up 15% on a year earlier... more
Tullett Prebon, the broker to many of the City's top investment banks, admits that a "raid" on its staff by arch rival BGC Partners has hit returns... more
Modern economies run on oil and the world is full of charts which show all too clearly the links between its price and unemployment. When the oil price rises, economic activity slows and about a year after the price spike unemployment rises... more
London share prices make a roaring start to the New Year, breaking 6025 on the FTSE 100 as investors speculate on a potential £60 billion-plus takeover battle for oil giant BP
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Market round-up: As Flybe, Britain’s biggest regional airline, hit some turbulence on its first official day of trading, George Soros is revealed to be one of the passengers on board... more
Traders dump shares in some of Britain’s most famed High Street names after a slew of updates from leading retailers fail to impress the market... more
The flurry of takeover speculation which gripped the market last week showsno sign of abating with Cable & Wireless Worldwide and Rentokil Initial the beneficiaries... more
Market Round-up: Smith & Nephew is on its sickbed as talk of a large placing of shares and sluggish sales from a rival weighs on the artificial hip maker... more
City firm BGC Partners faces a multi-million-pound payout after a High Court judge rules that it had conspired to poach 'crown jewels' staff from a rival... more
Terry Smith’s broking firm Tullett Prebon, which is fighting a High Court case accusing rival BGC Partners of trying to poach up to 90 London staff, said its business had been “robust” over the last four months ... more
Hopes of a rapid economic recovery dramatically lifted as the stock market soared to new yearly high and the rise in unemployment appeared to stall... more
Investors might begin to wonder whether it has become the most poisoned chalice in British business: the chairmanship of BP, the job that apparently nobody wants... more
Markets: Confusion reigned in the City after an emergency move to ban short-selling was launched by the Financial Services Authority last night... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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