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Morrisons in a sales surge as it loses its star Bolland

19.11.09
There was rising talk in the City that the WM Morrison success story could be running out of steam, one day after it emerged that the chief executive is jumping ship... more

City’s fury at Darling plans to curb banks’ bonus culture

16.11.09
There was growing anger across the City today over plans the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling has to “tear up” bankers’ bonus contracts ... more

Tullett’s ‘robust’ £302m

13.11.09
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

Britain bounces back as shares, sterling and bonuses soar

14.10.09
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

New crisis at ITV as Bishop turns down the top job

12.10.09
ITV was thrown into turmoil once again as Sir Michael Bishop became the second candidate to rule himself out as its new chairman, and chief operating officer John Cresswell said he will quit in the near future... more

City Spy: Cheers: let’s drink to the recession

15.09.09
Publication of the report into MG Rover was accompanied, predictably, by an attack on the Government by Jon Moulton.... more

Celebrities wheel and deal for City charity day

11.09.09
What happened when Sir Alex Ferguson, Alistair Campbell and Jonathan Ross took control of the trading floor at BGC... more

City 'experts' are left looking foolish by huge dive

24.07.09
City economists scrambling to rewrite forecasts for the year after a shocking decline in second-quarter output that none of them managed to predict... more

Run by the Footsie may be near end

24.07.09
Is the bull run over? That was the question in the City today as London’s leading shares struggled to add to nine consecutive days of gains — the longest winning streak since the 11-day rise in late 2003 and early 2004 ... more

A new name in the frame as BP struggles to fill the top job

15.06.09
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

Brown crisis sees sterling take a fall

05.06.09
The pound fell again today as political unrest in Westminster created uncertainty in the City. Sterling lost 1.36 cents against the US dollar to $1.6074 and was down 1.35 cents against the euro to �1.1285 ... more

City baulks at massive £240 billion gilts issue

22.04.09
Sterling slumped along with gilts after the Treasury said it will issue a whopping £240 billion of Government bonds this year... more

Chill descends on the City

02.02.09
Offices in London were almost deserted as traders predicted a very slow day in the City... more

Anger as snow puts the brake on trading

02.02.09
Markets: Shares in London have been hit by the cold snap, falling sharply in thin trading... more

Share prices fall by third in Footsie's worst year

31.12.08
Britain's leading shares have lost a third of their value over the past 12 months... more

BGC's 'Brooklyn Bruiser' Amaitis to take a back seat

06.11.08
One of the biggest bull elephants in the hypercharged world of interdealer broking is to stand down from day-to-day business... more

Footsie and pound surge but all eyes on rate call in US

29.10.08
Economy: London shares rally and the pound rises against the dollar but investors on Wall Street hold their breath ahead of a key decision on interest rates.... more

Fear gripping stock market

10.10.08
Blind panic swept through the City once again as the Stock Market collapsed... more

No end to strain as banks' cost of borrowing rises

09.10.08
The financial crisis showed few signs of easing as the cost of interbank borrowing rose just 24 hours after interest rates were slashed around the world... more

Bank must cut interest rate this week, say economists

06.10.08
City economists say an emergency half-point cut in interest rates is now essential when the Bank of England makes its decision on Thursday... more

Jackets off, shirts rolled up ... let's sort this out!

30.09.08
It's 8am at BGC Partners and the brokers - almost exclusively male, most of them with East End accents - are already screaming at each other... more

Anger at ban on short-selling as shares rocket up

19.09.08
Markets: Confusion reigned in the City after an emergency move to ban short-selling was launched by the Financial Services Authority last night... more

Mixed messages from Hutton

11.09.08
NOT for the first time the Government is at sixes and sevens on something. The latest subject for the shaky hand on the tiller is pay rewards... more

Analysis: Cautious optimism that market is easing at last

08.09.08
Spirits were lifted in the City with a rare burst of good news after a year of almost unremitting gloom... more

Shell sets a £7.9 billion record and fuels calls for windfall tax

31.07.08
Shell have reported record first-half profits, up 8% on last year's mark, to prompt calls for windfall taxes against oil and gas companies... more

Record 3.9% decline in high street spending fuels recession worries

24.07.08
The biggest monthly fall in consumer spending has heightened fears of a high-street meltdown... more

Commentary: shops pass on the pain to customers

27.05.08
The credit crisis is far from over and for most householders it is going to get worse before it gets better... more

Bank chief: Recession is a real risk

14.05.08
The Governor of the Bank of England warns for the first time that the British economy faces recession... more

City greets Bank help but warns on housing

21.04.08
The City welcomes the BoE's £50bn funding package - but warns there is no magic cure for the housing market... more

Bloody day in the City: 1,300 jobs axed

17.04.08
The City bloodbath has begun with two financial giants cutting 1,300 jobs... more

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