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Footsie has 5300 mark in its sights as punters pour cash into shares

11.11.09
City investors were continuing to pump money into the stock market today as leading shares led another assault on the 5300 resistance level ... more

Sainsbury’s regains favour with deals for the downturn

11.11.09
J Sainsbury looked set for a bumper Christmas today, as it shrugged off talk that it is losing market share and posted a sharp rise in sales and profits ... more

Footsie edging upwards as results arrive thick and fast

10.11.09
Leading shares posted their fifth consecutive day of gains in another thin trading session as City investors tackled a clutch of results from blue-chip companies ... more

‘Could have been worse’ City says to BA and RBS numbers

06.11.09
Investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year ... 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

Goldman digging commodities to leave the miners scaling heights

07.10.09
Even allowing for a spot of profit-taking today, mining shares remain at the top of most investors’ shopping lists with a little help from top broker Goldman Sachs ... more

Wobbling investors told to hold their nerve amid slide

05.10.09
Stock market investors whose confidence shows signs of wobbling following a strong performance by shares during the third quarter, were offered some reassurance... 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

Stroppy shareholders are making the hot seat just too uncomfortable

25.06.09
BP may finally have got its man, but a number of other companies remain chairmanless amid fears that the role at some of Britain's biggest companies may have become just too unpalatable.... 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

Tesco heads for profit of £3bn despite growth dip

13.01.09
Retail: Tesco profits are poised to smash through £3 billion this year despite the smallest rise in Christmas sales at its UK stores since the early 1990s... more

Market report: Asda cuts rekindle supermarkets war

02.01.09
Only two days into the New Year, the gloves have come off among the UK's biggest grocers in a new battle over market share.... more

Market report: Bargain hunters boost the Footsie

29.12.08
Bears in the stock market were feeling the squeeze in a market place desperately short of stock... more

No taxpayers' representatives on banks' boards

14.11.08
The taxpayer will not have representatives directly on the boards of banks getting £37 billion of public funds, it emerged... more

Asda wins in crunch as sales leap

13.11.08
Retail: Asda gave further evidence that it will emerge as one of the winners from the credit crunch, reporting a hefty jump in sales... more

Market report: Financial sector hit by Paulson’s bank U-turn

13.11.08
The fallout from the banking crisis and stock market collapse continues to shake investors who remain sellers of everything connected with the financial sector... more

Market report: Dresdner adds voice to the share buy chorus

12.11.08
Dresdner Kleinwort is the latest among a growing number of brokers that has begun urging clients to start looking to buy the stock market... more

Market report: Woeful Woolworths on Sugar's shopping list

10.10.08
Consumers may be shunning its stores, but Woolworths has still found its way on to Sir Alan Sugar's shopping list.... more

Tycoon dumps Sainsbury stake

08.10.08
J Sainsbury was the focus of intense City gossip after it emerged that Iranian property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has offloaded his stake in the supermarkets chain... more

Supermarkets facing huge fines over price-fixing claims

25.09.08
Supermarkets are facing the threat of fines totalling tens of millions of pounds over the alleged price-fixing of shopping-basket staples and big-brand items... more

Sainsbury faces Christmas woe

15.09.08
Retail: J Sainsbury chief Justin King says the grocer is facing the worst run-up to Christmas he has ever seen... more

Market report: Sainsbury soaring on buzz over bid by Qatar

28.08.08
The UK's third-biggest supermarket chain J Sainsbury put in a late spurt this afternoon as speculative buying pushed the price 14¼p higher to 333p... more

Asda tops its rivals with a leap in sales

14.08.08
Asda have ramped up the battle of the supermarkets, claiming it was stealing market share from rivals... more

Sainsbury defies the City with yet more sales growth

18.06.08
Although shares have fallen now bid interest has abated, the chain's performance has remained solid... more

Rush for exit sparks an alert from Tisbury

28.03.08
Mayfair-based Tisbury Capital becomes the latest hedge fund to warn on its future... more

Sainsbury sales leap deals blow to Tesco

26.03.08
J Sainsbury ups the pressure on arch-rival Tesco with another strong set of sales figures... more

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