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Gold adds sparkle to miners as dollar�s in the doldrums

09.11.09

The price of gold traded at a new record high of $1,107.12 an ounce on world markets today, in response to a weaker dollar ... more

Oil plunges after the profit-takers swoop

26.10.09

Oil fell back below $80 a barrel today as investors took profits from last week�s one-year high on renewed concerns about the global economy�s strength ... more

Mervyn King's warning over interest rates lifts pound

21.10.09

The pound soared after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King stunned the City with a warning to Britons to prepare for interest rate rises... more

British Land defections trigger downgrade from blue-blooded Caz

14.10.09

Troubled times ahead for British Land, down 4.8p at 467.6p, after main board director and head of retail Andrew Jones and two of his top executives left as exclusively revealed in last week�s Evening Standard ... more

Sterling gets battered again thanks to political turmoil

05.06.09

The pound took another beating today as savage political infighting destroyed confidence in the UK currency ... more

LSE set for Footsie return triumph

05.06.09

Next week�s FTSE reshuffle should mark a glorious start for Xavier Rolet, the new chief executive of the London Stock Exchange ... more

City jobs back on the rise as banks boost their troops

15.05.09

Headhunters report the first tentative green shoots in the City jobs market since the collapse of Lehman Brothers last September ... more

'Rein in mining bulls'

11.05.09

The mining bulls have run ahead of themselves. That is the verdict of Citigroup, which today urged caution in wake of the recent recovery in commodities stocks... more

Hitachi and Panasonic earnings tell tale of woe

02.02.09

Earnings at Japan's mightiest companies continue to plunge with Panasonic set to book a $3.9 billion (�2.7 billion) annual net loss, insiders warn, while Hitachi says that its loss will be 700 billion yen for the year to March... more

M&S, Cattles lead a cull of 3000 workers

07.01.09

Economy: More than 3000 jobs were axed or are under threat as Marks & Spencer led the cull with the loss of 1230 posts... more

Now Japan's banks join chase for funds

19.11.08

Banking: Japanese banking group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, which only four months ago propped up Barclays with a �500 million cash injection, now has to raise money to boost its own balance sheet... more

Mizuho picks up Lehman traders

10.11.08

Japan's Mizuho Financial Group is set to start electronic trading in Asia with a team of 16 ex-Lehman Brothers staff, insiders say... more

Mizuho hit by bad loans and losses

31.10.08

Banking: Japan's second-largest bank Mizuho Financial Group says its full-year profit will slump 55% due to bad loans and losses on the markets... more

Gold and oil prices on slide as dollar gains further strength

27.10.08

Commodities: Gold tumbled, dragging silver in its wake as even safe havens lost their allure... more

London market goes on the slide as banking stocks take a pummelling

15.09.08

Market reaction: The FTSE 100 opened down almost 158 points today as fears over the collapse of Lehman Brothers outweighed the more positive news that bank of America will buy Merrill Lynch in a $50 billion (�27.89 billion) deal... more