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Footsie edges upwards as results arrive thick and fast

10.11.09
Leading shares continued to make headway in another day of thin trading as City investors tackled a clutch of trading updates ... more

Goldman digs commodities and sends the miners through the roof

07.10.09
Mining shares continued to defy gravity today with prices being pushed higher with a little help from top broker Goldman Sachs ... more

Holiday giants the stars as Footsie stays above 5000

10.09.09
Shares of the UK’s two biggest package holiday operators were enjoying a blue-skies scenario today as they led the market higher. TUI Travel sported a rise of 8.7p to 265.3p while Thomas Cook added 6.7p at 251.7p as steps were being taken to clear a large overhang of stock ... more

Japan coming out of its slump but Nikkei dives

17.08.09
Japan emerged from its deepest recession since the Second World War but it was not enough to stop a vicious slump in global stock markets and the price of oil ... more

Petrofac surges to a high

14.08.09
Shares of Petrofac looked to be rounding off the week on a high note with the shares trading at record highs ... more

Booming banks stoke hopes recovery is round the corner

17.07.09
Banks were on the radar again today as the City braced itself for results from Bank of America and Citigroup following decent figures from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan ... more

US banks’ London staff are closer to normal bonuses

02.06.09
London-based bankers working for America's giant investment banks moved a step closer to seeing bonuses return to normal after another fundraising spree by their employers... more

Investors give up chase

02.06.09
The stock market has again failed to consolidate its position above the 4500 level with investors choosing to give back some of yesterday’s commodities-led charge after opting to lock in profits, rather than chase shares higher ... 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

Brown meets international bankers to help revive global economy

24.03.09
Top executives from 13 major African, Asian, European and U.S. banks held talks about capital adequacy, regulatory reform and attempts to revive the global economy at a meeting with Gordon Brown ... more

Grisly for bears as stock shortages add to the pain

24.03.09
Stock-market bears were continuing to feel the squeeze today as they rushed to cover any remaining open short positions following yesterday’s announcement of a $1 trillion rescue package for America’s banks... more

Lloyds wins approval with hope shares will double

17.03.09
Much has changed since Lloyds Banking Group joined the Government's Asset Protection Scheme and the shares have the scope to more than double in value from their current level of 47.5p, up 0.3p.... more

Citi puts Lloyds Banking on buy list despite the risk

28.01.09
Shares of Lloyds Banking Group continue to be overshadowed by the prospect of full nationalisation following its takeover of rival HBOS.... more

New Star blow as Aberdeen opts for Credit Suisse deal

31.12.08
Investment: Hopes for a takeover of stricken New Star receded as potential bidder Aberdeen Asset Management bought Credit Suisse's UK asset management division for £250 million... more

Bank of Japan joins 'zero interest' race

19.12.08
Economics: The Bank of Japan joined the big economies' race to zero interest rates, cutting the official short-term interest rate to just 0.1% from 0.3%... 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

Japan deal rejig after Morgan's shares dive

13.10.08
Banking: Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is renegotiating its $9 billion deal to inject funds to Morgan Stanley after a week in which the US investment bank's share price has plunged... more

Financial upheavals trigger wave of selling

06.10.08
Banking: Shares in banks across the world tumbled as fear over the future of the financial system took hold... more

Japanese pay £100m for a stake in UK’s Aberdeen

02.10.08
Japan's largest bank became the latest raider of British financial institutions as it swept up 10% of Aberdeen Asset Management... more

Mitsubishi UFJ takes a Morgan hit

30.09.08
Japanese banking group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial took a $506 million (£278 million) paper loss on its $9 billion investment in Morgan Stanley just hours after striking the deal as Wall Street went into freefall... more

Why Hank’s way too busy for Gordon

26.09.08
Is there anything more pathetic than Gordon Brown’s trip to America?... more

Mack the Knife must be cut to the quick

23.09.08
It can’t be much fun being John Mack at the moment. The famously aggressive boss of Morgan Stanley — “There’s blood in the water, let’s go kill,” is one of his exhortations — is clearly struggling to come to terms with the dire situation that confronts him... more

Japan giant swoops for £5bn stake

22.09.08
Banking: Japan's biggest bank agreed to take up to a 20% stake in Morgan Stanley as the Wall Street giant battled to remain independent... more

Japanese come to rescue of Morgan Stanley

22.09.08
Humbled investment bank Morgan Stanley is selling up to 20 per cent of its shares to a Japanese bank to help secure its future... more

Lehman in a huddle on offloading Japan assets

19.09.08
Credit crunch: Failed Wall Street bank Lehman Brothers is in talks to sell some Japan assets to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, insiders in Tokyo say... more

Lehman crisis hits Asian bank shares

11.09.08
The Lehman Brothers crisis has reaped more havoc on global banking stocks with Asian shares being particularly hard hit... more

Mitsubishi to shed up to 90 London staff

04.09.08
Japanese brokerage Mitsubishi UFJ Financial said it would axe up to 90 London staff... more

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