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Cadbury battle prompts City search for next takeover target

19.11.09
The £10 billion battle for control of Cadbury, 5p cheaper at 792½p, is now warming up, but the City is looking around for the next Footsie 100 target... more

Goldman doesn’t look good over AIG

19.11.09
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Whitney is über-bearish as shares rise around the world

17.11.09
Share prices on both sides of the Pond are trading at their best levels in more than a year, so stock market investors could be forgiven for thinking the worst of the global recession and banking meltdown is over ... more

Sir Win’s buying spree has City guessing about Lloyds

17.11.09
Does Lloyds Banking Group chairman Sir Win Bischoff know something the rest of us do not? ... more

SocGen’s profits soar

04.11.09
French bank Société Générale today saw profits more than double after better financial market conditions boosted business at its investment banking unit in London and Paris ... more

Banks edge back into favour after Paribas reveals plan to repay loan

29.09.09
Banks were back on investors’ buy lists today after French giant BNP Paribas announced it is paying back its government ahead of schedule... more

Nerves threat to the Footsie's rally

18.09.09
With the FTSE 100 poised to break through the psychologically important 5200 barrier, the overriding issue is one of investor confidence in the rally... more

French rogue trader blames 'addictive' dealing floor

17.09.09
Jerome Kerviel, the trader blamed by Societe Generale for a €4.9 bilion trading loss, has declared the dealing floor an addictive place and said traders would still take risky bets even if bonuses are curbed... more

Factory output springs a surprise with fall of 0.5%

07.07.09
UK factory output unexpectedly fell in May when most economists had been predicting a modest improvement as the economy began to recover from the worst slump since the Second World War ... more

A premature case of green shoots?

05.06.09
Green shoots in the housing market? Don’t bet on it, says Nick Hopkinson of Property Portfolio Rescue. “The blazing headline statistics from Halifax indicate that the property market is booming at first glance,” he says, of figures showing prices rose 2.6% last month. “While this may be great PR for the now mainly public-owned bank, unfortunately this is not correct. House sales volumes remain at an all-time low, making trend analysis of monthly data from just one lender statistically meaningless.” Doesn’t sound like househunters have missed the boat just yet. ... more

US property losses push SocGen into red

07.05.09
Societe Générale, the bank rocked by the Jerome Kerviel rogue trading scandal, posted a surprise loss after taking a massive hit on US property investments ... more

SocGen chief quits after "attacks"

29.04.09
The chairman of Société Générale quit after “repeated attacks” against him since it emerged rogue trader Jerome Kerviel cost the bank €4.9 billion last year ... more

Brokers split over future of Barclays

30.03.09
Brokers are split over prospects for Barclays in the wake of last week’s spectacular gains in its share price which accrued after passing the Financial Services Authority’s stress test with flying colours... more

Banks' share options cut amid fury at pay

23.03.09
Investment banks are making it harder for executives to earn millions from share options amid public anger at bankers' pay... more

RBS shares leap despite unease over sell-off plan

23.02.09
Banking: Royal Bank of Scotland’s shares jumped amid plans to sell off large chunks of its non-core business and axe up to 20,000 jobs... more

New losses at scandal-hit SocGen arm

18.02.09
Banking: Societe Générale's investment banking arm fared worse in 2008 than in 2007 once the £4.3 billion losses racked up by rogue trader Jerome Kerviel are taken out of the sums ... more

Chinese slowdown ‘threat to Party rule’

22.01.09
Economics: Fears are emerging that the rapid slowdown in Chinese growth may begin to threaten the stability of the country... more

Market report: Rio Tinto makes gains on talk of swoop by big holder

19.01.09
There are still pockets of interest for stock-market investors, despite the gloom surrounding the banking sector at present... more

Bigger story behind a small deal

22.12.08
The sale last week of Société Générale's UK-based asset management division to the listed hedge fund group GLG is a story of our times... more

SocGen says measures to help banks are working

03.11.08
Banking: France's third-largest bank, Société Générale, said concerted government action to help the banking industry is starting to work... more

Trader held over losses at French bank

29.10.08
Suspected rogue trader arrested in France over the loss of €751 million at savings bank Caisse d'Epargne... more

SocGen’s superbear is turning a little bullish

23.10.08
Stock-market superbear Albert Edwards has had a change of heart. The global market strategist with Société Générale reckons the recent plunge in share prices has brought valuations to levels that even trenchant bears such as he might decide makes them look cheap... more

And this year’s winners are ... the liquidators

17.09.08
WITH administrators and liquidators picking over corporate carcasses around the country and consigning thousands to the dole queue, step forward the annual Insolvency and Rescue Awards... more

Uncomfortable brush with reality for market's 'geezers'

16.09.08
The jokey end of the stockmarket is suddenly a lot less entertaining. In times good and bad a certain crowd of chancers and drinkers could be relied upon for fun, if not good investment advice... more

SocGen faces up to hard truths after rogue scandal

12.05.08
Investors will be looking closely at its effect on the bank's ongoing business... more

Fired boss can't sue rogue trader

22.04.08
French prosecutors plan to reject a plea by the immediate boss of Jerome Kerviel to be allowed to sue the rogue trader... more

City jobs cull to get worse as the credit crunch victim list grows

20.03.08
Everyone knows what is coming next across the City - job cuts... more

Greenspan the bubble king can't stop blowing

20.03.08
There's nothing quite like the misfortunes of others to cheer us up... more

Dividends at SocGen hit by Rogue Trader loss

21.02.08
Share prices at SocGen have slumped in the wake of Rogue Trader Jerome Kerviel.... more

Gallic tale of seductive intrigue

12.02.08
French bank BNP Paribas said yesterday that its board had not discussed the possibility of a bid for Société Générale, its high-stepping rival recently bought low by a rogue trader who cost it e4.9 billion (£3.6 billion)... more

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