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Bidders make beeline for Churchill

28.09.09
Suitors are queuing up for a slice of Churchill Mining... more

Footsie surge set to continue as brokers talk up shares

11.09.09
Leading shares on the climb as growing confidence in the economy is being matched by the enthusiasm from brokers anxious to talk the stock market higher... more

L&G is bolstered by vote of confidence from Goldman

21.08.09
Legal & General is being overlooked by investors. That’s according to Goldman Sachs, which today restated its buy case for L&G, pushing the life insurer to the top of the Footsie winners board ... more

Investors queue up to take punt on property veterans

10.07.09
There was no shortage of punters pulling their chequebooks out when veteran property entrepreneurs Raymond Mould, Patrick Vaughan and Humphrey Price came calling ... more

As retailers fight recession, rising jobless rate is threat to recovery

06.07.09
It's a tale of two High Streets. While supermarkets, budget clothes shops and HMV have emerged as recession-winners, most of their rivals remain in the doldrums, praying for the recovery to come ... more

Builders win backing

01.07.09
There is still no sign that the slump in the housing market has hit rock bottom. In fact, some property experts are predicting prices will continue falling throughout the remainder of this year, by as much as another 10% to 20% ... more

Borrowing hits a record £20bn and tax rises loom

18.06.09
The City was left reeling when the Government revealed it was forced to borrow a record £19.9 billion last month... more

Lloyds leads banking rally ahead of tasty £4bn placing

19.05.09
It has been an eventful week for Lloyds Banking Group - and it's only Tuesday. The shares today firmed 0.9p to 98.9p ahead of tomorrow’s share placing... more

Investors head for the exit after M&S slashes dividend

19.05.09
Marks & Spencer slashed its dividend by a third after a slump in annual profits which left executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose short on optimism... more

India-flavoured shares add spice to gains by the Footsie

18.05.09
Investors waiting for the next mining boom had better be in it for the long haul: analysts predicted that it won't start until 2016 ... more

Next springs sales surprise in stores with a slide of only 2.3%

06.05.09
Signs of life on the High Street emerged when Next surprised the City with trading figures much better than expected... more

Next boss downplays retail recovery hint

06.05.09
Next boss Simon Wolfson was straining to offer as few signs of optimism as possible despite unveiling better than expected sales figures... more

DSG dips despite a change of heart from Pali sceptic

04.03.09
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Sainsbury’s raises hopes of bonuses in sales leap

08.01.09
Retail: Sainsbury is toasting its best ever Christmas, pledging to create thousands of new jobs and offering hope for 120,000 existing staff that they will still get a bonus this year... more

Rose defends M&S and fends off talk of a takeover

07.01.09
Retail: Sir Stuart Rose puts a brave face on a slump in sales at Marks & Spencer and dismisses rising City talk that the retailer could face a takeover bid... more

Superdrug leads discount war with sale cuts of 90 per cent

19.12.08
Extreme sale discounts look set to sweep stores as Superdrug announced it will slash prices by up to 90 per cent from Boxing Day... more

M&S and BP are tipped to lead the charge to cut divis

18.12.08
The big income funds, which look after our pensions and life assurance annuities, may have to face up to some lean stock-market pickings in 2009.... more

Sales slump threatens a dismal New Year at M&S

17.12.08
Let's hope Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has a very merry Christmas because it is unlikely to be a prosperous New Year for the best-known name on the High Street... more

Comet and Carpetright woes signal grim times

16.12.08
Retail: Further signs that retailers are poised to endure the toughest Christmas for decades emerged when Carpetright and the company behind electricals giant Comet unveiled a slump in sales... more

Market report: Analyst fears DSG ‘may unravel after Christmas’

14.11.08
Could electrical retailer DSG International go bust? Some in the City have begun to pose this question as analysts scramble to put a value on the company... more

Market report: Broker gloom pushes M&S close to 8-year low

28.10.08
Shares of Marks & Spencer were edging precariously closer to their lowest for eights years today after broker Pali International chose to dump the retailer just days before it unveils first-half results... more

Home Retail Group braced for unhappy Christmas sales

22.10.08
Retail: Home Retail Group is braced for the worst Christmas in years after revealing that trading in the past few weeks has been disastrous... more

Market report: High Street retailers ‘in for a grim Christmas’

20.10.08
There will be little festive cheer on the High Street this Christmas as shoppers turn Scrooge and keep a tight grip on their cash... more

M&S under fire amid talk of a sales slump

26.09.08
City fears for the health of Marks & Spencer were rising ahead of a key trading update... 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

M&S boss under fire as sales fears grow

20.08.08
Pressure is mounting on Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose as his summer of discontent continues.... more

Bank’s gloom taking a toll on the big retailers

13.08.08
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Game Group on a winner as fan base grows wider

03.07.08
Demand for Grand Theft Auto IV and Wii Fit has sent profits at Game Group soaring - and it's not just teenage nerds behind the buying... more

Analysts put boss on the back foot

02.07.08
The mood on the analysts' conference call was fractious - rebellion was in the air... more

'No one knows how bad things will get'

17.03.08
Even wise old birds who thought they'd seen it all before admit to feeling queasy... more

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