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Watchdog's refusal to scrap rules on ads is a turn-off for ITV shares

15.09.09
Shares in Coronation Street broadcaster ITV dropped 2.7p to 49.8p after the Competition Commission said it won't scrap advertising rules put in place when Carlton and Granada merged six years ago... more

Bailed-out banks turn a profit for the taxpayer

26.08.09
UK taxpayers today were, for the first time, sitting on a profit from their share of the troubled Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group ... more

Rightmove sees growth, calls end to house slump

21.08.09
Housing website Rightmove signalled the housing market is on the mend as it bounced back from “the toughest property market conditions in a generation” ... more

Banks hurry to clear issue's rump and earn their fees

02.07.09
Dealers at Credit Suisse and rival JPMorgan Cazenove were hitting the phones early this morning as they tried to clear the rump of mining giant RioTinto's £9.2 billion rights issue... more

Sky is not the limit for ITV's man in waiting

03.06.09
Tony Ball may not be happy to see this article. The former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB is quietly campaigning to be the next boss of ITV. His fans - and there are a good number in the City - say he looks like the man to beat in the race to succeed Michael Grade... more

St James's slides on fears of Budget blow

28.04.09
Shares in St James's Place tumbled more than 10 per cent after the wealth manager failed to persuade the market that changes in the Budget will not lead to a drop in sales... more

Stocks get wobbles in London and NY

20.04.09
Shares on both sides of the Atlantic fell sharply this afternoon, dropping back through their respective support levels. ... more

Goldman says door open to gains in building sector

08.04.09
Hard on the heels of yesterday’s record losses of £1.9 billion from housebuilder Taylor Wimpey comes news that Goldman Sachs has upgraded two other companies in the sector because it thinks they look good value for money... more

Bears feel the squeeze as positive view holds sway

13.03.09
The decision of stock-market investors to take a more upbeat view of prospects this week appears to have met with some success... more

Lloyds on the rise as assets deal with Treasury nears

06.03.09
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group rose 5% on hopes the Government will finally insure more than £250 billion worth of its most toxic assets... more

Laura Ashley delivers profits blow

17.02.09
Retail: Home furnishings and fashion retailer Laura Ashley issued a profits warning after it was forced to increase promotional activity and the slide in the pound put pressure on margins... more

City told it’s ‘investing in the dark'

26.01.09
Finance: Banking analysts today voiced doubts about Barclays, questioning how the bank could be so sure it does not need further capital... more

This time fat cats will face revolt in their own ranks

06.01.09
Brace yourself to feel irritated. The next three months, March in particular, will see the publication of hundreds of annual reports as companies pass their financial year-ends... more

Spencer kept quiet about using shares as loan guarantee

23.12.08
Michael Spencer, the Tory party fund-raiser and one of the richest men in the City, revealed to have taken out loans against his substantial shareholding in stockbroker Numis and not made them public... more

Market report: 3i shares at lowest since floating as deals dry up

16.12.08
Shares in private-equity giant 3i hit the skids for the second day in a row, tumbling to their lowest since floating 14 years ago... more

Market report: Morgan takes a negative view of property giants

10.12.08
It's not just homeowners who are facing up to the prospect of negative equity... more

London on dole: 650,000 jobs will be lost by 2010

21.11.08
Some 650,000 jobs will be lost in London and the South-East by the time the recession has run its course in 2010, economists fear... more

Bernie’s girl Petra is in the F1 driving seat

06.11.08
Eagle-eyed observers who managed to take their eyes off the on-track action at Sunday’s nailbiting Brazilian Grand Prix may have noticed trackside hoardings for a company called Form - a company owned by Petra Ecclestone... more

Market report: Footsie winning streak propped up by miners

31.10.08
The stock market was on another roller-coaster ride, but a late spurt from mining stocks put a sparkle in investors’ eyes ahead of the weekend... more

Evolution arm seals buy from Kaupthing for less than £1m

21.10.08
Stockbroking: Williams de Broë snaps up the investment management business of troubled rival Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander for less than £1 million... more

Market report: HBOS a big winner as rivals come under fire

08.10.08
Investors in the beleaguered banking sector breathed a sigh of relief as HBOS enjoyed a rare day in the sun... more

Market report: B&B hits new depths as rescuers steer clear

26.09.08
Bradford & Bingley slumps to yet another record low, losing a further 4p to 17¼p. The shares have fallen from a peak of 310p since the start of the year and are now being treated by traders as option money... more

Tate & Lyle hits a low after Splenda patents court loss

23.09.08
Consumer: Shares in Tate & Lyle plunged to a five-year low on fears its company-changing Splenda sweetener is under worldwide attack from cheap Chinese copycats... more

HBOS under pressure as its shares plunge

16.09.08
Shares in the Halifax banking group, HBOS, plunged sharply for the second day running amid fears that it could be a major victim of the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers... more

High Street downturn catches up with Argos

11.09.08
Argos, the High Street catalogue retailer which had up to now bucked the trend of slower consumer spending, now admits it is no longer immune to the downturn... more

£1 billion man at the helm is tough-talking and charismatic

04.09.08
Paul Polman today became the £1 billion man at Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever... more

RBS chiefs 'expect 95% to take up rights issue'

06.06.08
"Solid" show of support from institutional investors means some analysts think figure could be even higher... more

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