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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

So are RBS and Lloyds shares a buy?

03.11.09
We asked two respected investors whether RBS and Lloyds shares are now good value for money ... more

Evolution is survival of the fittest

29.10.09
A generation ago, around 1980, Kleinwort Benson was the same size as Goldman Sachs. ... more

Soaring sales at Cadbury put Kraft on the back foot

21.10.09
Cadbury bolstered its defence against a proposed £10.2 billion takeover by Kraft Foods by forecasting stellar results for the year ... more

Cazenove advising investors to splash out on ‘oversold’ water firms

13.10.09
During periods of economic upheaval utility companies are usually viewed by stock market investors as something of a safe haven, supplying increased profitability and regular dividends ... more

Hopes rising for property sector as Land Securities pays off debts early

22.09.09
There were hopes the long-suffering property sector could be on the path to recovery when Land Securities paid back its debts ahead of plan... more

London shares go bowling along as global worries ease

20.08.09
Some of the confidence being shown by stock-market investors rubbed off on the England cricket team in the fifth and final Test at the Brit Oval... more

Broker calling a halt to the Bovis bandwagon in prices ‘downturn’

07.08.09
Signs of life in the housing market have buoyed Bovis Homes of late, but Goldman Sachs reckons that it's now too late to get in on the rally... more

888 deals 7% sales rise

03.08.09
Whether it's idle City brokers or housewives who like a punt, gaming house 888 Holdings is attracting new custom in droves ... more

Speculation over rate rise puts the skids under Footsie

27.07.09
Moves by the London stock market to stretch the current bull run to 11 consecutive days, were running into headwinds today amid mounting speculation that the next move in interest rates will be up ... more

Shares on climb as talk of takeovers whets appetites

13.07.09
Shares rallied from opening falls after several billion pounds' worth of takeovers were dangled in front of City speculators in order to whet their appetites ... more

Cook dives on fears of stake sell-off

05.06.09
Thomas Cook investors must be feeling in need of a holiday. The tour operator was the biggest loser on the top flight today, shedding 9¼p to 216p amid renewed fears that its stricken German parent will offload its stake ... more

Unilever on the climb after £350m bond-issue success

16.03.09
Unilever today stood out with a rise of 22p to 1314p. Friday's issue of a £350 million corporate bond at par and yielding 3.9%, redeemable in 2014, by the Knorr soup and Lipton tea group was quickly gobbled up... more

Citi never sleeps… it just gives us nightmares

15.01.09
When the biggest bank in the world admits that its business model is unsustainable, you know things are getting serious... more

Tory infighting over airport expansion plans

05.12.08
A Tory lobby group has been set up called Conservatives for International Travel, or C-FIT to campaign for airport expansion... more

Tory infighting over airport expansion plans

05.12.08
A Tory lobby group has been set up called Conservatives for International Travel, or C-FIT to campaign for airport expansion... more

Mathewson, Burt and Scots political mafia

11.11.08
Sir George Mathewson, 68, and Sir Peter Burt, 64, who are trying to wrest control of HBOS from Lloyds TSB, should not try to kid anyone — their motives are as much political as fiscal... more

Majestic loses its fizz in slump

10.11.08
Champagne sales have gone flat at Majestic Wine as businesses cut back on entertaining and consumers tighten their belts... more

Market report: Lonmin backers are left to rue missed chance

10.11.08
Shareholders of South African miner Lonmin were today again contemplating what might have been had they agreed to the offer from Xstrata earlier this year.... 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

More misery for miners as Goldman cuts metals

16.10.08
Some spectacular falls saw the mining sector lose around 20% of its value, and, according to Goldman Sachs, further steep falls can be expected... more

Income funds start to dump Lloyds and HBOS

14.10.08
Institutional investors have begun dumping large parcels of shares in two of the Government’s newly nationalised banks, HBOS and Lloyds TSB, because they no longer fit their investment criteria... more

Market report: Footsie surges as banks perk up on rescue in US

08.09.08
It was inevitable the financial sector would lead the charge on the stock market today, in response to the US Government’s decision to rescue mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with a cash injection in excess of £100 million... more

Market report: Gloomy brokers add to the pub chains’ misery

29.08.08
The lack of spare cash in drinkers’ pockets appears to be having a detrimental effect on the UK’s big pub chains, judging by the collapse in their share prices this year.... more

Greenland may be hot - Cairn

26.08.08
Cairn energy is investigating potential new sources of crude in Greenland, where Sir Bill Gammell reckons there could be 50 billion barrels waiting... more

Market report: Rolls-Royce suffers as aircraft orders dry up

21.08.08
Rolls-Royce shares lost out today as broker sentiment soured against the aircraft engines maker.... more

Halliburton tops Candover bid with £1.7bn Expro offer

23.05.08
Halliburton, the US engineering giant, gatecrashes takeover talks for British oilfield services group Expro International with a £1.7billion offer... more

French bid talk fires up British Energy

04.04.08
British Energy shares soar to 20-month high amid speculation of a £9bn EDF takeover offer... more

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