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Fullers warns of pain from rising prices next year

20.11.09
Fuller, Smith & Turner is warning that Britons face a nasty hangover next year once the effects of the Government’s debt binge kick in... more

How ready-meal cheats spoil DIY dinner parties

17.11.09
It was touted as the perfect way to entertain in a time of tight finances - the bring-your-own dinner party where each guest provides a dish of wholesome, home-made food... more

Crêche out at Wetherspoons with a cheap, responsible pint

17.11.09
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Pub value cut at Punch

14.10.09
Punch Taverns cut the value of its pub estate by £663 million, a move that would slice billions off industry finances if its rivals followed suit ... more

Greene King’s ascent

08.09.09
Signs of life in the pub trade today — at least from the brewers behind Old Speckled Hen ... more

Resurgent pubs leave the bears nursing a hangover

26.08.09
The smell of burnt fingers wafted through the City today as the bears dumped their rapidly-rising pub stocks ... more

Punch feels the pinch

25.08.09
Pub group Punch Taverns warned there is little prospect of business improving soon as recession-hit drinkers curb spending ... more

Geronimo snaps up six pubs from Punch

13.07.09
London pubs firm Geronimo is splashing out between £8 million and £9 million to acquire six pubs from embattled giant Punch Taverns ... more

Geronimo taking the plunge with £9m buys

13.07.09
London pubs firm Geronimo is surging ahead despite the economic downturn, splashing out between £8 million and £9 million on six pubs in the capital ... more

Cazenove adds to Punch's hangover after fundraiser

08.07.09
Shares in debt-laden Punch Taverns have been in freefall since it tapped investors last month for an extra £375 million in order to reduce debts still topping almost £4 billion... more

Marston's to raise £176m to fund massive expansion

18.06.09
Marston's is tapping shareholders for £176 million to take advantage of weakness in the pubs market... more

Heritage Oil on a rocky ride in fundraising to buy Genel

15.06.09
Shares of Heritage Oil hit a low for the day of 510p before rebounding with a rise of 26½p to 532p after announcing plans to raise up to £137 million to help finance the proposed acquisition of Genel Energy International... more

Pub closures speed up despite 'green shoots'

12.06.09
The pace of pub closures is speeding up despite growing signs that the recession could be over ... more

Shepherd grabs 13 Punch pubs

08.05.09
Shepherd Neame, the Kent brewer best-known for Spitfire bitter, picked up another 13 pubs from stricken rival Punch Taverns ... more

Punch cheered by cut-price debt deal

29.04.09
Punch Taverns boss Giles Thorley took a breather from bust-ups with fractious landlords to unveil another set of disposals and some progress on cutting £4.6 billion debts ... more

Panmure puts damper on hopes of housing recovery

28.04.09
City stockbroker Panmure Gordon has scoffed at suggestions the housing market may be showing the first green shoots of recovery... more

Shares plummet as cynics struggle to digest Budget

22.04.09
The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget was cynically seen by some in the City as an old fashioned move to soak the rich in order to dish out more to the poor with an eye on the next General Election. ... more

Fuller’s picks up six of Punch’s best pubs

26.03.09
Six of London’s most sought-after pubs have been bought by Chiswick brewer Fuller Smith & Turner as the fire sale at troubled giant landlord Punch Taverns gets into full swing... 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

Market report: Pain for Punch as analyst puts fair value tag at zero

11.12.08
Punch Taverns got another smack in the face, courtesy of a feisty City analyst who claimed that a fair value for the stock was zero, and that the company is heading for "zombie" status... more

It's heady, but it sure ain't rock '*' roll

10.12.08
The private-equity owner of EMI, Terra Firma, which urgently needs to generate revenue is pulling out all the stops ... more

Four more go as Woolies crisis deepens

22.10.08
The crisis at the top of stricken retailer Woolworths gathers pace as the finance director and three other senior managers leave... more

Market report: Ferrexpo at record low after big holder sells off

06.10.08
It's not just the penniless that are getting clobbered by the growing global financial crisis. Ukrainian billionaires are also feeling the heat... more

Market report: Banks battered despite ban on the short-sellers

23.09.08
Bank shares take another bashing and this time there wasn’t a short-seller in sight... 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

Bank’s gloom taking a toll on the big retailers

13.08.08
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Punch frothing up with CVC in the frame to bid

04.08.08
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Vince calls time on pub giants' raid on takings

24.06.08
Vince Power used to be called The Godfather of Gigs, and his enemy was boring music. As founder of Mean Fiddler, he promoted The Pogues and Billy Bragg back when no one else would, going on to build a £60 million empire that he has since sold.... more

Punch hit by smoke ban and economic downturn

24.04.08
There is little sign of the rehabilitation of the British pub as the effects of banishing smoking clientele to outside runs into an economic downturn... more

Body blow for M&B as Punch walks away from merger

28.03.08
Mitchells & Butlers has been stood-up by Punch Taverns... more

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