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Sainsbury's shares soar as bid talk grips City

15.10.09

Shares in Sainsbury's rocketed nearly 20% amid feverish speculation that a Ł8 billion takeover bid was winging its way from Middle East... more

Prince Charles sparks war of Chelsea

26.05.09

Prince Charles has been accused of putting 5,000 jobs at risk by interfering with a landmark London development... more

Cheque, please… Caring told to pay Ł4.5m in flats deal

07.05.09

Restaurateur Richard Caring will be told to pay more than Ł4.5 million for affordable homes in return for permission to turn the former US naval offices in Grosvenor Square into 41 flats... more

Chelsfield wins bid for US Embassy site

22.01.09

One of London's most well-known retail developers has won the contest to develop the site of the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, the Standard can reveal... more

Attack on Barclays’ Arab fund-raiser stepped up

17.11.08

Credit Crunch: The heat was turned up on Barclays’ Ł7 billion Arab fund-raiser as an outspoken investor group said it was the duty of shareholders to block the deal ... more

Qatar may invest in Olympic Village

07.11.08

Investors from the Gulf state of Qatar have proposed a rescue bid for the financially-troubled Olympic village... more

It is not about the money

05.11.08

The Standard’s City editor talks to ex-model Amanda Staveley about how she put together the Ł7 billion deal to shore up Barclays Bank... more

No thanks, we'll raise Ł5bn and go it alone, says Credit Suisse

16.10.08

Credit Suisse, the investment bank that employs thousands of people in its London headquarters at Canary Wharf, welcomed moves by the Swiss authorities to support the banking system... more

Sovereign funds lose Ł22bn on bank bets

13.10.08

Banking: As Barclays turned down taxpayer money and sought foreign investment, the extent emerged of the losses made by sovereign wealth funds betting on Western banks... more

Wealth funds lose Ł22bn on bank bets

13.10.08

As Barclays today turned down taxpayer money and sought foreign investment, it became clear how much sovereign wealth funds have lost in betting on Western banks... more

Barclays plans to raise funds from markets

10.10.08

Barclays has said it was considering raising funds from the markets instead of the British taxpayer but analysts warned that it may be disappointed as investors snub banks.... more

Qataris stick Chelsfield stake in shopping basket

29.09.08

Gulf state Qatar has become a major shareholder of Camden Market after buying a 20% stake in property group Chelsfield... 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

Market report: Sainsbury soaring on buzz over bid by Qatar

28.08.08

The UK's third-biggest supermarket chain J Sainsbury put in a late spurt this afternoon as speculative buying pushed the price 14Ľp higher to 333p... more

Land Securities set to seal sale of Trillium to Qataris

13.08.08

But chief executive Francis Salway is still pursuing a demerger into separate listed firms... more

Market report: Qataris out shopping for Sainsbury's again

28.07.08

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Bank pair raise Ł8bn - but may need more

18.07.08

HBOS and Barclays secure a combined Ł8.5bn in fresh capital, but there is immediate concern that they may need to seek yet more money if the credit crunch worsens... more

Risks of putting up barriers to sovereign wealth fund saviours

17.07.08

The credit crisis has been dragging on for a year so it's no wonder troubled financial institutions and Western governments are taking more interest in sovereign wealth funds... more