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Comet and Homebase add to High-Street cheer

10.09.09
The flow of good news from the High Street continued today, with upbeat numbers from the Home Retail Group and electricals firm Kesa, which owns Comet ... more

Odey gamble sells L&G short as shares take a battering

02.09.09
Millionaire hedge fund operator Crispin Odey is a big man who plays for big stakes. What’s more, he usually wins... 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

Russian duel as Gazprom launches rival bid for Sibir

23.04.09
Shares of Sibir Energy remained suspended at 176¾p, where they have been since February... more

Tesco looks wobbly after JPMorgan flags concerns

03.04.09
Are the wheels coming off supermarket juggernaut Tesco?... more

350 jobs are lost as electrical retailer Empire Direct fails

20.01.09
Retail: Another High Street name has bitten the dust as electrical retailer Empire Direct collapsed into administration with a loss of 350 jobs ... more

Market report: Builders' new pain as home prices dive

30.12.08
House prices continued falling last month, piling on the gloom for the big UK builders. The value of the average home fell 1.9% to £161,883, stretching the annual rate of loss to 12.2%... 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

Market report: Financials to the fore as high-risk Fed is snubbed

17.12.08
The response of London stock-market investors to the Federal Reserve's move to cut rates to within a range of between zero and a quarter point was far less enthusiastic than that of their counterparts on Wall Street overnight.... 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

HMV banks on strong Xmas to cheer sales

05.09.08
Retail: HMV is relying on a strong Christmas as the consumer crunch has started to hit its High Street entertainment and Waterstone's book stores... more

Market report: Bookies lose out after JPMorgan downgrades

19.08.08
If you’re looking for a punt, you would be wise to avoid the betting shops.... more

HMV wipes out debt and stars on high street

09.05.08
HMV and its Waterstone's bookshops have yet to see any signs of the much-touted consumer downturn hitting other High Street stores.... more

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