Tube boss Mike Brown has apologised to commuters after hundreds of thousands suffered a 'double whammy' of major disruptions on the Victoria line... more
Shareholders in Trinity Mirror and Johnston Press rushed for the exits today as Citigroup warned that this will be another tough year for provincial newspapers... more
Market Round-up: What a fortnight it's been for Invensys shareholders. Last week the talk was all of it being a takeover candidate from rival engineers Emerson or ABB, then today it forms a potentially lucrative deal to crack into the huge Chinese train market... more
In theory, the appointment of Bob Diamond to the top job at Barclays is a sign that the good times are poised to roll again - but the FTSE was on the slide again as Tuesday's sell-off continued... more
Market Round-up: Smith & Nephew is on its sickbed as talk of a large placing of shares and sluggish sales from a rival weighs on the artificial hip maker... more
British engineer Invensys says operating profit in its third quarter is ahead of a year ago, helped by cost savings and good performances in its rail division and controls unit... more
As investors spent a second day panicking over the impact on financial stocks of President Obama’s War on Wall Street, oil shares did their best to claim a little of the limelight... more
UK equity funds delivered average returns of 3.2% in the first half, with M&G Group's Recovery Fund leading the way among the biggest players after it bet on Tullow Oil and Invensys.... more
Some fund managers believe the banks have started to run ahead of events following their recent strong rally. But Morgan Stanley reckons there may still be something to go for... ... more
Investors on the London stock market today moved to stop the rot after another big sell-off overnight on Wall Street, which saw shares there slump to their lowest since 1997... more
Transport: One of Britain’s leading industrialists is to head the board at Network Rail. Rick Haythornthwaite has been given the nod to succeed Sir Ian McAllister this summer
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Taylor Wimpey's fall from grace among stock-market investors will be completed by the close of business tonight when its shares drop out of the Footsie 250 index ... more
Up to half a dozen blue-chip companies face losing their place as constituents of the Footsie 100 index when the regular quarterly review is undertaken later this week... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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