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Smiths Group won't split yet, despite divorce rumours

07.10.11
It's been the divorce the City has been waiting for, but disappointed investors were told today that the numerous divisions of Smiths Group will be sticking together - at least for now... more

Primark's rising sales offset higher cotton prices

14.07.11
Rising sales at the Primark discount clothing chain offset pressure on profit margins from higher cotton prices, owners Associated British Foods have said... more

Rexam steals City's limelight in bid that may be Ballsy talk

14.07.11
"Reassuringly boring" is usually the verdict of investors on Rexam but today the company was the centre of the latest takeover tittle-tattle... more

Goldman Sachs talks up commodities on Glencore's Day One

24.05.11
Is the commodities correction over? As unconditional trading kicked off in commodities giant Glencore's shares today, Goldman Sachs - the bank which saw the recent slump in the cost of metals and oil in its crystal ball - had some welcome advice: investors should again be long in commodities... more

Lookers may spark a bidding war on talk it is being eyed by suitors

27.04.11
Could a bidding war break out for Lookers? If Square Mile gossips are to be believed, and they do occasionally get it right, three potential suitors are casting their eyes over the car dealership... more

Bid talk fuels Coal of Africa rise

06.04.11
Rumours of a suitor from Shanghai stoked up Coal of Africa today.... more

Invensys shares plummet as chief executive is ousted

24.03.11
The shock ousting of its chief executive sent blue-chip engineer Invensys plunging 6% today... more

City returns to calm and develops an interest in brewers

16.03.11
Relative normality is restored to the City, meaning talkative types are scrabbling around to predict the next mega deal... more

Adidas runs ahead with increased sales goal

02.03.11
Adidas, the world's second largest sporting goods company after Nike, increases its sales goal for 2011 on the back of rising consumer confidence and emerging markets growth... more

FTSE 100 comes down with a bump after new year elation

05.01.11
Market round-up: Like an addled drug addict coming down from a high, the Footsie stumbles from yesterday’s stonking gains to retreat into the red... more

City Spy: More than a storm in a teacup at Twinings

19.11.10
There is dismay at Westminster that Twinings, the quintessentially English tea brand that is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, is relocating much of its production to Poland... more

Shares portfolio: Time to sell slowing Associated British Foods

12.11.10
The Standard's City team rates which stocks to buy and sell, with analysis on the top traders' deals and what to expect from the markets... more

Goldman Sachs’ golden touch aids C&W but deals a blow to BT

16.09.10
Market Round-up: The Goldman touch is back in evidence as Cable & Wireless Worldwide shoots to the top of the Footsie leaderboard after getting the nod from the self-appointed God squad... more

Prudential leaps on buzz of China targeting Asia arm takeover

13.09.10
Market Round-up: Traders pile into the Prudential as reports of Chinese interest in one of the UK’s grandest names pumps up the stock... more

Shares portfolio: World Cup shocks score for PartyGaming

07.07.10
With World Cup big guns Italy, France and - yes - England knocked out early on, the boost to PartyGaming's sports arm makes its shares a good bet... more

Primark hails Spain success in aim to dominate Europe

22.02.10
Primark sales are up eight per cent in the past six months, with an “exceptionally strong performance” from the company's 14 Spanish shops... more

Twinings cuts jobs as tea sales cool

03.11.09
Nearly 400 jobs are to go at Twinings as Britain falls out of love with posh tea ... more

Primark sees sales increase by 20%

09.07.09
Cheap fashion chain Primark's success on the high street has shown no signs of ending after the retail chain reported a 20% jump in sales for the current financial year ... more

Best baking classes in London

30.04.09
The credit crunch, it seems, is turning us into a nation of domestic goddesses. Learn to whip up the perfect Victoria sponge at cool cookery classes.... more

The rise of baking

22.04.09
Making your own sponge is all the rage. And it’s a piece of cake, finds Nick Curtis... more

Primark shines but it’s tough for parent

21.04.09
Cut-price clothing chain Primark expects to create another 2300 jobs in the 13 more stores it is opening on the back of a boom in sales from cost-concious consumers... more

Primark shrugs off labour rows

23.02.09
Retail: Fast fashion house Primark is still on the up, despite investigations into its use of cheap labour and claims that some of its suppliers are little better than sweatshops... more

‘Slave labour’ claim can’t stop Primark sales from soaring

15.01.09
Retail: Allegations of slave labour at a Manchester factory have not dented Primark’s sales... more

Market report: Worries over bailouts put bank trio on slide

17.11.08
The three High Street banks taking refuge in the Government's lifeboat were the biggest fallers among blue-chip stocks today as City investors became increasingly disillusioned with the terms of their proposed fund-raisers.... more

Primark helps AB Foods to a smart £632m

04.11.08
Associated British Foods reports a 3% rise in profits, thanks to bumper sales at clothing retailer Primark and price increases in its grocery division... more

AB Foods beats gloom to shine at £296 million

22.04.08
Silver Spoon sugar-to-Primark clothes retailer AB Foods is shrugging off rampant food inflation and one of the toughest retail environments in decades... more

Pricey rice hits East and West

18.04.08
Rice futures surge for a fifth day to a new record, as export restrictions bite and Aussie farmers shift out of the crop... more

PM warns biofuel rush will push up food prices

10.04.08
Gordon Brown warns G8 leaders the rush to turn farmland over to growing biofuel feedstocks will continue to push up food prices... more

World Bank says food costs set to keep rising

04.04.08
The World Bank warns that there is no end in sight to rising food costs... more


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