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Metals add lustre to miners as dollar is in the doldrums

09.11.09
The price of gold traded at a record high of $1108.00 an ounce on world markets today in response to a weaker dollar ... more

Wobbling investors told to hold their nerve amid slide

05.10.09
Stock market investors whose confidence shows signs of wobbling following a strong performance by shares during the third quarter, were offered some reassurance... more

RSA lifting payout after a dive of 24%

06.08.09
RSA Insurance, formerly Royal & SunAlliance, saw profits in the first half of the year slump by 24% to £392 million ... more

Bulls are on charge despite worries over China demand

29.07.09
Stock-market bulls were on the charge again, brushing aside growing fears that the great Chinese takeaway may be coming to an end... more

First female boss of CBI attacks FTSE

18.05.09
A leading City figure who is to be named the first woman president of Britain’s leading business lobby organisation the CBI has called for greater boardroom diversity... more

Footsie gains hope from a steadier showing in Asia

03.03.09
Shell-shocked London investors were today looking to claw back some of yesterday's losses after a steadier performance by Asian shares... more

BP rattled as the City gets cold feet on divi prospects

03.03.09
BP today went only halfway to reassuring City investors about its future dividend policy amid fears a cut in the payout to shareholders may be on the way... more

RBS has bears on the run despite that record loss

26.02.09
Banks led the charge on the stock market this morning with Royal Bank of Scotland cutting a swathe through the bears despite reporting a record £24.1 billion loss... more

Record Footsie fall despite late flourish

31.12.08
London shares put on a bright show during the last three days of 2008. It's just a pity about the 363 days that preceded them... more

Market report: Broker gloom pushes M&S close to 8-year low

28.10.08
Shares of Marks & Spencer were edging precariously closer to their lowest for eights years today after broker Pali International chose to dump the retailer just days before it unveils first-half results... more

Market report: High Street retailers ‘in for a grim Christmas’

20.10.08
There will be little festive cheer on the High Street this Christmas as shoppers turn Scrooge and keep a tight grip on their cash... more

Market report: Upbeat Credit Suisse sees end to bear market

22.09.08
Stock market investors may not be out of the woods yet, but there is some encouragement to be drawn from the US Federal Reserve’s decision to buy up £382bn of toxic loans... more

Insurance duo mull tax move out of UK

18.09.08
Tax: Two giants of the insurance industry are considering quitting Britain because of what they see as the UK’s punitive corporate tax regime... more

Market report: RSA climbs on talk of a bid move from Allianz

05.09.08
RSA Insurance provided one of the few beams of sunshine in a gloomy market, jumping 7.2p to 165.5p on rumours that another foreign predator, this time Germany’s Allianz, is sniffing around... more

Market report: Oil-price decline ‘puts BG in takeover frame’

04.09.08
The steady slide in the oil price may have been good news for motorists and business, but it has played havoc with the share price of BG Group, and City speculators claim this leaves the oil and gas explorer vulnerable to takeover.... more

Market report: Iranian bid buzz gives a surprise lift to Woolies

01.09.08
Steve Johnson’s first day in one of the hardest jobs in retail was met by a surprise jump in the Woolworths share price on talk that suitors were circling the struggling chain... 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 14¼p higher to 333p... more

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