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Inchcape profits up on scrappage scheme

20.10.09
Car dealership Inchcape said 2009 profits will be “significantly ahead of previous expectations” ... more

Deutsche’s chorus of ecstasy gives strong fillip to insurers

30.09.09
Life insurers were shining again today as bid rumours continued to ignite the sector and Deutsche Bank gave a glowing verdict on its prospects ... more

Bidders make beeline for Churchill

28.09.09
Suitors are queuing up for a slice of Churchill Mining... more

HSBC putting the brakes on spike in Inchcape’s shares

21.08.09
CAR dealer Inchcape slammed into reverse today as HSBC warned that a recovery in sales remains more than a year away ... more

L&G is bolstered by vote of confidence from Goldman

21.08.09
Legal & General is being overlooked by investors. That’s according to Goldman Sachs, which today restated its buy case for L&G, pushing the life insurer to the top of the Footsie winners board ... more

City Spy: RSPCA on alert as the fur flies at BA

15.07.09
British Airways trade unions’ eye-catching demonstration of live lemmings at the annual meeting almost didn’t happen... ... more

Fiat boss ‘warns UK plants will close in Vauxhall takeover’

05.05.09
Thousands of British carmaking jobs are under severe threat as it emerged a Fiat takeover of Vauxhall could lead to the closure of either or both of its Luton and Merseyside factories... more

Shares plummet as cynics struggle to digest Budget

22.04.09
The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget was cynically seen by some in the City as an old fashioned move to soak the rich in order to dish out more to the poor with an eye on the next General Election. ... more

Lloyds leads the slump as Footsie falls below 4000

07.04.09
City talk of the death of sportswear retailer JJB Sports has been exaggerated. It was business as usual today, the shares trading 1p firmer at 12p despite some speculators having already read the last rites.... more

Pendragon in talks with lenders after reviewing finances

01.04.09
British car dealer Pendragon Plc said today that it was reviewing its financing structure amid the economic downturn, and was in talks with its lenders to make changes to its loan terms... more

L&G leads fallers on fears dividend will be trimmed

24.03.09
Legal & General was the biggest blue-chip casualty today, losing 3.5p to 41.4p ahead of results tomorrow that are expected to produce a cut in the payout to shareholders.... more

Grisly for bears as stock shortages add to the pain

24.03.09
Stock-market bears were continuing to feel the squeeze today as they rushed to cover any remaining open short positions following yesterday’s announcement of a $1 trillion rescue package for America’s banks... more

Inchcape puts huge discount sticker on its call for cash

19.03.09
Car dealer Inchcape was close to setting a record for a distressed rights issue, offering investors new shares at just 6p against last night’s close of 503/4p... more

Inchcape on bumpy road with second profits alert

15.12.08
Motoring: Shares in one of Britain's biggest car dealers were involved in another nasty City prang after Inchcape issued its second major profit warning in less than two months and scrapped the full-year dividend... more

Aga blames Lehman as cooker sales cool

20.10.08
Consumer: Aga, maker of ovens for the well-to-do, cited a massive "Lehman Brothers effect" as it issued a profit warning... more

Inchcape sales sent crashing

17.10.08
Thousands of jobs in the retail car market are under threat after Inchcape became the first major UK dealer to announce big staff cuts in what is the deepest recession in the modern motor industry... more

Premier Foods burnt by talk of money troubles

17.10.08
Hovis baker Premier Foods came under intense pressure as it was hit by a fresh wave of speculation that it is in danger of breaching its banking covenants ... more

After car sales take a dive, there is still a glimmer of hope

08.09.08
Analysis: Not since England had a football team capable of winning the World Cup, have fewer cars been sold in Britain... more

Smart sales drive keeps Inchcape on right road

29.07.08
As the rest of the motoring market crashes off the charts, The eco-friendly Smart car is helping Inchcape keep its head above water... more

As fuel costs soar, people shift from cars to trains and buses

11.07.08
Statistics from the Department for Transport indicate the rate of car usage has fallen every quarter in the last year. But why?... more

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