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British Airways is tumbling despite hopes for Iberia deal

05.11.09
Is the board of British Airways about to buy a one-way ticket to Madrid? That was the story doing the rounds in the Square Mile this morning amid claims that the proposed merger with Spanish carrier Iberia could be completed by the second quarter of next year ... more

British Airways is tumbling despite Iberia deal hopes

05.11.09
Is the board of British Airways about to buy a one-way ticket to Madrid? That was the story doing the rounds in the Square Mile this morning amid claims that the proposed merger with Spanish carrier Iberia could be completed by the second quarter of next year ... more

Banks bruised by break-up moves

02.11.09
The banks faced another harrowing sell-off session following weekend moves by the Government to start hiving off bits and pieces of Lloyds Banking Group, Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland in order to appease the EU regulators ... more

Barclays turmoil as Odey sells

02.11.09
Barclays got caught up in the early turmoil which engulfed the banking sector today and saw its shares slump to a three-month low ... more

Short-sellers' fingers start twitching as banks go cheap to raise cash

08.10.09
Selling short can be a perilous manoeuvre in the current stock market climate... 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

ITV is a big turn-off as talks over new boss hit the rocks

25.09.09
Investors switched off ITV today after the broadcaster abandoned talks with Tony Ball about taking the helm... more

Heritage Oil on a rocky ride in fundraising to buy Genel

15.06.09
Shares of Heritage Oil hit a low for the day of 510p before rebounding with a rise of 26½p to 532p after announcing plans to raise up to £137 million to help finance the proposed acquisition of Genel Energy International... more

Broker says it's time for a sale of the supermarkets

01.04.09
The UK's well-run supermarket chains have also often been admired for their defensive qualities in times of trouble. But perhaps not for much longer.... more

Oil explorer Soco rakes in the cash

10.03.09
Soco International is avoiding the insolvency fears spreading through the exploration sector by reporting cash balances of $303 million (£219 million)... more

Market report: Property falls eject top builder from the Footsie

09.12.08
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

Market report: Upbeat Credit Suisse has faith in equities for 2009

09.12.08
Credit Suisse brought investors some seasonal cheer today by taking an upbeat view of prospects for 2009... more

Oil companies up for grabs but the deals pipeline is blocked

29.09.08
Analysis: Roughneck has acquired the sort of reputation at the racier end of the oil and gas industry that is enjoyed by Guido Fawkes, the notorious Westminster blogger... more

Market report: Travel operators gain from fall in price of oil

09.09.08
The price of oil was today falling back toward $100 a barrel for the first time in five months after the Opec cartel signalled there would be no need to make cuts in production in order to underpin the price... more

Strong show by £39m Premier

28.08.08
Premier Oil’s net profits soared almost 250% to £38.9 million in the first half and it says all four of its major developments have made strong progress... more

Soco makes new gas find in Vietnam

16.06.08
London-listed explorer announced a new gas discovery in the South-east Asian country... more

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