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Whitney is über-bearish as shares rise around the world

17.11.09
Share prices on both sides of the Pond are trading at their best levels in more than a year, so stock market investors could be forgiven for thinking the worst of the global recession and banking meltdown is over ... more

Praise from Morgan fires up Vedanta

01.10.09
Vedanta Resources claimed the crown among top stocks today as City heavyweight Morgan Stanley predicted the miner’s shares could double in price — even if metal prices remain stuck at their current levels ... more

Investors queue up to take punt on property veterans

10.07.09
There was no shortage of punters pulling their chequebooks out when veteran property entrepreneurs Raymond Mould, Patrick Vaughan and Humphrey Price came calling... more

Bullish Next boss forecasts happier days on High Street

09.07.09
Has the wind of change start to blow through the High Street? Next chief executive David Keens popped into Goldman Sachs for a chat yesterday and was in bullish mood... more

Gains in crude price fuel oil stocks

10.06.09
Motorists should brace themselves for rising prices at the pump. The cost of crude today shot up to a seven-month high ... 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

Chinalco freeze on £255m bonds

17.10.08
Mining: China's biggest aluminium group, Chinalco, suspends a three billion yuan (£254.9 million) bond issue as doubts grow over its $8 billion stake in Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto... more

Alcoa dives to £153m and halts share buyback

08.10.08
Aluminium giant Alcoa is hoarding cash, scrapping its share buyback programme and cancelling all non-essential capital projects after its third-quarter profits more than halved... more

Chinalco may up its stake in Rio Tinto

01.09.08
Chinese aluminium manufacturer Chinalco today said it may increase its stake in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto... more

Ore deal shores up Rio's defence

24.06.08
Miner Rio Tinto bolstered defences against takeover by rival BHP Billiton by sealing a near-doubling of iron-ore contract prices for the year... more

Rio pledges to tackle its $45 billion mountain of borrowing

24.04.08
Mining giant Rio Tinto pledges to reduce its borrowing over the next two years... more

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