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Doubts over bank deal see shares tumble in eurozone

18.10.11
Eurozone shares fall as Germany pours cold water on hopes a deal to recapitalise the region's banks could be done by the weekend... more

Sceptics bash EU bailout as ‘adding to future problems’

10.05.10
The markets may have bounced today but there is plenty of scepticism among economists and bankers as to whether the €750 billion (£651.6 billion) eurozone bailout will be enough... more

Shrinking trade gap boosts Britain's hopes for recovery

13.04.10
Britain’s goods trade gap shrank to its lowest level for more than three years in February after snow hit exports in January... more

Manufacturing rockets to bolster hopes of a recovery

01.04.10
The economic recovery looks to be strengthening as British manufacturers benefit from the weak pound and activity rises at its fastest rate for more than 15 years... more

New skirmish in battle for M&B's boardroom

17.12.09
The boardroom row at Mitchells & Butlers took another twist, as the pubs group said it would ask four candidates proposed as independent directors to be interviewed by its headhunters and nominations committee... more

Moody's gives Britain AAA ratings boost

11.12.09
Britain's financial future looked a little less shaky after a leading credit ratings agency said the UK's cherished AAA status was not under threat - for now... more

M&B sacks rebel directors as boardroom war hots up

01.12.09
The row between Mitchells & Butlers and elements of its own board of directors became even fiercer, when the pub group took an unusual act of revenge: it sacked the rebels with immediate effect... more

Mitchells & Butlers crisis explodes into open as watchdog called in

30.11.09
The crisis at pubs group Mitchells & Butlers erupted into open warfare today when the company complained to the City takeover panel about the behaviour of its own shareholders... more

Factory prices shock

09.10.09
Concerns over inflation resurfaced today after a shock rise in prices at the factory gate ... more

Dismal figures batter sterling

06.10.09
Sterling was hammered by a slump in factory output which cast fresh doubt over the economy’s health ... more

M&B shake-up talk as Spurs' Lewis joins the board

16.07.09
Just what is Joe Lewis, the Bahamas-based billionaire who controls Tottenham Hotspur, brewing up for Mitchells & Butlers? ... more

UK leads rest of Europe in escape from recession

03.06.09
The UK was on course today to be the first European country to pull out of recession amid signs that the economy returned to growth last month... more

Service sector lifts revival hopes

06.05.09
Hopes that the worst of the recession may have passed were fuelled after the service sector enjoyed a better-than-expected month in April... more

Bank pressured to print more money as new cash is hoarded

01.05.09
The Bank of England was under pressure to print more money amid signs that its quantitative easing programme is not yet working ... more

Bank carries on printing to escape the doldrums

09.04.09
The Bank of England stuck to its guns over its dramatic decision to print money to drag the UK out of recession... more

Signs of recovery as new mortgage deals leap by 19%

30.03.09
The first signs of recovery in the housing market emerged with a sharp rise in the number of new buyers... more

Battered sterling tumbles towards parity with euro

05.12.08
Sterling is on course for its worst week ever against the European single currency, raising the prospect of a one pound euro... more

Bank tipped to cut rates as deflation risk looms

25.11.08
Banking: The City is betting on another deep cut in interest rates as Britain faces up to a dangerous bout of deflation... more

High Street’s dive in trading is the worst for 25 years

28.08.08
The High Street suffered its worst trading in a quarter of a century this month as wet weather and creaking household finances put off shoppers... more

Record UK retail sales increase 'is misleading'

19.06.08
A record month-on-month jump in retail sales was dismissed in the City as a misleading statistical anomaly twisted by the UK's capricious meteorology... more


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