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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

Recovery hopes grow as manufacturers up prices

11.09.09
Prices are again rising at the factory gate, sparking hopes of renewed economic recovery but also raising the spectre of inflation and tighter profit margins for business... more

Shanghai steadies after data proves China’s health

01.09.09
Shanghai steadies after data proves China’s health Shares in Shanghai steadied today after bullish manufacturing figures in China showed the economy in robust shape ... more

eBay sells off Skype stake in $1.9 billion deal

01.09.09
Online auction specialist eBay has sold a 65% stake in internet telephone company Skype for $1.9 billion (£1.1 billion)... more

Canadian move for stake buoys AIB

14.08.09
Allied Irish Banks’ shares jumped today as it emerged that Royal Bank of Canada has made an approach to buy a stake ... more

Shares on climb as talk of takeovers whets appetites

13.07.09
Shares rallied from opening falls after several billion pounds' worth of takeovers were dangled in front of City speculators in order to whet their appetites ... more

Commerzbank puts up Kleinwort Benson for sale

09.06.09
Germany’s Commerzbank is set to put Kleinwort Benson, one of the City’s most venerable private banks, formally up for sale this week ... more

LSE set for Footsie return triumph

05.06.09
Next week’s FTSE reshuffle should mark a glorious start for Xavier Rolet, the new chief executive of the London Stock Exchange ... 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

NCP Services driven into the red as debts pile up

31.03.09
NCP Services, the parking-tickets and car-clamping business owned by private-equity house 3i, has plunged into a loss after running up hefty debts... 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

US spending spree sends pound soaring against dollar

19.03.09
The dollar collapsed after traders gave the thumbs down to US Federal Reserve plans for a drastic $1 trillion spending spree to revive America’s economy... more

Singer to bring Teathers staff in from cold after double blow

19.03.09
Staff have dubbed it “the post-Icelandic support group”. Employees at Mayfair stockbroker Teathers, who have taken a double hit from Iceland’s banking meltdown, are on the verge of getting a new employer: Singer Capital Markets, itself rescued from that country’s chill... 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

Argentine plan fuels debt fears

22.10.08
Argentina's plan to nationalise nearly $30 billion in private pension funds, including those of HSBC, has sparked fears the country could be heading for another debt default - its second in 10 years... more

Interbank lending rates slip but many still hoarding cash

15.10.08
Banking: The strained money markets showed tentative signs of easing in the wake of unprecedented global action to stem the financial crisis... more

Iceland seeks £3bn from Russia to rescue banks

07.10.08
The Icelandic authorities go cap in hand to Russia for emergency funding after they were forced to bail out two of the island’s largest banks... more

Irish guarantee all bank deposits for two years

30.09.08
Banking: The Irish government has rushed to prop up the country's banking system with a €400 billion (£270 billion) unlimited, comprehensive guarantee of all forms of deposits and loans to them for the next two years... 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

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

Yahoo's tussle with activist Icahn ends in compromise

21.07.08
The epic battle for control of Yahoo ends in a truce... more

Analyst warns 300 US banks could fail in next three years

14.07.08
More than 300 banks could fail in the US within three years, a gloomy new assessment warns... 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

Global toll rises to 47,000 as more London jobs lost

25.04.08
The worldwide bloodletting of finance jobs has hit 47,000, with Mizuho Financial the latest to wield the axe in London... more

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