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Ofwat pricing proposals point to hard times for water firms

18.11.09
Given all the rain that has fallen during the past few days, it seems strange that shareholders of the main water utilities are bracing themselves for something of a drought as far as their fortunes are concerned in the years ahead ... more

Qataris are billed £100m for Candys

18.11.09
The already high stakes in the battle between the former partners in the £3 billion redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks site are set to get even higher ... more

Lee Westwood regrets wrong course of action

17.11.09
Lee Westwood has admitted it was probably a mistake to play in the Hong Kong Open... more

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

China’s growing economic might is good for UK

17.11.09
Analysis: As Barack Obama visits Beijing, Goldman Sachs' expert on emerging markets argues London - rather than New York - is uniquely poised to benefit from China's boom... more

Commodities in demand as battered dollar keeps on diving

16.11.09
A new lurch downwards in the value of the ailing dollar was the signal for another rush for commodities, such as metals and oil and gold ... more

Rory McIlroy in pole position to win Europe’s top spot

16.11.09
Rory McIlroy was in bullish mood as he arrived in Dubai just four rounds away from being hailed as European No1... more

BA is worst plunger on Footsie after Deutsche drops rating to hold

26.10.09
Shares in British Airways ran into a spot of turbulence this morning, plunging more than 2% which made it the biggest faller among blue chips ... more

Wynn Macau flotation hits the jackpot in Hong Kong

09.10.09
Steve Wynn, the American casino billionaire, has broken Hong Kong’s run of misfiring flotations with his Macau gambling house hitting the jackpot on debut ... more

HK flop increases doubts over move by HSBC chief

02.10.09
HSBC’s Michael Geoghegan may think the future of the financial world lies in Hong Kong rather than London, but another disastrous stock-market flotation there today could suggest otherwise ... more

HSBC boss quits UK to run the bank from Asia

25.09.09
The chief executive of HSBC quit London for Hong Kong in a devastating blow to the capital... more

Footsie suffers from exodus in the Far East and ex-divis

19.08.09
Leading shares reversed yesterday’s gains in early trading as City investors headed for the exit following a late sell-off in Asia this morning ... more

Hong Kong invader has the class to rule kingdom

19.06.09
A phenomenal week of racing with a truly international flavour is set to draw to a close and Sacred Kingdom can strike for Hong Kong in the six-furlong Golden Jubilee Stakes... more

Foreign superstars ready for Royal Ascot raid

21.04.09
Horse racing: Ascot are keeping their fingers crossed that Hong Kong Sprint winner Inspiration will be among a sensational line-up of international runners at the Royal meeting in June ... more

London falls to third in the costliest offices table

25.02.09
Finance: London has slipped from its perch as the world's most expensive city for offices, overtaken by Hong Kong and Tokyo for the first time in nine years... more

Esprit puts brake on European expansion

05.02.09
Retail: Fashion firm Esprit is cutting back on expansion in Europe as the recession bites... more

China shares jump on RBS sale of BoC

14.01.09
Banking: Chinese bank shares rose in Hong Kong after Royal Bank of Scotland sold its stake in Bank of China... more

Soumillon must face ‘nightclub headbutt’ probe

16.12.08
Racing officials are set to investigate claims that jockey Christophe Soumillon headbutted the son of a leading trainer in a Hong Kong nightclub... more

Defiant Cumani vows to return as Purple Moon is eclipsed again

15.12.08
Horse racing: France’s Olivier Peslier steered Doctor Dino to victory in the Vase and Belgian Christophe Soumillon had a dream ride on Good Ba Ba in the Mile... more

South African trainer De Kock rules out full-time British move

11.12.08
South African trainer Mike De Kock has ruled out a permanent move to Britain but is still "in negotiations" to buy Geoff Wragg's Newmarket stables... more

De Kock is bullish over Eagle's Hong Kong bid

09.12.08
Current or former Newmarket-trained horses are set to dominate Sunday's Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin but they may be difficult to identify at first glance... more

Hong Kong chief: Munce return is a sad day for racing

04.12.08
Australian horses Apache Cat and Douro Valley both hold good chances of claiming victory on Hong Kong's biggest race day of the year but could receive a lukewarm reception if successful... more

HK rocked by first bank run in 10 years

25.09.08
Banking: Hong Kong faced its first bank run in a decade as hundreds of depositors queued to withdraw their money from the Bank of East Asia (BEA).... more

Chartered plans staff boost in HK

04.09.08
Banking: Asia-focused Standard Chartered bank, which has sailed relatively unscathed through the subprime crisis, aims to boost staff at its Hong Kong consumer unit by 50%... more

Too much of a good thing for Triangle

28.08.08
Triangle is made confusing not only by the twisting plot but by the varied styles of the three cult directors.... more

Glitter forced to fly home after deportation sting

21.08.08
Gary Glitter has agreed to return to Britain after being caught in a sting that resulted in him being served deportation papers in Hong Kong... more

Mad Detective has wide appeal

17.07.08
Hard-boiled and giddy at the same time, Mad Detective was the largest grossing Hong Kong film of last year.... more

Thrills on the streets of Hong Kong

21.06.07
Exciting thriller PTU from director Johnny To transports viewers to a vision of Hong Kong far removed from any tourist brochures.... more

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