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The Governor and banks too big to fail

21.10.09
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, may not have had a particularly good war during the credit crunch but he may yet win the peace... more

A bright future for your Evening Standard

02.10.09
FROM THE EDITOR: From Monday 12 October your London Evening Standard will become the first quality newspaper in the world to go free... more

Brown's dilemma on bankers' pay days

01.09.09
The Prime Minister adds his voice to the debate over bankers' bonuses but he risks looking like a follower rather than a leader... more

City spy: Blue Oar is under cosh after 'string of lies' exposed

23.06.09
The London Stock Exchange's public censure of Blue Oar lifts the lid on some of the more dubious aspects of the AIM junior stock market... more

Oil adds to gains on supply squeeze talk

01.06.09
THE surge in oil prices continued today as traders bet the economic slump is easing and supplies will be squeezed ... more

FSA and Lloyds: a costly debacle

16.02.09
There were real doubts among Lloyds TSB shareholders at the time of its merger with HBOS last year, a union to which the Prime Minister played marriage broker... more

Rate cut brings limited relief

08.01.09
THE Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has cut interest rates by half a per cent, down to an historic low of 1.5 per cent... more

The Golden Calf and the markets

16.09.08
THERE could not have been a starker contrast to the bleak mood elsewhere in London last night than at the Sotheby's auction where a selection of works by the artist Damien Hirst was sold for £70 million... more

Hard times spur urge to merge

06.05.08
Merger and acquisition activity doesn't cease when the econony turns down - it just changes... more

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