Kraft may have misled investors over Cadbury deal
Updated: 2010-03-08 15:01:00
Kraft is under investigation by UK regulators over whether it misled Cadbury employees and investors in its battle to take over the confectioner
- Kraft is under investigation by UK regulators over whether it misled Cadbury employees and investors in its battle to take over the confectioner
Exports set to grow on back of weak pound
Updated: 2010-03-08 11:05:00
An export-led recovery could help soften the blow of the pound's steep decline, economists have claimed ahead of crucial trade figures
City diary: Week ahead in the markets
Updated: 2010-03-08 10:45:00
Supermarket rivals Morrisons and Waitrose owner John Lewis Partnership will be in the spotlight during another busy week for corporate results
FTSE close: Petrofac, Bovis Homes up
Updated: 2010-03-08 09:33:00
17.20: The FTSE 100 index held its ground at 18-month highs today following Friday's surprise boost from US employment figures
FTSE fury over bonuses sparks purge on fees
Updated: 2010-03-08 09:10:00
Fury among FTSE 100 bosses over huge bonuses paid to investment bankers and changes in accounting rules are likely to put banks' fees in the spotlight
Fight for control of miner Crew Gold
Updated: 2010-03-08 09:06:31
A bitter shareholder battle has broken out over miner Crew Gold, pitting a Russian oligarch against a confidant of Bill Clinton
Stanhope crusades to restore faith in advice
Updated: 2010-03-08 08:59:29
Stanhope Capital will this week start to canvass like-minded investment firms for a project dubbed the New City Initiative
BSkyB rethinks fees for big-screen pubs
Updated: 2010-03-08 08:56:27
BSkyB is considering changing how it charges pubs for television subscriptions in a move cautiously welcomed by the industry
Pension deficits soar despite shares rally
Updated: 2010-03-08 08:54:00
A top HSBC analyst has warned that company pension fund deficits may now be far greater than at the height of the stock market crash
Foxtons' troubles revealed at last
Updated: 2010-03-08 08:51:00
The true financial picture at troubled estate agency Foxtons has emerged after the publication of long overdue financial accounts showing losses of £220m
VT Group puts on show for Babcock International
Updated: 2010-03-08 08:47:00VT Group, the defence and services giant, takes the unusual step this week of staging a financial presentation for predator Babcock InternationalExport boost from falling pound to lift gloom
Updated: 2010-03-08 08:46:00
Exports may be getting a lift from the slide in the value of sterling, trade figures due tomorrow are expected to show
France promises to support Greece
Updated: 2010-03-08 08:35:12Nicolas Sarkozy met Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou yesterday and promised to help the debt-laden country if its financial problems worsenRBS struggles to spark interest for branches
Updated: 2010-03-08 08:35:00
Hopes of a new bidder for RBS's network of 318 small business branches are fading after it emerged a successful suitor will need £2bn to support the business
FTSE 100 preview: Shares build on gains
Updated: 2010-03-08 07:49:00
07.45:The FTSE 100 is seen opening higher after Friday's strong gains oushed the index to its highest level since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers
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Updated: 2010-03-08 06:51:20Prudential's £23bn Asian deal 'in fast lane'
Updated: 2010-03-07 17:41:00
Key regulators in the Far East have promised Prudential they will fast-track approval for its £23bn takeover of AIG's Asian unit, AIA
Why shares rally has failed to fix pensions
Updated: 2010-03-06 22:32:00
In his weekly stock market round-up, Simon Watkins explains why the rally has failed to fix final salary pensions
West 'still doesn't understand' shift to Brics
Updated: 2010-03-06 21:00:00
The world's most influential advertising boss, Sir Martin Sorrell, says Western nations 'still don't understand' the shift in power to emerging economies
Footsie soars to an18-month high
Updated: 2010-03-06 19:31:00
The Footsie closed at its highest level since the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in September 2008
Star manager Odey cuts back on banks
Updated: 2010-03-06 19:17:00
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey, who profited from the rally in bank stocks last year, has reduced his stake in Barclays and sold other banks
Banking is back, says recruiter Michael Page
Updated: 2010-03-06 18:53:00Bankers are back in fashion according to recruitment consultant Michael Page.Focus: Football faces a financial red card
Updated: 2010-03-05 09:58:00
In the world of football finance, the grand ambitions of the people in charge are often completely out of kilter with reality and responsible stewardship
FTSE close: StanChart, Barclays up
Updated: 2010-03-05 09:17:00
17.30: Standard Chartered and Barclays led the bank sector's gains on the FTSE 100 Index, which leapt 72.6 points higher to 5599.8
Cobham chasing foreign markets
Updated: 2010-03-05 09:02:00
Cobham is on the prowl for a joint venture partner in India as it looks to win new business in the country's growing defence market
EnQuest's energy for London listing
Updated: 2010-03-05 08:57:47The chief of newly formed energy company EnQuest declared there is plenty of life left in the North Sea as he outlined his plans for a London listingPartyGaming hopes for better numbers
Updated: 2010-03-05 08:54:00
PartyGaming reported a meagre earnings increase but remained upbeat on merger talks and the possibility that US gambling laws will be relaxed
Kazakhmys to dig out its dividend
Updated: 2010-03-05 08:50:00
Copper miner Kazakhmys will resume paying dividends after cutting its debt and cashing in on rising metal prices
Schroders soars on strong set of figures
Updated: 2010-03-05 08:47:18Shares in Schroders rose 74p to 1,286p after the fund manager posted a forecast-beating set of annual figuresMerger in the sights of VT and Babcock
Updated: 2010-03-05 08:44:20
The big freeze between rivals Babcock International and VT Group is beginning to thaw after the pair began exchanging information
Whitbread is boosted by frothy Costa sales
Updated: 2010-03-05 08:41:03
Hotel, pub and restaurant group Whitbread is looking forward to a period of rapid expansion under newly-appointed chief executive Andy Harrison
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