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Greggs soggy numbers masks strategy shift
Tuesday 07 Aug 2012
Britain’s answer to McDonald's, sausage roll specialist Greggs, had a slightly bumpy morning on Tuesday, with its share price more flaky than the baker's pastry after a disappointing trading update, b... Read More
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The cost of nationalising RBS just went up
Friday 03 Aug 2012
There were a lot of numbers in Royal Bank of Scotland's interim results statement, some of them bad, but most of them good or at least indicative of progress. Read More
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Ladbrokes aims to recover after being hit by poker
Thursday 02 Aug 2012
Shares in Ladbrokes, the online and High Street betting shop, may have risen on Thursday, but the picture ain't all that pretty when you look a little closer. Read More
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BAE battling Typhoon headwinds
Thursday 02 Aug 2012
Reaction to the interim results of BAE Systems, Britain’s biggest defence contractor, has been lukewarm, with the slump in sales overshadowing a slight beefing up of the order backlog and a solid show... Read More
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New master's voice at HMV
Thursday 02 Aug 2012
After six tough years at the helm of entertainment media retailer HMV, Simon Fox has decided to let someone else have a crack at completing the chain's transformation in the digital age. Read More
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Ideas for improving investment
Wednesday 01 Aug 2012
Professor John Kay's report last week had some key areas which the investment and finance industry should take to heart and learn from in quite short order. Read More
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Next: sunshine on a rainy day
Wednesday 01 Aug 2012
It's hardly surprising that retailer Next has been amongst the strongest risers on the FTSE 100 today. Read More
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Investors dump BP after profits slump
Tuesday 31 Jul 2012
Chief Executive Bob Dudley's plaintive cries that changes at BP would 'deliver long-term, sustainable value' fell on deaf ears on Tuesday as investors reacted badly to a big cut in profits. Read More
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Hair-shirt wearers in Southern Europe slow Reckitt
Monday 30 Jul 2012
Despite Anglo-Dutch households good behemoth Reckitt Benckiser maintaining the rate of growth in its top line in the second quarter the reaction to the Cillit Bang maker's interim results has been mut... Read More
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Fifty grades of pain for Pearson
Friday 27 Jul 2012
Though publishing group Pearson is doing all it can to adapt to the digital age it has become a victim of disruptive technological developments, particularly in its Penguin book division. Read More
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Don't sling Singapore
Monday 23 Jul 2012
At last are we seeing signs of a strategic move from the London Stock Exchange? The logic for a possible merger with another major exchange is clear and frankly one that should have been executed some... Read More
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Even the samba slows
Monday 16 Jul 2012
It appears that someone is slowing the Samba in Sao Paulo. The exciting tempo that was the growth of the world’s second largest developing economy has been showing some serious signs of faltering. The... Read More
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Fundamentalist Five becalmed; am I bovvered?
Tuesday 10 Jul 2012
The Fundamentalist Five, Digital Look's high income virtual portfolio, has trodden water since last we looked at it on April 5th, just before the ISA (individual savings account) deadline. Read More
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Low expectations as US earnings season kicks off
Tuesday 10 Jul 2012
Alcoa marked the beginning of the quarterly earnings season on Monday with in-line results that came as a comfort to some nervous market watchers. Read More
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Dark cloaks and dark pools: Brighter bankers and brighter culture
Monday 09 Jul 2012
In these fetid days of opprobrium for banks, there have inevitably arisen many populist cries for anything from root and branch reviews to personal vengeance. We just love to have a target for blame. ... Read More
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Aviva sharpening the scythe
Thursday 05 Jul 2012
Insurance giant Aviva has identified 16 units that it is willing to offload as it sets about narrowing its focus to those bits of the business that make the most money. Read More
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What the papers say: The demise of Diamond
Wednesday 04 Jul 2012
The Financial Times claims Bob Diamond has thrown a political grenade at the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England by publishing an email suggesting Paul Tucker gave his tacit blessing to Barclays re... Read More
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Caught in the rigging - LIBOR or LIBENT
Tuesday 03 Jul 2012
Well what else can we say that has not already been said and written about the bursting LIBOR scandal? Probably nothing but I need to vent some frustration. Read More
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Can you really ever have constructive taxes? Or a Carr tax?
Tuesday 03 Jul 2012
The past week has highlighted the efforts that some high profile characters go to in order to avoid - and possibly evade - their tax responsibilities. Mr Carr is certainly having a laugh at our expens... Read More
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The smart money is on more QE
Tuesday 03 Jul 2012
I am not a gambling man due to a long history of appalling luck, which included betting on a boxer who actually started crying when he entered the ring. Read More
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