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  • Friday preview: JD Wetherspoon, HMV

    Thursday 04 Sep 2008

    JD Wetherspoon rounds off a busy week for pub operators, following in the footsteps of Punch Taverns and Greene King, both of whom confirmed hard times for the pub trade.

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Market overview: Footsie slumps again
Thursday 04 Sep 2008

1630: Footsie posted triple-digit losses for the second day in a row after a dip following a poor opening in the US turned into a slump.

HBOS ended up as the heaviest faller, leading the leading index lower after data showing a rise in US unemployment hit sentiment. Barclays and Lloyds TSB also lost value.

Resource stocks and insurers were also lower, with Ukraine-focused iron ore producer Ferrexpo leading the former sector's decline. Insurers on the back foot included Prudential and Legal and General.

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Small Cap Focus: Asterand in focus after e...

Thursday 04 Sep 2008

Asterand shares doubled on the back of its recent licensing deal with US eye care giant Allergan, but that should not overshadow the good prospects for its core human tissue supply business.

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  • Friday preview: JD Wetherspoon, HMV

    Thursday 04 Sep 2008

    JD Wetherspoon rounds off a busy week for pub operators, following in the footsteps of Punch Taverns and Greene King, both of whom confirmed hard times for the pub trade.

Expert Views

Indebted UK

If there is one area where we have managed to beat our American cousins in a league table it would appear to be with our accumulation of debt – unsecured personal debt.

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