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Debt crisis: live
Shares continue to bounce as investors expect a big take up by banks of the European Central Bank's first-ever offer of unlimited three-year loans, betting it will transform the underlying dynamic of the debt crisis.
21 Dec 2011
| CommentsDebt crisis: as it happened December 20
Moody's warns that UK could face a downgrade as "formidable and rising challenges" such as the deficit increase since 2008 have eroded ability to absorb further fiscal shocks.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsSABMiller froth flattened despite Foster’s fizz
While the FTSE finally rediscovered its fizz, SABMiller failed to froth up much, despite analysts anticipating a strong start from the brewer’s new Foster’s business.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsFTSE live: as it happened - December 20, 2011
Wall Street rally lifts FTSE out of stupor
20 Dec 2011
Markets rally on US and German data
Stock markets rallied strongly in the United States and Europe, lifted by data showing a surge in new US housing starts, encouraging news on Germany's economy, and a successful Spanish bond auction.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsFTSE live: market report - as it happened December 19, 2011
FTSE 100 slips in light trading
20 Dec 2011
Debt crisis: as it happened December 19
George Osborne stands by his refusal to contribute to an IMF fund designated specifically for a eurozone bailout, as EU finance ministers agree €150bn of loans.
19 Dec 2011
| CommentsBetting businesses play their cards right
While the high street might be bracing itself for a bleak Christmas, it seems that cash-strapped customers are still having a flutter.
19 Dec 2011
| CommentsFTSE: market report live
Asian stock markets dropped sharply on Monday as the death of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, added to uncertainties already dogging financial markets.
19 Dec 2011
Markets on alert as European Union bosses face big decisions
Traders are braced for a volatile day ahead of European talks on fresh austerity measures, eurozone bail-out mechanisms and a looming deadline to approve $200bn (£167bn) of bilateral loans to the IMF.
18 Dec 2011
| CommentsThe month ahead in business and economics: December 19 to January 31
January will be bleak for Britain’s retailers. The question is how bleak? A clutch of profit warnings will be issued, and some may even presage worse news – emergency fundraisings or even collapse.
18 Dec 2011
| CommentsRainmaker: A happy new year for LSE after all?
Cast your mind back to late February, and news of the London Stock Exchange’s planned merger with the Toronto Stock Exchange.
17 Dec 2011
| CommentsDebt crisis: as it happened December 16
Deputy Prime Minister tells French PM Francois Fillon 'remarks about British economy simply unacceptable', as Fitch places six countries on watch for possible downgrade and Moody's downgrades Belgium.
16 Dec 2011
| CommentsKing Coal's merry return
Questor explains why the black stuff is an investment opportunity.
16 Dec 2011
| CommentsFTSE live: market report: as it happened, December 15, 2011
FTSE gives up earlier gains but closes in positive territory.
16 Dec 2011
Debt crisis: as it happened December 15
Britain should have its credit rating downgraded before France, the head of the French central bank has said, deepening the war of words between the two country's since last week's EU treaty veto.
15 Dec 2011
| CommentsBarclays sparkle in M&A rankings
Is the natural order of City dealmaking changing? During the noughties, the merger & acquisition (M&A) league tables were dominated by the likes of Morgan Stanley, UBS and Deutsche Bank.
15 Dec 2011
| CommentsBP rumoured to be talking to Ophir Energy
BP was in focus amid speculation the energy giant is in talks with Ophir Energy about a deal that would provide the FTSE 100 oil group with its first oil assets in East Africa.
15 Dec 2011
| CommentsGold to $2,000 'easily'?
BlackRock's Richard Davis: why bullion may surprise on the upside.
15 Dec 2011
| CommentsFTSE live: market report - as it happened December 14, 2011
FTSE falters after Fed holds off on more stimulus.
15 Dec 2011
Debt crisis: as it happened December 14
Italy's borrowing costs jump at bond auction as EU attempts to forge a 'fiscal union' fails to convince markets it can solve the debt crisis, while 'opt out' Britain secures record low interest rates at gilt sale.
14 Dec 2011
| CommentsFTSE boss ridiculed for tightening listing rules
Little Britain may be a popular comedy show, but being likened to the progamme is an uncomfortable comparision for FTSE Group chief executive Mark Makepeace.
14 Dec 2011
| CommentsCity fears unhappy Christmas for retailers
This Christmas could prove to be anything but a cracker for the nation’s embattled retailers, analysts warned, as grim unemployment figures cast a pall over the high street.
14 Dec 2011
| CommentsDebt crisis: as it happened December 13
The US Fed kept interest rates near to zero, but warned that 'strains in global financial markets continue to pose significant downside risks', as the IMF lowered growth forecasts for Greece.
13 Dec 2011
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