Sir Adrian Montague is learning perils of multiple FTSE-100 chairmanships, with British Energy, Friends Provident Michael Page thrust into the spotlight
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Waiting for the market tumble

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Waiting for market tumble - Perhaps investment analysts, so long cheerleaders for never-ending bull markets, will realise that earnings forecasts are way high


The perils of multiple blue-chip leadership - Sir Adrian Montague is learning perils of multiple FTSE-100 chairmanships, with British Energy, Friends Provident Michael Page thrust into the spotlight



Waiting for the market tumble  [04/08/2008 12:27 PM]
Perhaps the investment analysts, so long the cheerleaders for never-ending bull markets, will realise that their earnings forecasts are way too high


The perils of multiple blue-chip leadership  [04/08/2008 12:27 PM]
Sir Adrian Montague is learning the perils of multiple FTSE-100 chairmanships, with British Energy, Friends Provident and Michael Page thrust into the spotlight
Struggling firms call for rate cut  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
Calls for a cut in interest rates intensified today as businesses in London struggling with the credit crunch predicted a gloomy year Bank of England Governor Mervyn King before the Treasury select committee


Sadness and anxiety cloud retirement  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
It is a moment that millions of us dream of, waking up on our first day of retirement. But the reality is very different, a report reveals today Older woman
Minister 'regrets' over scrapping 10p tax  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
Cabinet ministers voiced regret yesterday that Gordon Brown's decision to abolish the 10p rate of tax would hit those on low incomes Gordon Brown


£3bn of food thrown away in a year  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
The astonishing scale of wasted food has been revealed with figures suggesting that the nation bins 4.4m apples every day of the year wheelie bin
BT appoints Livingston as new chief exec  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
BT's chief executive Ben Verwaayen, who was knighted last week, is standing down next month to be replaced by the group's retail director Ian Livingston Ian Livingston, BT


Power firms probed 'for market abuse'  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
Two power companies are facing a second investigation into their businesses this year over alleged abuse of a dominant market position Pensioner warming hands at gas fire
Mortgages for house purchase drop a third  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
The number of mortgages advanced for house purchase has dropped by almost a third over the last year, to a record low, new figures show Home buyers at estate agent's window


Market report: Tuesday latest  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
10.00:Leading shares look set for a lower start after Wall Street reversed gains to close flat and Asian markets racked up losses overnight Share Tipping, FT & Pen
£36m fine for Severn over water bills scam  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
Severn Trent today pleaded guilty in the City of London Magistrates Court to charges of lying to the water industry regulator Sir David Arculus


House prices fell by £5,000 in March  [04/08/2008 12:26 PM]
The average home lost almost £5,000 in value during March as house prices tumbled by 2.5% - the biggest monthly fall since the 1990s crash For sale rate
HSBC loses disc of 370k customers' details  [04/07/2008 11:03 PM]
Banking giant HSBC today faced the prospect of an investigation by the City watchdog after admitting it had lost a disc containing details of 370,000 customers HSBC Sign


Market report: Monday preview  [04/07/2008 07:47 AM]
07.30:Leading shares look set for a stronger start, following gains in Asia, and after Wall Street closed mostly higher on Friday despite weak non-farm payroll data Share Tipping, FT & Pen
Fat cats protected from crunch they caused  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
The impulse in a crisis is to cast blame, but where does it lie in the current one?


Darling trapped by Brown's insitution habit  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
Brown is an institution junkie: the answer to every problem is another committee or quango, meeting in agreeable premises in Paris or New York
Call time on the boardroom blunderers  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
Shareholders have seen their investments halve in little more than a year - why on earth should directors be rewarded for that?


Hetherington: Fraudster's foot in the door  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
The ace financial investigator finds that a convicted conman is back and working for a broker that was fined for selling high-risk shares
Midas share tips: Ethical palm oil | Zenergy Power  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
The Financial Mail on Sunday's respected stock picker tips an ethical palm oil producer in a different league


Debts could land 1m families in court  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
A million families will be hit by court judgments over unpaid debts this year as the credit crunch bites, experts predict Bills, statements, debt
Businesses in capital gains tax scramble  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
Kidsunlimited, a leading children's nursery chain, is among companies scrambling to change hands to beat a near doubling in capital gains tax this weekend


Mutual bosses' pay: Crunch? What crunch?  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
As millions face mortgage misery, guess who are enjoying big pay rises ... yes, the bosses of the building societies Iain Cornish
More BA chaos at T5 as computers crash  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
Heathrow's new Terminal 5 suffered fresh chaos yesterday. as British Airways cancelled 24 flights when a computer system crashed Passengers queue to check in at Terminal 5, Heathrow


Search is on for top non-execs at M&S  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
Marks & Spencer has appointed top City headhunter Jan Hall of JCA Group to spearhead its search for senior non-executive directors Sir Stuart Rose
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [04/06/2008 10:38 PM]
Here's our quick round-up of the big stories from the business and financial pages of the national newspapers today Pile of newspapers