Leading shares look set open touch higher, with quarterly numbers from British American Tobacco InterContinental Hotels among raft of earnings releases New york traders
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Market report: Wednesday preview - Leading shares look set open touch higher, with quarterly numbers from British American Tobacco InterContinental Hotels among raft of earnings releases New york traders
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Watchdog pays its staff £14m bonus - The Financial Services Authority paid nearly £14m of bonuses staff year presided over Northern Rock fiasco FSA logo




Market report: Wednesday preview - Leading shares look set open touch higher, with quarterly numbers from British American Tobacco InterContinental Hotels among raft of earnings releases New york traders



Watchdog pays its staff £14m bonus  [05/07/2008 08:40 AM]
The Financial Services Authority paid nearly £14m of bonuses to staff in the year it presided over the Northern Rock fiasco FSA logo




Market report: Wednesday preview  [05/07/2008 08:40 AM]
Leading shares look set to open a touch higher, with quarterly numbers from British American Tobacco and InterContinental Hotels among the raft of earnings releases New york traders
Spending power is at 17-year low  [05/07/2008 08:40 AM]
Devastating price rises mean families have less to spend on themselves than at any time for 17 years High street shoppers




'Voters have reached their taxation limit'  [05/06/2008 07:03 PM]
Voters have 'reached their limit' on stealth taxes, ministers warned as Gordon Brown called the Cabinet together to plan a political fightback Gordon Brown
Microsoft mobile could pip iPhone  [05/06/2008 07:03 PM]
This is the mobile that Microsoft hopes could topple Apple's iPhone - The Evening Standard's tech correspondent gives his verdict Microsoft Diamond mobile phone




Fuel poverty alert as energy prices rise  [05/06/2008 07:03 PM]
Measures to tackle fuel poverty are in danger of being cancelled out by rapidly rising energy costs, leading charities have warned Gas ring and bill
BBC and ITV unite for hi-def alternative to Sky  [05/06/2008 07:03 PM]
The heads of the BBC and ITV joined forces today to launch the service that will give millions of consumers access to free high-definition broadcasts Michael Grade, ITV




Competition 'has not improved' the post  [05/06/2008 07:03 PM]
Opening up the postal market to competition has seen 'no significant benefit' for consumers and smaller businesses, according to an official report today Pile of letters
Market report: Tuesday close  [05/06/2008 07:03 PM]
17.00:Investors who thought commercial property was looking good value following the credit crunch were being issued with a wealth warning by a City big-hitter today Mickey Clark






Thousand estate agents closed this year  [05/06/2008 07:03 PM]
Estate agencies are closing at a rate of up to 150 a week as house sales plunge, with approximately 4,000 job losses reported this year Couple looking in Estate agent's window
Hard times spur urge to merge  [05/06/2008 11:21 AM]
People think that when the economy turns down all merger and acquisition activity dries up, but that is not the case




Ecomonic slowdown signals grim times  [05/06/2008 11:21 AM]
Britain's economic blues deepened today after growth in the key services sector slumped to its slowest rate for more than five years High Street Shops
5p charge on all M&S plastic bag  [05/06/2008 11:21 AM]
Marks & Spencer will start charging 5p for its food carrier bags in 600 of its stores Marks & Spencers Store




Lloyds dodges rights issue despite hit  [05/06/2008 11:21 AM]
Lloyds TSB today appeared to rule out a rights issue despite unveiling a first-quarter writedown of £387m Lloyds TSB branch
Estate agents shut 1,000 branches this year  [05/06/2008 11:21 AM]
Estate agencies are closing at a rate of up to 150 a week as house sales plunge, with approximately 4,000 job losses reported this year Couple looking in Estate agent's window














Market report: Tuesday latest  [05/06/2008 11:21 AM]
08.50:Investors who thought commercial property was looking good value following the credit crunch were being issued with a wealth warning by a City big-hitter today Mickey Clark
Crude set for new highs after hitting $120  [05/06/2008 11:21 AM]
Oil was today trading near the record $120.36 it hit in New York overnight - and it is expected to rise further Oil rig






BAE hit by 'unethical conduct' claims  [05/06/2008 08:29 AM]
A report into business practices at BAE Systems today said the firm admitted it previously failed to 'pay sufficient attention' to ethical standards US Air force fighter Jet
Market report: Tuesday preview  [05/06/2008 08:29 AM]
London shares are set to open flat with the economic highlight this week the Bank of England's interest rate decision Thursday Traders shouting
















Oil price hike 'could stifle recovery'  [05/06/2008 08:29 AM]
Soaring oil prices could 'snuff out' hopes of an economic recovery, economists have warned. Oil rig
Bank likely to delay interest rate cut  [05/06/2008 08:29 AM]
Homeowners hoping for back-to-back cuts in interest rates from the Bank of England on Thursday are likely to be disappointed Bank of England




Forever in Gordon's debt  [05/05/2008 01:21 AM]
How much money has been wasted on New Labour's 'miracle' economy? Billions? Tens of billions?
Pru plunders to save skin over blunders  [05/05/2008 01:21 AM]
Can it be fair to make customers of a business pay for bosses' mistakes? Prudential thinks so




Hetherington: share rip-off, Abbey, tax credit failings  [05/05/2008 01:21 AM]
Investigative journalist Tony Hetherington unearths side of the finance industry the companies don't want us to see
Midas: tough call as Halifax chases £4bn  [05/05/2008 01:21 AM]
The Financial Mail on Sunday's respected stock picker asks if Halifax shares are worth holding on to following news of its £4bn rights issue