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Is 10,000 a magic number? Channel: FT.com Length: 165 Date: August 25, 2010 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell back below 10,000 today for the second day in a row. That also marks the 121st time it’s gone through the 10,...

Stagnation and regulation Channel: FT.com Length: 366 Date: August 25, 2010 It’s two years since the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) opened the incumbents, like the London Stock Exchange, to competition....

Record time for new market records Channel: FT.com Length: 185 Date: August 24, 2010 It’s a great time to be watching markets, with record lows being set in the US and Europe. The markets, says investment editor James Mackintosh, a...

HSBC’s Nedbank bid Channel: FT.com Length: 149 Date: August 24, 2010 HSBC has just weeks to come up with a concrete offer for a controlling stake in Nedbank, South Africa’s fourth-largest bank, in a deal that would ...

WPP raises dividend Channel: FT.com Length: 152 Date: August 24, 2010 WPP, the world’s largest advertising group, has reported a 36 per cent rise in first half profits.  Tim Bradshaw, digital media co...

Why are stocks so cheap? Channel: FT.com Length: 160 Date: August 23, 2010 Right now you get a higher dividend yield in the UK, Japan and the US than you would get holding the equivalent government bond. That’s rare, says...

European growth Channel: FT.com Length: 186 Date: August 23, 2010 The eurozone’s rapid growth spurt lost some momentum in August with a robust performance by Germany failing to make up for a weaker pace of expansi...

HSBC to pay premium for Nedbank stake Channel: FT.com Length: 219 Date: August 23, 2010 HSBC is poised to win the auction for a controlling stake in Nedbank, South Africa’s fourth-largest bank, after fending off fierce competition fro...

Flood frustration mounts in Pakistan Channel: FT.com Length: 176 Date: August 20, 2010 Desperation is growing among millions of victims of Pakistan’s floods. Donors pledged more funds to tackle the crisis after a special United Nation...

Alarm in the asset management industry: Jonathan Lipkin Channel: FT.com Length: 210 Date: August 20, 2010 Jonathan Lipkin, head of research at the Investment Management Association (IMA), on the industry’s concerns about regulation and taxation. A rece...

McDonald’s' renminbi bond issue Channel: FT.com Length: 191 Date: August 20, 2010 McDonald’s has completed a small yuan bond sale, the first by a foreign company in Hong Kong. The move may pave the way for a new global debt mark...

Could FX see a flash crash? Channel: FT.com Length: 286 Date: August 20, 2010 Algorithmic trading was blamed by many for the equity flash crash on May 6. With half the foreign exchange market driven by such pre-programmed tra...

KNOC launches hostile bid for Dana Channel: FT.com Length: 183 Date: August 20, 2010 South Korea’s national oil company on Friday launched a landmark £1.87bn hostile takeover offer for Dana Petroleum, after shareholders owning almo...

Are banks asking too much? Channel: FT.com Length: 262 Date: August 20, 2010 First-time buyers, the life-blood of the UK property market, are struggling with the highest mortgage deposits in a generation. But can the banks ...

General Motors prospectus lays risks on the line Channel: FT.com Length: 124 Date: August 19, 2010 General Motors, the US government-controlled carmaker, rescued from collapse by American and Canadian taxpayers last year, began its return to pub...

Bond bubble? Channel: FT.com Length: 238 Date: August 18, 2010 Government bond yields are are hitting historic lows but they are not losing their attraction. James Mackintosh, investment editor, considers whet...

The future of the coffee market Channel: FT.com Length: 443 Date: August 18, 2010 As part of a Financial Times special report on the future of commodities, Eduardo Carvalhaes of Escritório Carvalhaes discusses the coffee market ...

BP’s cash drive Channel: FT.com Length: 197 Date: August 18, 2010 BP’s potential oil-spill liabilities are estimated to be a little over $30bn. The company has embarked on an extraordinary cash drive to fund them ...

The future of the coffee market Channel: FT.com Length: 444 Date: August 17, 2010 As part of a Financial Times special report on the future of commodities, Eduardo Carvalhaes of Escritório Carvalhaes discuses the coffee market w...

Are we hanging by a thread again? Channel: FT.com Length: 161 Date: August 17, 2010 James Mackintosh, investment editor, assesses the fall in asset prices to levels seen in the panicky days of early 2009 and analyses whether marke...

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