Euro Crisis Fuels Luxury House Price Rises
Updated: 2012-05-31 20:08:25
Wealthy investors seeking a 'safe haven' from the eurozone crisis are pushing up the price of luxury homes in central London - although a euro break-up could send prices crashing down, research has found.
UK Car Insurance Market To Be Investigated
Updated: 2012-05-31 20:08:25BAE Cuts 600 Jobs As It Shuts Down Factory
Updated: 2012-05-31 20:08:25FTSE CLOSE: Disappointing US data holds the London markets back
Updated: 2012-05-31 17:31:05
A round of disappointing US data overshadowed some rare positive developments in the eurozone and held the London market back today.Lack of BBQ weather sees B&Q sales dampen for owner Kingfisher
Updated: 2012-05-31 15:23:23
Rain dampened demand for outdoor products and building materials at Kingfisher-owned DIY chain B&Q this year, causing sales to slide 12 per cent in the first quarter.Things worth reading: 31st May 2012
Updated: 2012-05-31 06:33:23MARKET REPORT: Essar sparkles amid the gloom
Updated: 2012-05-30 22:30:29
Essar Energy shone like a beacon on gossips that the Ruia brothers have finally lost patience with the City’s low valuation of the group and are now drawing up plans to take it back private.RBS investors face lifetime wait to see shares recover
Updated: 2012-05-30 22:21:13
Sir Philip Hampton, chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, expressed his ‘profound regret’ for the huge losses incurred by private shareholders, but warned they will not get their money back in his lifetime and longer.Things worth reading: 30th May 2012
Updated: 2012-05-29 23:37:58Comeback for Peter Webb as T1PS review prompts Winnifrith exit
Updated: 2012-05-29 14:45:41Peter Webb, the former star smaller companies investor, makes a surprise return to fund management at The Share Centre.Things worth reading: 29th May 2012
Updated: 2012-05-29 03:50:22Things worth reading: 28th May 2012
Updated: 2012-05-28 04:34:49Asset allocation: where bonds fit in to the big picture
Updated: 2012-05-25 05:01:00With global economic fears seemingly hitting both equities and bonds, does the traditional argument about the importance of asset allocation still hold?Things worth reading: 25th May 2012
Updated: 2012-05-25 04:21:03Things worth reading: 24th May 2012
Updated: 2012-05-24 07:05:23Diary of a Top Stocker: can I invest my way out of trouble?
Updated: 2012-05-23 14:22:09I've identified 11 Top Stocks that could be good value after the recent falls. Have a look and help me prepare for a big roll of the dice.Things worth reading: 23rd May 2012
Updated: 2012-05-23 06:20:38Did demutualisation fuel the UK crisis?
Updated: 2012-05-22 23:48:00Things worth reading: 22nd May 2012
Updated: 2012-05-22 06:00:19Things worth reading: 21st May 2012
Updated: 2012-05-21 06:27:48Smart Investor: not even the euro crisis makes me like gold
Updated: 2012-05-21 05:01:00Gold has lagged the FTSE 100 by 10% in the past nine months, further confirming my prejudice against the yellow metal.Why Asia-focused Prudential beats other insurers
Updated: 2012-05-15 16:38:54Prudential's first quarter results showed it storming ahead of its rivals.Sipp Investor: Unbridled eurozone austerity is dead; now for growth!
Updated: 2012-05-11 00:56:00Last weekend's elections in France and Greece could mark a sea change in the 'austerity only' approach to the crisis, argues Rob Kyprianou.Shareholder Spring: a revolution that needs to grow much bigger
Updated: 2012-05-10 13:07:24It's been great to see shareholders wield power at recent annual general meetings but surely comparisons with the Arab Spring are misplaced?