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Gilt-edged returns for troubled times

Alex Brummer

28th October, 2008

Traditionalists choose gold, National Savings and gilts. But the best time to buy shares is often when other people are fleeing into cash, argues Alex Brummer

Toyota steals march on a US car market stuck in slow lane

9th January, 2008

Toyota overtook Ford to become the second biggest seller of cars in America behind General Motors (GM) in 2007; sales figures out later in January will reveal whether the Japanese firm has knocked GM from the number one slot in global car sales.

Fairy tale of New York: recovery is still a tall story for bond insurers

30th January, 2008

The bond market must feel like Cinderella. While the American authorities fretted about her ugly sisters, the turbulent stock market and gyrating economy, the credit market was left on the sidelines.

Festive trading is Christmas turkey for British high street

9th January, 2008

THE news to date has not been good – and only the most bullish are still clinging to hopes it will improve.

Euro’s slide is a case of be careful what you wish for

30th January, 2008

European politicians and industrialists never really fell in love with the idea of a strong euro.

Cayne clings on to power at Bear Stearns

9th January, 2008

THERE were gasps of surprise in the City when word spread that James Cayne, the chief executive of Bear Stearns, was finally relinquishing the top job – but not because he was stepping down.

Bide your time and small-cap stocks don’t have to mean small-time profits

30th January, 2008

SMALL is not always beautiful, as demonstrated by the recent performance of the Hoare Govett Smaller Companies Index (HGSC).

Starbucks gets ground down in US but continues UK roll-out

9th January, 2008

TAKING its latest moves at face value, Sony has vaulted into 2008 with plenty to smile about.

The risks and rewards from the explosive growth in Sharia finance

30th January, 2008

BOOMING Middle Eastern economies and increasing affluence across the Islamic world are fuelling rapid growth in the $1 trillion (£502bn, E677bn) market in Sharia finance.

Blu-ray boost for Sony looks likely to be only short-lived

9th January, 2008

TAKING its latest moves at face value, Sony has vaulted into 2008 with plenty to smile about. The Japanese electronics conglomerate this week unveiled deals that will bolster the fortunes of two key products.

FTSE CNBC Global 300

23rd January, 2008

The performance of the world’s largest companies over the past week

Credit crunch claims another head

9th January, 2008

AS EXECUTIONS go, it was fairly humane. But if Barclays Capital hoped that the despatching of one of its senior executives would go unnoticed, it was mistaken.

Commercial property’s worst performance for 17 years

23rd January, 2008

Commercial property returns slumped in December, producing the heaviest monthly losses in 21 years and contributing to the worst annual performance since 1990.

Distressed funds target East Europe

23rd January, 2008

INVESTMENT vehicles that snap up severely struggling companies for a substantial discount are increasingly turning their attention to Eastern Europe.

A turbulent year for Airbus and Boeing in race to deliver

2nd January, 2008

When a double-decker Airbus A380 swept down the runway at Singapore bound for Sydney in October, planespotters hailed a new era in air travel.

Horses are for fun, not stable income

23rd January, 2008

THE sport of kings has always attracted money – and the more successful your horse, the bigger the sums.

Eastern buyers make their marque in British car industry

2nd January, 2008

BRITISH motoring marques have long been coveted by foreign buyers, be it BMW with Rolls-Royce or Malaysia’s Proton with Lotus; now, India and China fancy a turn on the track.

High street fails to feel festive cheer

2nd January, 2008

“I DON’T think that this is a Christmas the retail industry will want to remember.” So says Kevin Hawkins, director general of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), in a stark summation of festive trading, the most important time of the year on the high street.

Relocation, relocation, relocation: making a home away from home

23rd January, 2008

RECORD numbers of Britons are leaving the country: more than 200,000 quit for foreign climes in 2006 and the exodus shows no signs of slowing.

British banks take the brunt

2nd January, 2008

BRITAIN’S five biggest banks – the FTSE 100’s HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, HBOS and Lloyds TSB – saw nearly £60bn ($119.58bn, E81.26bn) wiped off their market capitalisations during 2007.