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ShareCast - 1630: close London's leading shares finished in the red. Sainsbury was the major faller, retracing the gains posted yesterday on speculation Qatari investors are looking to build on their current 26% stake in the supermarket. Fashion label [...]
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AFP Journal Internet - LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Disappointing third-quarter results from Bank of America (NYSE: IKJ - news) and General Electric (NYSE: GE - news) and weak U.S. consumer sentiment survey dragged European shares lower on Friday from a [...]
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ShareCast - Shares in National Express have come crashing down after the consortium stalking the rail and bus firm dropped its interest in making a bid for the bus and train group, which is now considering a sizeable rights issue to help repair its balance [...]
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A work experience student at a City bank is alleged to have sent coded messages to his father telling him to buy Chinese food hours before the father bought shares in three companies that were about to make major announcements, a court heard today.<img [...]
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AFP Journal Internet - By Laurence Fletcher LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The collapse of Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH - news) and Bear Stearns (BSC - news) last year were the biggest financial shocks for decades, hurting investors around the world.

ShareCast - 1506: London's blue chips continued to move lower after the Dow Jones dropped below the 10,000 mark in early dealings on Friday as investors consider disappointing third quarter results from a number of US blue chips. FTSE 100 is down 39 points [...]
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Mattel, the world’s largest toy maker, reported a 3.5 per cent fall in earnings, resulting in part from weak sales of its Barbie doll and a lack of toys based on film and television characters.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co [...]
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ShareCast - London's blue chips are still in the red in midday dealings after the Dow dropped more than 100 points in the US.

ShareCast - 1425: Footsie is still stuck in the red ahead of the US open. Fashion label Burberry and supermarket Sainsbury's have run into profit-taking after good gains yesterday. FTSE 100 down 20 at 5,202.

Losses on General Electric’s British mortgages continued to drag down the performance of the company’s finance unit, contributing to an overall 42 per cent decline in quarterly earnings.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co [...]
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