Reasons to be cheerful
After three years of unrelenting gloom it is not surprising that market operators and corporate financiers are trying to talk things up. Every piece of "good news" is app...
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Shareholder democracy is now not so remote
The TUC has been running around trying to name and shame institutional fund managers who fail to use their votes to impose good corporate governance standards at the comp...
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City raises Wembley loan doubts
WestLB's commitment to its £757m loan to rebuild Wembley stadium was back in the spotlight after yesterday's upheaval at the bank.
Wembley was one of the high prof...
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State comes to T?l?com's aid
France Télécom yesterday took the wraps off an ambitious package to refinance its crippling debt burden - backed by €9bn (£5.7bn) from the French gove...
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Should we use our savings to pay off our debts?
Q I hope you can help with this dilemma. My husband lost his job last week and now wants me to cash in my long-term savings plan to pay off all credit card debts and refi...
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Price regime puts power firms at risk of defaulting
Banks could be forced to take over some of Britain's power stations because cheap electricity prices could force their owners to default on their loans, industry experts ...
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Heard on the grapevine
Is EMI preparing to refinance its debt as the record company and music publisher prepares to take full control of the Motown back-catalogue?
That was the suggestion fro...
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Controversial hospital in line for design award
Another 'problem' hospital built through the private finance initiative has been shortlisted for the annual prime minister's better public buildings award for the second ...
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SMG suffers debt penalty
George Watt, finance director of Scottish TV and Virgin radio owner SMG, is confident that its cashflow is strong enough to allow it to repay its £393 million debt b...
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Marconi ends £1m Mayo row
John Mayo, the former finance director at Marconi who was ousted after last summer's disastrous profits warning, has settled his £1m payoff dispute with his former e...
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