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As the FSA looks at the rule book, the new kid on the City block eyes private trading by Simon Keane Exchanges group Plus Markets has set out its store to rival the London Stock Exchange for private investor trading. In a 36-page initiation note, the first research on the company,... READ MORE >>

Soaring costs are fuelling the search by big airlines for new partnerships by Rachel Robson A major tie-up between British Airways, American Airlines and Continental Airlines could be on the cards if recent discussions between the three airlines are anything to go by. US airlines... READ MORE >>

Successful well in Ghana sees sentiment rocket by Tom Sieber Blue chip explorer Tullow Oil hit record highs this week with a successful well suggesting that its oil field in Ghana may contain a billion barrels of oil, double previous... READ MORE >>

Prospects of a bid boost the IT specialist’s shares by Russ Mould The shares of software, consulting and IT services expert Anite jumped by more than a third to 52.5p after the company revealed it has received a preliminary approach from a third party, which could lead to an... READ MORE >>

TNS rejects lucrative bid in favour of German synergy by Susanna Twidale Market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres has rejected a 230p per share bid by advertising giant WPP. The proposal may have left shareholders licking their lips but the TNS board was distinctly unimpressed,... READ MORE >>

The Court of Appeal says ‘yes’ where NICE said ‘no’ by Susanna Twidale Pharmaceutical companies manufacturing treatments for Alzheimer’s and the families of those affected have received a boost from the Court of Appeal, which has overturned a decision ... READ MORE >>

In the wake of big news job cuts, it’s revealed that the City’s smaller brokers are doing strangely fine by Timon Day Amid all the headlines about big job cuts at leading investment banks such as UBS and Bear Sterns, the City’s smaller brokers are doing very... READ MORE >>

Competition Commission falls short of emasculating Tesco and providing safety net for smaller stores by John Marshall The final report of the Competition Commission into the UK supermarkets – the third in nine years – disappointed those who hoped that it would... READ MORE >>