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May 2008 
How long is the tunnel before we might see any light?
IS there some light at the end of the tunnel? I refer to
the ingenious £50 billion Bank of England boost for the banking system,
announced last month... READ
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April 2008
'Buddy, can you spare a dime — or maybe $30 billion?'
CONSIDERING recent events, I have been humming ‘Buddy Can You Spare
A Dime?’, the legendary tune about the 1930s Great Depression, as I write... READ
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March 2008
It's all happening at Humberts!
EVENTS at the Humberts Group have certainly been moving
quickly of late... READ
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February 2008
When it comes to the crunch...
AS is my custom in the February column, I quote the Daily Telegraph league
table of share performance for the calendar year 2007 ... READ
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December 2007 / January 2008
Countrywide feels the chill
COUNTRYWIDE’S third quarter results, published to institutional
investors in mid-November, showed a slowdown, but reaction to them seems... READ
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November 2007
Not quite ‘Black’ but certainly fragile
THE middle of last month was forecast to be a re-run
of ‘Black Monday’ in 1987.
It wasn’t, even though the Bank of England’s half yearly financial
stability report published towards the end of October warned of fragility in
the equity markets... READ
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October 2007
'Northern Rock effect' could roll on through market
ONCE again I am writing this
column amid turmoil in the markets. But unlike the August share crash, this has
hit home on the high street — and hard. READ
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September 2007
Now that's wicked!
AUGUST was indeed a wicked month, as I suggested
in my last column.
It was not so wicked for the UK housing market, but certainly for the world’s
financial markets. READ
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August 2007
Why this is a ‘wicked month’
I DON’T know who coined the saying “August
is a wicked month” but this time last year I suggested the aftermath of
the introduction of Home Information Packs, coupled with rising interest rates... READ
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July 2007
Chesterton’s eyes on growth
THIS month I am turning my attention to Chesterton
Global, the re-branded residential businesses of Chestertons, in the light of
three recent deals which are expanding the business, and my past coverage of
the problems... READ
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June 2007
Long-term returns the crucial takeover objective
AS I reflect on the recent sales of the 1,000-plus
offices estate agency giant Countrywide and London-based Foxtons, with some 20
UK branches, I can see a parallel with the way financial institutions scrambled
for estate agencies... READ
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May 2007
Countrywide: 'It isn't over until...'
"IT’S not over till the fat lady sings
or a judge signs a piece of paper," is how Countrywide chairman Chris
Sporborg described the aftermath of the shareholder vote on April 13 which approved... READ
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