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May 2008 New Article
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 >>

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 >>

March 2008
It's all happening at Humberts!


EVENTS at the Humberts Group have certainly been moving quickly of late... READ >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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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