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Waitrose’s ‘chubby grocer’ tipped for Morrison job

WAITROSE boss Mark Price has emerged as a leading contender to replace Marc Bolland as the new chief executive of FTSE 100 supermarket giant Wm Morrison. It is likely that any pay deal offered by Morrison would dwarf the salary...

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Women directors earn 50pc less than men

Female board directors in the FTSE 350 are being paid half as much as their male counterparts, new research has found. The Reward Technology Forum (RTF) which compiled the study claimed that part of the explanation was that the...

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Fear of 'double dip' haunts global markets

Fund managers pull out of equities as gloom gathers over strength of recovery in UK and US Global stock markets are likely to come under renewed selling pressure this week as fears of a major correction in equity prices...

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Midas share tips: Anaemic Dogs lag behind

Joanne Hart, Investment Editor of Financial Mail The Mail on Sunday's share-tipping column reports on a five-year plan at TT Electronics that could deliver results and updates on Kewill Systems. Against this backdrop, the Midas...

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Wall Street slumps after peaking

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Dow ended the week up 0.5 percent because of steep gains Monday following an improvement in retail sales. The S&P 500 dropped 0.2 percent to cap its first weekly decline since October and the...

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Hong Kong stocks finish 0.86% lower

Hong Kong shares Thursday fell for a third day, with the benchmark index moving down 0.86 percent, or 197.17 points at 22,643.16 due to overnight falls on the Wall Street. Hang Seng Index opened up 0.24 percent, or 54.51 points...

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Chinese shares dip, ending five straight rises

Chinese equities ended the five consecutive gains on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.37 percent, or 12.27 points, to close at 3,308.35. The Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.03 percent, or 4.4 points,...

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Gap-down opening for Nifty seen

The Nifty on Friday closed above the resistance level of 5,060 to keep the current bull run moving. The index, however, is expected to face resistance above the 5,100 level next week. The SGX Nifty futures was down by over 50...

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Markets await a clear direction

A late charge by bulls helped key indices surpass crucial resistance levels. However, select momentum indicators are currently in a sell mode even while the trend is up. It seems that markets will remain directionless until a...

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Expert warns of asset bubbles

China is among the emerging markets facing risks of property and commodity market bubbles, central bank advisor Fan Gang said, joining officials from the region in expressing concern about surging asset prices. A "double-digit"...

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