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'Champagne fraudster' handed longer jail term for fund con
Alex Hope, who duped investors to fund a lavish lifestyle, has seen his jail term extended after failing to pay a £166,000 penalty.
Overnight Markets: Wall Street falls ahead of presidential debate
Deutsche Bank's US-listed shares plunged after a German magazine said Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out state assistance for the lender.
Tuesday Papers: Pfizer drops plans to split
And Deutsche Bank shares slump to lowest level in a quarter of century as Merkel rules out state aid.
The Expert View: Sainsbury’s, Dixons Carphone and Beazley
Our daily roundup of analyst commentary on shares, also including Rathbone Brothers and Allergy Therapeutics.
Shadow chancellor puts tax reform top of policy agenda
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said his party must urgently develop tax policy as he said the Conservatives could not be trusted not to call an early general election.
Standard Life Investments to reopen £2.6bn property fund
UK Real Estate fund was the first of many to suspend dealing after the Brexit vote took its toll on the property sector.
FTSE falls as investors eye US presidential debate
FTSE 100 follows global markets lower as first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton looms.
Why 'expensive defensives' are running out of road
Global consumer stocks have fuelled impressive dividend growth with debt and share buybacks, which is no longer sustainable.
5 shares the pros are buying and selling
A regular roundup of trades by professional investors, including Just Eat, Lighthouse, GVC, Drax and Walker Greenbank.
Asian shares decline after losses on Wall Street
Investors' attention turned from central banks to American politics ahead of the first US presidential debate.
Monday Papers: City of London fears ‘hard’ Brexit
And Brexit vote 'will not dent economy this year' as UK growth forecasts back to pre-referendum levels.
Sunday Papers: O2 fires up London float plans
And oil plumbs depths as Opec is still divided on its response to oil’s price slump.
Saturday Papers: Saudi Arabia backs oil cut
And Mike Ashley took charge of Sports Direct after chief executive quit.
Departing Hargreaves chief handed £2.1m pay package
Departing Hargreaves Lansdown chief executive Ian Gorham was given a £1.1 million bonus in 2016 as he collected an overall pay package of £2.1 million.
Ashley takes charge of Sports Direct as chief executive quits
Dave Forsey has resigned after a turbulent period for the sports retailer.
Bingo! Rallying markets bring full house for investors
It's a full house for our Accumulator table tracking the major global markets, as a broad-based rally took hold.
