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Barclays CEO Jes Staley facing fine over whistleblower incident
Hedge funds pressure Whitbread to spin off Costa Coffee
Whitbread is under mounting pressure from hedge funds to break up its business by spinning off the Costa Coffee chain, after activist investor Elliott Advisors built up a stake of more than 6%.
Fund managers head for uneasy week in the City spotlight
Back in the 1990s, the share-trading website E*Trade used to run a television advert featuring a cocky young financial adviser counselling a grey-haired client.
Goldman Sachs banker appointed London Stock Exchange CEO
The London Stock Exchange has ended its six-month search for a new chief executive by appointing Goldman Sachs banker David Schwimmer to replace Xavier Rolet, who was pushed out in November.
Stamp duty and Brexit 'have killed London market', says Rics report
Britain’s property surveyors have issued the most downbeat assessment of the housing market for five years.
Trade war fears fail to dent boom in IPOs
Mark Carney warns of climate change threat to financial system
Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030
The world’s richest 1% are on course to control as much as two-thirds of the world’s wealth by 2030, according to a shocking analysis that has lead to a cross-party call for action.
Michael Spencer to net £670m from takeover of Nex by CME Group
The world’s largest futures exchange, CME Group, has agreed to buy Michael Spencer’s Nex Group in a £3.9bn deal that will net the former Tory party treasurer £670m.
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Fallen giants: how Nottingham Forest, Birmingham and Blackburn fell so far
Barclays CEO Jes Staley facing fine over whistleblower incident
Is black pudding a ‘must-eat’ British food?
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Leicester just caught us at a bad time, says Millwall’s manager Neil Harris
Neil Harris says Millwall’s FA Cup run is “some achievement” and that his team have taken advantage of weakness on the part of their Premier League opponents to reach the quarter-finals.
Football League in focus: Tony Mowbray bemoans Blackburn’s sinking feeling
League football returned to Ewood Park as if it had never been away. But Blackburn Rovers, Premier League champions of 1995, found themselves in the unusual surroundings of League One on Saturday, losing 3-1 to Doncaster Rovers, who came in by the other door. After two degrees of separation the only familiarity for Blackburn was defeat.
Harry Redknapp completes Birmingham’s escape with win over Bristol City
The sun was shining on Birmingham City in more ways than one in the West Country as Harry Redknapp masterminded their escape from the threat of relegation with a second victory from his three matches in charge – as many as Gianfranco Zola registered across the ill-fated four months that left the Midlands club fighting for their lives on the final day of the season.
Ipswich Town lead the Championship battle to give away fans a fair deal
Back in April the disgust in Simon Grayson’s voice was evident when, before a visit to Leeds United, the then-Preston North End manager was asked for his views on the cost of supporting his team at Elland Road.
Liverpool fans and Shrewsbury plans signpost way ahead for safe standing
A distance of just over 70 miles and a couple of divisions separates Anfield from the Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium at Shrewsbury Town. This week events around these two football stadiums may well change the direction of dialogue about safe standing at grounds in England.

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City faces corruption crackdown as IMF investigates wealthy countries
Barclays CEO Jes Staley facing fine over whistleblower incident
Hedge funds pressure Whitbread to spin off Costa Coffee
Whitbread is under mounting pressure from hedge funds to break up its business by spinning off the Costa Coffee chain, after activist investor Elliott Advisors built up a stake of more than 6%.