FTSE 100 falls as investors shun risk, with no share in positive territory
Not one riser in leading index on concerns about world economy and Brexit risk
April 2014
Firm with Tory MP on board suffers shareholder rebellion over pay
Recruitment company SThree, where Nadhim Zahawi is on the board, endures one of biggest pay rebellions this year
April 2013
Observer business agenda
Tesco counts cost of US venture
Simon Goodley
Business agenda: Supermarket expected to offer 'clarity' on whether it will quit America and abandon Fresh & Easy chain
August 2012
Market Forces blog
Recruiters Michael Page sees profits plunge with banking business down 50%
Recruitment in emerging markets picking up the slack for poor UK and European growth as some suggest potential profit warnings are on the way
December 2011
Market Forces blog
FTSE records biggest weekly rise for nearly three years, but Reed Elsevier misses out on rally
Market Forces blog
Staffing group SThree slumps on signs of recent slowdown
July 2011
Market Forces blog
Inchcape price slashed as FTSE falls 91 points
Fall in car dealership's share price outpaces even the losses suffered on Monday by the banks
January 2011
Market Forces blog
FTSE 100 falls back on Egypt worries, but positive US figures limit the damage
Leading shares came under pressure on concerns about the growing turmoil in Egypt, but the falls were limited by some positive US results and merger activity
September 2010
Market Forces blog
Arm leads the way as FTSE finishes on a high note
Arm ended as the best performing share in a rising market, after suggestions that Korea's Samsung had picked the company's chip designs for its latest smartphone, tablet and netbooks processor
August 2010
Good Companies Guide: Winners and losers in the corporate sustainability stakes
Analysts at Co-operative Asset Management assess which FTSE 350 companies may have the most sustainable business models
July 2010
Market Forces blog
Staffing group SThree slips as profits fall by a third
Shares in SThree have slipped nearly 6% after the staffing group reported half year profits down by a third
June 2010
Market forces
Double-dip fears send stocks tumbling
The double-dip doomsayers were given more amunition on Friday as a key US jobs report showed firms were still putting off hiring, leaving stock markets the world over sharply lower
December 2009
Market Forces blog
British Airways soars, while US jobs prompt FTSE turnaround
British Airways shares have taken off after a couple of upbeat analyst notes following this week's passenger traffic figures
July 2009
Market Forces blog
Kingfisher climbs as retailers buck falling FTSE
Market Forces blog
Venture Production slips ahead of Centrica bid deadline
December 2008
Market Forces blog
Michael Page warns hits recruitment shares
With companies axing jobs left right and centre, it is hardly surprising there is falling demand for recruitment agencies
June 2007
UK 'in the grip of an executive recruitment crisis'
Chartered Management Institute's annual survey found a 50% increase last year in the number of managers who resigned to seek alternative employment.
