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FINANCIAL TIMES
The Lex Column:
*Mono-derailed - Would a monoline meltdown massacre municipal bond markets? Judging from where yields on “munis” are trading relative to US Treasuries, fixed-income investors seem to think so.
*Reed Elsevier (REL) - Reed Elsevier shareholders should get their hands on about $5bn being returned following the sale of the group’s education arm.
*Smartphones boom - Try hiding someone’s BlackBerry and see how long it takes for the panic to set in. Such a phenomenon was behind good results from Research in Motion last week.
The Tony Jackson on Monday Column:
*Crazy crisis may herald end the end of new derivative folly.
Further news:
*Natsun sews up AIM float.
THE TIMES
The Economic View Column:
*We must not shut the doors to free trade.
Business Big Shot:
*Tim Weller.
The Monday Manifesto:
*Mark Ferguson of Renovo (RNVO).
Further news:
*Thales set to build next generation of super-fast UK broadband.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Comment Column:
*‘Tis the season to hunt for a scapegoat.
Monday Interview:
*Jeff Bezos, of Amazon (AZZ).
The AIM Market:
*AsianLogic bets on London float after US fallout.
Further news:
*CD’s struggle to be heard as music fans turn up the digital volume.
THE GUARDIAN
No share news today
THE INDEPENDENT
The Stephen King Column:
*A Chancellor’s luck can always run out, and a chilly wind is blowing in Downing Street.
The Small Talk Column:
*Investors in NetB2B2 (NEB) fail to block chairman’s deal.
*Tough times at ADL (AD.).
*Gaming Group hopes to hit the jackpot.
Further news:
*Stock Exchange data to reveal effects of crunch.
DAILY MAIL
*Last minute frenzy saves the High Street.
DAILY EXPRESS
*£6-billion state sell-offs trapped in pipeline.
DAILY MIRROR
No share news today
THE SUN
No share news today
COMMENT AND BID NEWS
*UBS (UBS) faces regulator scrutiny.
*The cost of trading shares has risen because of a triple whammy of rising stock market volatility, thin trading volumes and weakened investment bank balance sheets, with some warning the shift could be permanent.
*LSE (LSE) outlines measures to help its biggest customers cut expenses.
*Tulloch puts flotation on ice.
*iPhone take-up the key as O2 targets Europe.
*Housebuilders dig in for deep freeze in residential property.
*‘Opportunist’ approach from Austrian fund rejected by UK Coal (UKC).
*Celebrity endorsements pay off supermarkets lift as spending.
*US casino giant, Harrah’s Entertainment, reviews European options.
*RAB (RAB) chief seeks to be ‘part of solution’ for Rock (NRK).
*Delek seals €43-million sale and leaseback hypermarket deal.
*HSBC (HSBA) to slash costs bt bringing risk in-house.
SOME ITEMS THAT COULD INFLUENCE SHARE PRICES
*A rise in materials fuelling banks’ rush for recruits.
*Praise for the forces and a plea for the vulnerable as the Queen’s Christmas message goes online.
*Senior BAA staff trained for strike security role.
*Plans for a national health database of should be reconsidered after it emerged nine NHS trusts lost patients' confidential records, the Tories say. It comes after the Department of Health admitted 168,000 people had been affected by the data losses. Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley says the planned single database of 50 million patient details would be less secure than a network of local ones. But the DoH says the new database would help avoid data security breaches.
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