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The Cover Story
* Ten Fast Ways Into India (The best Indian AIM companies): - Hardy Oil & Gas, KSK Power Ventures, Greenko, Eros International, Indian Film Company, UMP, Hirco, Ishaan Real Estate, West Pioneer, Trikona Trinity Capital
Tips
* Sell – Kingfisher, Climate Exchange
* Buy - Weir Group, Synergy Healthcare, GoIndustry, Northern Petroleum
Updates
* Buy - BTG, Corac
* Fairly Priced – Interbulk
Comment
* High Street slump? – Fears of a big fall in retail sales are overdone
UK Equities
* Oil’s other effect – Gilts and shares are now moving together, rather than in opposite directions. That’s bad news for investors
* The end of value premium – Why have value stocks done badly?
Company Results
* Buy - Hampson Industries, Oxford Instruments, Penna Consulting, Education International Development, Wincanton, Melorio, Hyder Consulting, Advanced Power Corp, Densitron, BP Marsh, Widney, Jelf, Carclo, Redhall Group.
FINANCIAL TIMES
The Front Page
* Lehman culls top team after $3-billion loss
The Lex Column
* Buschwhacked - After months, if not years of eyeing each other from afar, InBev has finally sent Anheuser-Busch a love letter
* Nightmare on high street - Figures from Home Retail and Carphone Warehouse were better than expected in places, and overall, no worse than feared
* Babcock & Brown - Shares in the Australian investment company plunged 28% on Thursday on fresh concerns about debt repayment
* Japan Tobacco - Since 2nd June, when the government flagged the possibility of a massive hike in cigarette tax, Japan Tobaco's share price has fallen by 13%.
* Lehman's shake-up -- 'If i get hit by a gorilla' Dick Fuld once said, Joe Gregory, Lehman's chief operating officer, 'is the man who takes over.' No Longer
The Lombard Column
* When a market that looks false is not a false market (FSA)
* An Americano to go (Bradford & Bingley)
* Court, carrot and stick (ABN Amro/brokers)
The Power Player
* Kostyantyn Zhevago, Ferrexpo director
The Small Talk Column
* Secondary list looks good when numbers do not add up (Printing.com)
* Where there's muck (Nviro Cleantech)
Fund Focus
* Gartmore Balanced Fund
Further news
* EDF could raise nuclear bid
* easyJet may close German base
* New GlaxoSmithKline boss will attempt to cut 'nasty surprises'
* Forth Ports misses out on bounce amid shareholder fears (Babcock & Brown)
* Takeover speculation revives Johnston Press
* Investors dig in with Camec
* Rumours that BSkyB is lining up a rival offer for Thus
* Buy-out rumours support EservGlobal
* Carphone in reverse after warning
THE TIMES
The Front Page
* Labour crows as Davis bombshell stuns Tories
The Page 50 Feature
* Nuclear revival threatened as Spanish pull out of auction for British Energy
The Business Editor’s Column
* EdF may not plug Britain's generation gap
* InBev bid sparks Busch warfare
* Not just failure but succession (Lehman)
The Tempus Column
* A solid hold - 3i Infrastructure
* Hold - Plant Health Care
* Take profits - Dolphin Capital
Business Big Shot
* Peter Cummings, chief executive of corporate
A Tiddler to Watch
* Driver Group
Further news
* Carphone Warehouse falls victim to housing slump
* Forth Ports gets that sinking feeling amid Babcock & Brown debt concerns
* Styles and Wood loses favour
* Bid rumours lift Central African Mining (Xstrata/Glencore)
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Front Page
* Tory turmoil as Davis quits
The Comment Column
* Politicians must oil the wheels of commerce in Russia (BP)
* InBev's Bud bid may see a round of consolidation
The Questor Column
* Hold - Home Retail
* Buy - Charles Stanley
Further news
* BP vents its frustration on Kremlin
* Carphone comments ring warning bells for retail sector
* Renewed QBE bid speculation lifts RSA Insurance
* Malaysian bid hopes excite Johnston Press
* Market Report Feature: AGA cools
* Market Report Feature: NXT – Camec - Environmental Recycling - Parkmead
INDEPENDENT
* The freedom fighter (David Davis)
The Outlook Column
* Campaign to ditch pre-emption rights is led by vested interest … beware the siren calls
* Oil pushes world towards recession
The Investment Column
* Sell - Savills
* Hold - Cobham
* A cautious hold - Charles Stanley
Further news
* Investors dig into Camec on talk of Swiss interest
THE GUARDIAN
No share news today
DAILY MAIL
The City Focus Column
* Phoenix helps Barratt rise from ashes of building crisis
At a Glance
* Expro on the up
Further news
* Savills doesn't scare so easily
* Vague takeover gossip lifts Gable Holdings
DAILY EXPRESS
Share Whisper
* Takeover speculation lifts Central African Mining
Further news
* Forth Ports sinks as bid hopes fade
* Hopes of further contracts boost Corac
DAILY MIRROR
No share news today
THE SUN
No share news today
COMMENT AND BID NEWS
Lehman has ousted its president and demoted its chief financial officer, after a £1.4-billion second-quarter loss
* Barratt Developments still to complete £400-million refinancing deal agreed with its lenders
* Iberdrola of Spain pulls out of bidding for British Energy
* EdF of France could be prepared to nudge up its £11 billion bid for British Energy, but only if the board of the UK nuclear group moves quickly to recommend the offer
* Bradford & Bingley to inject more cash into its main mortgage securitisation vehicle to avoid breaching obligations
* Royal Bank of Scotland expected to confirm the sale of Angel Trains to a consortium led by Babcock & Brown for around £3.6-billion
* Land Securities' Trillium sale opened up to underbidders
* Citigroup to close Old Lane hedge fund it bought just eleven months ago for $800-million
* easyJet to cut winter flights ex Dortmund by 50% and may be close staff base there
* Next signs £295-million, five-year, revolving credit facility
* Robert Tchenguiz raises stake in Mitchells & Butlers to over 29% via CFD’s
* Polo Resources terminates offer talks with GCM Resources
OTHER NEWS THAT COULD AFFECT SHARE PRICES
From Wall StreetThe Dow Jones closed up 57.81-points at 12141.58, the Nasdaq added 10.34-points to 2404.35, while the S&P put on 4.38-points to close at 1339.87.
(Sources for news taken from newspapers and websites)
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