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Pound under new attack as agency says it will cut UK's credit rating
Britain's sovereign status is most at risk, says Fitch
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- Barclays pays dividend again as HSBC says worst is over
- Vodafone to double its cost cutting target to £2bn
- Bear Stearns fund managers found not guilty
- Lloyds Banking Group faces battle with unions over 5,000 more job cuts
- Imperial Tobacco names Alison Cooper as CEO designate
- Low-carbon energy sources need $10.5trn investment
Small businesses, recession-busters
Being adaptable and agile, and avoiding dependency on a small number of corporate customers, has been vital for small businesses during the credit crunch, says Roger Trapp
James Moore: Those ratings agencies can still bite hard
Outlook In the world of ratings agencies there is a very definite hierarchy. Standard & Poor's sits at the top of the tree, a branch or two above Moody's. Fitch occupies third place and, as a result of this, it has often proved rather more willing to say rather more interesting things than the others. This is probably because it knows they won't have quite the same impact, so there is less risk. That wasn't the case yesterday, however, when Fitch warned that of all the major economies, Britain's prized AAA credit rating was most at risk of a downgrade.
- James Moore: More needed for Vodafone to be throned
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- Stephen King: Developing economies show the way for the US and EU to recover
- Hamish McRae: What the world needs now is a round of golf – between leaders of the G20
When will the new bubbles burst?
The markets are on a high, but with unemployment, bankruptcies and repossessions still rising, is this buoyancy sustainable, asks Sean O'Grady
- The mystery of why house prices are still rising
- The unanswered questions around the emergency HBOS cash call
- Roll up, roll up, for the great bank sell-off
- An Ossi success amid the disenchantment
- The G20 wants to stop climate change – but who on earth will pay for it?
- The Big Question: Is quantitative easing creating more problems than it is solving?
Investment Column: Stars are aligning for Babcock's shares
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