On FT Alphaville this morning,
- Bridge, golf and herbal refreshment for Bear’s Cayne.
- Russia’s Imperial Energy is made a mystery offer. But the investor wants the shares at a discount.
- Today’s shipping news.
- Taking the shine off Goldman’s glister
- Ford’s auction of Jaguar steps up a gear – Friday has been set as the deadline for second round bids.
- The big three euro banks have got their results in, and it’s time to turn to what really matters: who cut bonuses the most?
- Daniel Och of Och-Ziff fame sold up to the emirs and now he’s going to make a killing.
On FT.com this morning,
- Gerry Murphy is to step down as CEO of Kingfisher after five years in the job.
- Expansion in UK manufacturing has slowed to a nine-month low on poor overseas demand.
- Oil is holding out about $95 a barrel in late morning trade, having spiked above $96 earlier. US inventories are at their lowest levels in two years.
- And more worries about the banking sector’s performance on fresh subprime writedowns are holding back stocks and affecting the FTSE.
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