On FT Alphaville this morning,
- The next gangster alert: the oil price.
- Does HBOS have a deposit for the Bank of England?
- More on the banks as always, and a little Carphone Warehouse, in Markets Live.
- What’s going on with JGBs?
- In search of a recession-proof industry.
- Are bank chiefs getting franker?
- RIP the bond rally and TSLF success in further reading.
On FT.com,
- M&B is in discussions with private equity investors about the sale of a sizable stake.
- SCi is raising £60m in a new share offer, up to a quarter of which will be taken by Time Warner’s Warner Bros arm.
- WPP reported a weaker performance in several European markets in March.
- Ericsson shares soared despite the telecoms equipment manufacturer revealing that first quarter profits had halved.
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