On FT Alphaville this morning,
- FT Alphaville’s amuse gueule: a peek at the best lunches in the City.
- A little speculative detail on a Commerzbank/Dresdner tie-up.
- Turning Japanese: UK house prices set for further big falls?
- Gold: the alternative retail investment.
- Monoline Re: the saving of MBIA?
- Lehman’s copycat mea culpa.
- Britain’s top export: drunks.
- And in Further Reading: Lloyds is pants.
On FT.com,
- House price decline hits double digits.
- Henderson warns of tough year ahead.
- Sterling closes in on all-time low against Euro.
- And financials steady the FTSE: up 13.7 points (0.25%) at 5542 midday.