HBOS deal raises fears over choice
The takeover of HBOS by Lloyds TSB has changed the UK banking landscape for ever by taking out a key competitor

New rules provide high street bounce
Household high street names, whose shares have been battered in recent months, enjoyed an upbeat end to the week as new short-selling rules prompted big rallies in retail stocks

Lloyds raises capital after HBOS takeover
The UK's fourth-largest bank raised £767m in fresh capital on Friday through a share placing to bolster its financial position following its rescue takeover of HBOS

Arsenal on back foot over flat sales windfall
The property slump has hit Arsenal's hopes of a windfall from the redevelopment of their old Highbury stadium, prompting the Premier League club to say that any profit from the sale of flats would now be regarded as "a bonus"

Move for Informa collapses
Private equity consortium led by Providence Equity Partners walks away from deal with Informa over banks' inability to finance increased bid

Kelner navigates choppy waters
Simon Kelner is finding out fast, and at an unforgiving time, what life is like on the management side of newspapers. After 10 years as editor of The Independent, he is now managing director of the paper and its Sunday sister title

Bleak outlook for B&B amid rating downgrade
The outlook for Bradford & Bingley dimmed further this week after its credit rating was downgraded to just one notch above junk status by Moody's