FT.com - UK Equities...FTSE falls to 5½-year low...DSG ended a difficult week on a positive note following a U-turn from analysts and an upgraded recommendation from 'underperform' to 'outperform'...Retailers to ramp up price cutting...Marks and Spencer's "guerrilla" sale caught the competition on the hop and sparked copy-cat discounting across the high street as retailers scramble to step up price cutting in the run-up to Christmas ...Lager out as Britons warm to beer...Beer sales in pubs may be in steep decline but dark ale, long seen as the dowdy English beer compared with its flashier continental cousins, is on the rise...Fuller's bucks trend as ale sales prevail...Fuller, Smith & Turner, the brewer and pub operator, bucked the industry trend by maintaining sales growth over the past two months in spite of the sharp deterioration in consumer confidence...Off-target Aim...Despite its current malaise, London's junior market has a vital part to play, and should still be there to play it when the economic recovery comes...Fear of severe downturn grips world markets ...Fears of a severe recession gripped financial markets as dire unemployment figures from the US drove long-term interest rates down to record lows...Fear stalks the world's economies...Anxiety about a severe recession gripped financial markets as dire unemployment figures from the US drove long-term interest rates to record lows...High street spending defies forecasts...The volume of UK sales in the three months to October was flat, a much better outcome than expected and in contradiction to gloomy industry surveys, as retailers are forced into discounts to entice shoppers...Aim loses its shine as new listings dry up...The boom times have come to an abrupt halt for Aim, London's lightly regulated share market for smaller companies as new fundraisings dry up...Bank of England discussed 200bp rate cut...The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to slash the bank rate by 1.5 percentage points this month, and considered an even larger cut, underscoring concerns about credit conditions globally and the decline in consumption and demand at home...L&G supports Barclays issue through gritted teeth...Legal & General Investment Management has backed away from its threat to vote against Barclays' move to raise £7bn in fresh capital, much of it from Middle Eastern investors...RBS bosses apologise to investors...A profuse and candid apology to angry investors in Royal Bank of Scotland for its troubles was delivered by its chairman and outgoing chief executive ...Hedge fund investors pull out record $40bn...Hedge fund investors pulled a record $40bn out of the industry in October as poor performance prompted a flight to cash, according to data on Thursday...Halfords warns of fall in trading...Car maintenance and bike seller says sales have slowed since the end of September as it seeks to sell more high margin products...DMGT seeks to save £100m from cost cuts...Owner of the Daily Mail and a range of regional titles including the Evening Standard reveals plans to save £100m as it reports falling profits...

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Markets want clear time-limit for fiscal stimulus Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:11:23 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Financial markets want a clear time-limit for any tax cuts or extra spending pledges in the pre-budget report on Monday.
Is Warren Buffett losing his touch? Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:30:22 +0000 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are wondering if Warren Buffett has lost his touch.
Stock markets may trade sideways for "15 years" Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:55:02 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Stock markets may remain stagnant and trade sideways for over 15 years, according to hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry, who believes many large mutual fund firms could disappear as a result.
Aston Martin CEO says luxury markets uncertain Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:55:46 +0000 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sports car maker Aston Martin has made the investment needed to carry it through an uncertain 2009 and will review longer-term expansion plans as it watches for signs of recovery in the luxury market, the company's chief executive said.
Economy becomes top worry for EU mortgage lenders Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:01:08 +0000 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - There is no end in sight to problems in Europe's 6 trillion euro (£5 trillion) home loans market but countries with conservative lending policies are riding the storm relatively well, top industry officials said on Thursday.
Labour to ditch prudence for life support Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:06:21 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - The Labour government is expected to deliver an expensive shot into the arm of the economy next week in a gamble to stave off a prolonged recession and boost the party's recovering popularity.
Fighting deflation globally ain't easy: James Saft Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:58:22 +0000 -- James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own --
Big changes in financial rules coming Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:41:18 +0000 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Big changes in financial regulation are in the works after "mind-boggling incompetence" at banks has made it impossible to quantify the credit crunch fallout, a top EU official said on Thursday.
Biofuels run into trouble: John Kemp Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:13:07 +0000 -- John Kemp is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own --
Newspaper round-up: Friday's top business stories Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:57:52 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Here is a round-up of the top business stories from Friday's British newspapers.

Markets want clear time-limit for fiscal stimulus
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:11:23 +0000
LONDON (Reuters) - Financial markets want a clear time-limit for any tax cuts or extra spending pledges in the pre-budget report on Monday.

Is Warren Buffett losing his touch?
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:30:22 +0000
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are wondering if Warren Buffett has lost his touch.

Stock markets may trade sideways for "15 years"
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:55:02 +0000
LONDON (Reuters) - Stock markets may remain stagnant and trade sideways for over 15 years, according to hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry, who believes many large mutual fund firms could disappear as a result.

Aston Martin CEO says luxury markets uncertain
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:55:46 +0000
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sports car maker Aston Martin has made the investment needed to carry it through an uncertain 2009 and will review longer-term expansion plans as it watches for signs of recovery in the luxury market, the company's chief executive said.

Economy becomes top worry for EU mortgage lenders
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:01:08 +0000
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - There is no end in sight to problems in Europe's 6 trillion euro (£5 trillion) home loans market but countries with conservative lending policies are riding the storm relatively well, top industry officials said on Thursday.

Labour to ditch prudence for life support
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:06:21 +0000
LONDON (Reuters) - The Labour government is expected to deliver an expensive shot into the arm of the economy next week in a gamble to stave off a prolonged recession and boost the party's recovering popularity.

Fighting deflation globally ain't easy: James Saft
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:58:22 +0000
-- James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own --

Big changes in financial rules coming
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:41:18 +0000
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Big changes in financial regulation are in the works after "mind-boggling incompetence" at banks has made it impossible to quantify the credit crunch fallout, a top EU official said on Thursday.

Biofuels run into trouble: John Kemp
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:13:07 +0000
-- John Kemp is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own --

Newspaper round-up: Friday's top business stories
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:57:52 +0000
LONDON (Reuters) - Here is a round-up of the top business stories from Friday's British newspapers.

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