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Crunch Christmas for retailers
Monday: As retailers gear up for their busiest period, what is the outlook for the sector, and are consumer trends changing? Ask Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSN Inc
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Crossover hit
CDS are already in the spotlight, not least after AIG’s near-collapse last year, says Aline van Duyn
Principal content
Dollar’s data-driven recovery rally eases
Global Markets Overview: Asia’s equities rally fades and European bourses look set for minor losses as momentum from strong US economic data pales, leading the dollar to cool
London shares lose momentum
Shanks lights up FTSE 250 on call for higher bid
Nikkei hits six-week high
Exporters boosted by dollar’s surge
Economic Outlook: Darling’s balancing act
UK finance minister must weigh restoring public finances against not harming recovery
Call for rethink on OTC deals
Dangers seen with central clearing house
Gulf markets recover tentatively
Investors increasingly differentiate
Bankers to face tighter rules on IPOs
Dutch ruling could pave way for European law
US jobs figures provide recovery optimism
Better-than-expected US employment data led equity markets to a strong showing
Stronger dollar erases gains on Wall Street
Fallback follows boost from jobs and factory data
Gold loses shine of week’s gains
US oil prices drop towards $75 a barrel
Related content and features
On Wall Street
Reckless banks still to pay
Henny Sender on how reckless practices may haunt the bank sector months after the worst of the downturn
On London
Forecasters divided
Investment banks agree corporate earnings will rise next year. But that is where consensus ends, writes Neil Hume
Analysis
Commodity funds get physical
Some innovative investors are prepared to take on ownership of raw materials as commodities continue to provide returns, writes Gregory Meyer
Video
FTfm
Roger Gray at the Universities Super- annuation Scheme on long-term investing
The Trading Room
Joe Gawronski at Rosenblatt Securities on choosing the right broker
