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Compass profits rise ... MG Rover payout ... RBS dispute ...

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Good schools add £20,000 to house prices

Schools where every 11-year-old gets a level 4 in their Sats exams lift local house prices by 11 per cent, survey finds

NBC sale ... Nokia jobs cut ... Google settlement

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Thomas Cook hit by fundraising fear

Morgan Stanley has said there is a reasonable chance the travel group will have to resort to raising equity to pay debts

Staffline soars above turmoil

Shares in the recruitment group soared by almost 20 per cent after it raised its expectations for its full-year results

In the know: Minerva; Chemring; LSE; Ashley House

Gilts — Rumour of the day — Deal of the day — Bet of the day — Tiddler to watch

Tempus: Past lessons hint at happy Christmas

The lure of locking in gains is likely to be the overriding temptation for investors as the year draws to a close

Cadbury: Lambert seeks limit on voting rights

CBI’s Director-General pitches into Kraft bid battle by proposing protection for UK companies from opportunist investors

Young's profits rise ... Unite rental growth ... Sears loss ....

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Profit worries hit Lavendon

The group, which rents out aerial lifts to the construction industry, said trading in Europe continued to be difficult

Blackstone aims to swallow Birds Eye Food

Private equity firm's Pinnacle business is set to pay $1.3bn for American company that pioneered flash freezing

In the know: Rightmove; Rolls-Royce; Wm Morrison; Elephant Capital

Gilts — Rumour of the day — Deal of the day — Bet of the day — Tiddler to watch

Tempus: National Grid insulates itself

Britain's biggest utility has turned itself into the predictable, low-risk investment for which its sector is sought

Reckitt cleans up on rumours of Colgate deal

The consumer products group's stock rose as analysts responded favourably to the market chatter of a possible merger

Morgan Stanley chief: 'We can't control ourselves'

John Mack, the outgoing chief executive of Morgan Stanley, says that Wall Street banks need stricter regulation

Goldman names 272 new managing directors

This year’s class of managing directors comes close to 2008’s record 299 promotions in a sign that good times are back

EU moves towards ending tariff on Asian shoes

Trade ministers from EU member states voted down the Commission’s proposal to extend anti-dumping duties

We are open for business, says Sierra Leone

After emerging from war, the West African country seeks UK investment to help it exploit its abundant natural resources

Tata casts net wide as it seeks new chairman

Indian giant prepared to look outside the family, outside the company and outside the country for successor to Ratan Tata

US rivals circle loss-making Japan Airlines

American and Delta on alert as Government hints flag carrier could be allowed to go under if no rescue package emerges