Short Selling Bans Deemed “Worthless” As Lansdowne, Paulson Make Massive Profits

Short selling, the practice of betting on a fall in the share price of a company, was banned as Lehman fell back in September, and…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | March 11, 2009 1:22PM | 1 Comment »

Lloyds Share Price Plunges As Shareholders Get Their War Paint On

Investors in Lloyds have been waiting all weekend to voice their dissatisfaction with the bank’s government bailout, and they duly sent the share price sharply…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | March 9, 2009 12:50PM | No Comments »

Students Enterprisingly Turn To Tax And Credit Fraud To Make Ends Meet

An Oxford University student recently almost got away with cheating her way through more than £44,000’s worth of tax benefits to help fund…

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Posted by Chris Baraniuk in Hot Money | January 5, 2009 11:02AM | 3 Comments »

Barclay Brothers Storm Off Sark In A Big Huff After Losing Elections

Last week we had a look at wee little Sark, with its arcane laws regarding unspayed dogs and attempted takeovers by unemployed French…

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Posted by Jennifer Allan in Other | December 12, 2008 4:46PM | 4 Comments »

Barclays’ Extraordinary General Meeting Decidedly Un-Extraordinary For Shareholders

Last week we saw how jolly angry Barclays’ shareholders were at the prospect of some jumped-up oil sheiks bailing out the bank, and…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | November 25, 2008 10:52AM | No Comments »

Barclays’ Shareholders Demand Financial World Equivalent Of Violent Bloody Retribution

Barclays’ shareholders still haven’t got used to the idea that their shares have been diluted to the tune of £7bn, thanks to the…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | November 18, 2008 10:59AM | 2 Comments »

Amanda Staveley Convinces Media She is Melanie Sykes

Amanda Staveley has gone, media perception-wise, from a no-mark in the annals of royal girlfriends to the ultrababe who locked down the Arab-Barclays deal and…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | November 10, 2008 2:03PM | 3 Comments »

Morgan Stanley Presses Face Up Against Window Of Christmas Party, Sighs

The world’s smallest violin could be heard playing over the news that Morgan Stanley is having to cancel its Christmas party this year,…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | November 4, 2008 12:27PM | No Comments »

Meet the Jenkins: Barclay’s Secret Glamour Couple Out to Screw Everyone…

In the great investor swindle/private bail-out of Barclay’s, a new financial evil genius is emerging.

Roger Jenkins is the Middle East Executive for Barclay’s who…

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Posted by Becky North in Hot Money | November 3, 2008 11:44AM | 5 Comments »