Price cuts and better service helped Tesco to win back shoppers in the first quarter of its financial year, Britain’s biggest retailer said yesterday, suggesting new boss Dave Lewis’s turnaround plan is starting to bear fruit.

A former portfolio manager has urged a US federal judge to dismiss two insider trading charges tied to his firm’s sales of Elan’s US depositary receipts.

London's blue chip index failed to find direction today as investors sat tight ahead of news from the eurozone and economic data this week.

A landmark Dublin hotel is to undergo a multimillion euro revamp.

The London market started the fourth quarter strongly today as positive economic data from the US and renewed optimism over Spain’s banks boosted investor confidence.

AS MORE and more Irish hotels are coming to market, the question of investor appetite raises its head.

AS developer Bernard McNamara’s misguided Burlington hotel purchase is put back for sale at a quarter the price he paid for it only five years ago, one of his other hotels is close to a sale via a receiver.

Behind every great man, there is supposedly a great woman.

DUBLIN’S style-driven Morrison Hotel has been put on the market with international buyers expected, thanks to its profile and trading figures.

Sainsbury’s set the bar for supermarket trading over Christmas today as it posted better-than-expected sales growth in the third quarter.

The London market continued its rally today after the European Central Bank stepped up efforts to contain the continent's government debt crisis.

A PROVISIONAL liquidator has been appointed by the High Court to Dublin’s Morrison Hotel after one of its owners, Hugh O’Regan, withdrew the hotel operating company’s defence to a claim by an Anglo Irish Bank appointed receiver for €5.7 million unpaid rent.

Sainsbury’s celebrated a strong rise in half-year results today in a buoyant session for the wider London market that saw it touch a year high.

UK blue chips were lent some Christmas cheer today as commodities boosted London's leading share index despite further dire news from the retail sector.

The FTSE 100 Index roared to its biggest-ever one-day gain today as hopes of a solution to the crisis gripping the financial system sent shares soaring.

Blue chip stocks ended the session in negative territory today as concerns over the US economy added to HSBC’s profits gloom.

Salmon withdrawn from sale in the UK amid contamination fears may have been tainted by diesel from a boat, the supplier said today.

Two years ago UK supermarket firm Morrisons was in turmoil as it wrestled with acquisition Safeway and racked up the first loss in its 106-year history.

Supermarket giant Tesco has increased its share of the British grocery market despite more competition from rivals, according to new figures.

Disappointing sales figures from the UK's largest supermarket chain weighed heavy on the London market today leaving a raft of blue chip retailers in the red.

A swirl of takeover activity among blue-chips failed to prevent the London market retreating from six-and-a-half year highs today.

The UK's top three supermarket chains all increased their share of the market in a buoyant three months for the sector, new figures showed today.

The London market began the week on the front foot today driven on by deals and takeover speculation.

The FTSE 100 Index was close to its opening mark today after fears over slowing economic growth in the US put European markets under early pressure.

SCIENTISTS last night said they had found silicon in fuel suspected of causing thousands of British cars to break down during the past week.

British housebuilder George Wimpey took the shine off an otherwise strong performance in the UK today by warning that it faced “very poor” conditions in the United States.

The London market stuttered forward today despite losses by a string of blue chip mining stocks.

The London market slid into the red today after details of a “mass murder” terror plot emerged but shares recovered substantially throughout the session as investors showed confidence in blue-chip stocks.

Stephen Carr’s 10-month international exile is over after the Newcastle defender was named in a 24-man Republic of Ireland squad to face Holland in a friendly at Lansdowne Road next Wednesday.

The Bank of England’s first move on interest rates in a year sent leading shares into freefall today as the FTSE 100 Index slumped by almost 2%.

London’s leading shares ended the day in positive territory today despite a fall for British Airways after news of a competition blow.

The London market was firmly on the front foot today as investors cheered a bidding war for the UK’s largest ports operator AB Ports.

City traders celebrated a new milestone today when the FTSE 250 Index broke through the 10,000 barrier on a day when blue-chip stocks were also in hot demand.

THE owner of a construction company at the centre of a £130 million (€193m) lawsuit is said to have appointed advisers to consider the sale of the business.

Morrison has announced that it has acquired TE Services Ltd, the Dublin-based specialist telecoms contractor.

Supermarket group Asda today announced plans to recruit nearly 3,000 new staff across the UK.

Tesco today announced that it has made an offer to acquire up to 30 former BP/ Safeway petrol stations in the UK from WM Morrison, subject to BP pre-emption rights on 12 petrol stations.

The London market ended today back above the 5000 level after investors took heart from news about US interest rates.

Ken Morrison will come under pressure over his running of UK supermarket group Morrisons today when he faces investors after a series of profits warnings.

Supermarket boss Ken Morrison is set to come under intense investor pressure this week amid claims today he is delaying the modernisation of the group’s board.

The FTSE 100 Index ended today below the key 4900 barrier as gloom in London persisted despite upbeat trading on Wall Street.

The top flight finished today comfortably in the black, but failed to make up much of the week’s losses.

Supermarket chain Morrisons said today it was not on the verge of selling its Northern Ireland stores to Asda.