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Investment Notes

By CUSTOS T HE 'no-change' Bank rate, which appears to he Mr. Maudling's pre-election policy, stead- ied the gilt-edged market, though it remains friendless. It is worth......

Spectator Crossword No. 1130

ACROSS 25. 1. A formal flower of a rising in London (8, 4) 8. The pipes of Pan keyed-up, per- haps (4-5) 9. Where half of 2 takes a beating (5) 11. The chronicle of a pious hero......

Company Notes

By LOTHBURY T HE results from Great Universal Stores are really outstanding, with a 14} per cent in- crease in the trading profit at £351 million. This is the biggest increase......

Solution To Crossword 1129 Across.-1 Badhat. 4 Appraise....

11 Abounds. 12 Anticipate. 13 Once. 15 Eanling. 17 Chassis. 19 Spurned. 21 Looks in. 23 Chit, 24 Lighthouse. 27 Propose. 28 Glad eye. 29 Demonist. 30 Certes. Bedmakers. 2......

The Economy

Insurance Investment and the State By NICHOLAS DAVENPORT THE parts of the City most anxiously awaiting the October election result are the board rooms of the life insurance com-......