28 JULY 1984, page 20

Hush

Tt is worrying in more ways than one to lhear the international bankers proclaim, as they do now, that they sleep like babies. The explanation may come from the world of......

Towards Zero

T he FT Index will reach zero, if share prices carry on down at their present pace, in something like ten months. What a year this has been for selling in May and going away!......

Coffee-housing

T here isn't an awful lot of coffee in Brazil, and too much of what there is tastes like Fisherman's Friends. There isn't all that much in Africa, either, what with bushfires......

Spiking Thorn

T his puzzle picture of cash-rich com- panies may have a simple explanation. Perhaps all the money has piled up round Lord Weinstock at GEC, while everyone goes without. He......

City And Suburban

Bidding societies w hat we all need. in these hard times, is a takeover gamble which is all reward and no risk. Here it is. Join a building society. All you have to do is to buy......