It is a measure of the dynamism of the stock market that only five original members of the FT Ordinary share index, the oldest continuous index covering UK equities, have survived in it for all of its 64-year history. They are: Blue Circle Industries (formerly known as Associated Portland Cement), General Electric (recently renamed Marconi), GKN, Imperial Chemical Industries and Tate & Lyle....more

GOVERNMENT ROLES
Big spenders stay the course  Jan 11

TECHNOLOGY
Cutting edge of the economy  Jan 11

POPULATION
People problem easing  Jan 11

GDP GROWTH
US the dominant economic model  Jan 11

COMMODITIES
Baskets prove their worth  Jan 11

FUTURES
Razor-sharp remedy for hedging risk  Jan 11

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