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Few in the industry, which has been shedding workers as fast as it can print P45s, can see any relief for at least a year or so.</p> </div> <h1 class="sectionsLabel">Inside Sharewatch</h1> <div class="front-news"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730044916/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-investment-column-inchcapes-spin-machine-fails-to-convince-market-880341.html">The Investment Column: Inchcape's spin machine fails to convince market</a> </em> </h2> <p class="date">Wednesday, 30 July 2008</p> <p>Bodycote; RM</p> </div> <div class="front-news"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730044916/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-investment-column-national-grid-looks-set-to-shine-in-hard-times-879509.html">The Investment Column: National Grid looks set to shine in hard times</a> </em> </h2> <p class="date">Tuesday, 29 July 2008</p> <p></p> </div> <div class="front-news"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730044916/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-rentokil-extends-decline-despite-breakup-talk-879511.html">Market Report: Rentokil extends decline, despite break-up talk</a> </em> </h2> <p class="date">Tuesday, 29 July 2008</p> <p>Retokil Initial was the focus of gossip in the City, with yet more speculation that the ratcatcher is to be broken up, although this wasn't enough to arrest the stock's downward spiral. </p> </div> <div class="front-news"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730044916/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-update--28-july-879058.html">Market update - 28 July</a> </em> </h2> <p class="date">Monday, 28 July 2008</p> <p>It was a slow start to the week with the FTSE 100 falling 21 points to 5331. 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