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  • London open: Stocks fall as investors await US non-farm payrolls

    Friday 06 Sep 2013

    Stocks opened broadly lower on Friday morning with investors refraining from building positions ahead of the all-important US jobs report due out this afternoon, seen as a deciding factor in the Federal Reserve's impending withdrawal of stimulus.

  • US midday: Economists debate tapering in aftermath of employment report

    Friday 06 Sep 2013

    Reports attribute aggressive remarks to Putin; Later reports indicate Russia will maintain current levels of “support”; Weaker than forecast non-farm payrolls numbers; Treasury yields drop; Gross (PIMCO): “More tinker than taper in September”; E.Platt (FT): Bank of America does not expect Fed tapering come September; Bill Hubard (Markets.com) still sees “Septepering”; Barclays Research and

  • Friday newspaper round-up: North Sea, Glaxo, Wonga

    Thursday 05 Sep 2013

    Government borrowing costs in the US and Europe surged as investors became more optimistic that the developed world has embarked on a period of sustained and rapid growth and anticipated that central banks will increase interest rates earlier than previously thought. Yields on sovereign debt, which move inversely to prices, broke above key levels in Europe and the US, even after Mario Draghi, the

  • Lloyds sale could be delayed by Syria tensions

    Thursday 05 Sep 2013

    The Government’s planned sale of its stake in Lloyds Banking Group could be delayed until later in the autumn of 2013 because of turbulent equity markets.

  • Broker tips: Glaxo, IHG, Retailers

    Thursday 05 Sep 2013

    Panmure Gordon has maintained its 'buy' recommendation for pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline but admitted that it was disappointed with the firm's setback on its potential new skin-cancer treatment.

  • London midday: Stocks trim gains, BoE holds rates

    Thursday 05 Sep 2013

    After a strong start for UK stocks, the FTSE 100 pared gains by lunchtime as nervousness set in ahead of a number of risk events that have to potential to spark some volatile moves on financial markets.

  • Broker snap: IHG jumps after UBS upgrade to 'buy'

    Thursday 05 Sep 2013

    InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the owner of the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn franchises, saw shares jump on Thursday morning after UBS upgraded its rating from 'neutral' to 'buy' and added the stock to its 'Most Preferred' list.

  • London open: Stocks surge ahead of BoE, ECB meetings

    Thursday 05 Sep 2013

    The FTSE 100 jumped strongly in early trading on Thursday as investor risk appetite increased ahead of policy decisions from the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) later on.

  • Thursday newspaper round-up: India, Lloyds of London, Syria

    Thursday 05 Sep 2013

    Raghuram Rajan has taken charge of India’s central bank, with the former International Monetary Fund Chief economist warning he will take unpopular steps to tackle the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. The new Reserve Bank of India Governor announced his “big initial package” to arrest slowing growth and support a currency that has plunged to record lows, The Daily Telegraph says.

  • Tuesday share tips: BG Group, Ricardo

    Thursday 05 Sep 2013

    Integrated natural gas company BG Group’s decision to cut its guidance was due to geopolitical factors – in Egypt – and technical factors – in Norway. Nevertheless, the third reason behind that lower forecast - its decision to reduce the number of rigs operating in North America, is sensible. All in all that is the normal reshuffling one would expect from a group of BG’s size and with such

  • Severn Trent confirms it has no plans for Ofwat pricing review

    Wednesday 04 Sep 2013

    Water group Severn Trent has confirmed it has no plans to apply to regulator Ofwat for a special interim review of its 2010-2015 price limits relating to investments and costs associated with the adoption of private drains and sewers.

  • Airlines hit by Ryanair profit warning, but IAG rallies on strong August traffic

    Wednesday 04 Sep 2013

    Stocks in the airline sector were hit hard by a gloomy outlook from Ryanair on Wednesday after a profit warning from Europe's largest budget airline scared investors.

  • FTSE 100 movers: Ryanair profit warning drags fellow aviation stocks lower

    Wednesday 04 Sep 2013

    Shares in aviation companies easyJet and IAG were all heading south after Ryanair issued a warning on annual profits after its shares plunged in response.

  • bwin.party launches new website

    Wednesday 04 Sep 2013

    Online poker group Bwin.party has launch its new website, partypoker.com, marking a "significant first step" in the merging of social media and real money gaming.

  • US pre-open: Syria and Fed's Beige Book in focus

    Wednesday 04 Sep 2013

    The Syria crisis, the release of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book and trade figures are likely to be on investors’ radars as the US market opens.

  • Broker snap: Exane BNP Paribas upgrades Croda to 'outperform'

    Wednesday 04 Sep 2013

    Exane BNP Paribas has upgraded its rating for speciality chemicals group Croda International from 'neutral' to 'outperform' following the stock's underperformance so far this year.

  • Commodities: Crude slips as clock ticks on Syria action

    Wednesday 04 Sep 2013

    Crude oil futures fell on Wednesday as markets took the view that any military intervention in Syria could still some time to happen.

  • Broker snap: Antofagasta could pay special divi by 2015, says Canaccord

    Wednesday 04 Sep 2013

    Shares in Chile-based copper miner Antofagasta were making gains on Friday after Canaccord Genuity retained their positive stance on the stock, giving an upbeat outlook for free cash flow (FCF) and the prospect of a special dividend in the new few years.

  • London open: Potential strike on Syria worries investors early on

    Wednesday 04 Sep 2013

    Stocks declined on Wednesday morning on concerns over an imminent Western military intervention in Syria, with investors also choosing to scale back positions ahead of a number of 'risk events' later on in the week.

  • FX round-up: Dollar hits the brakes ahead US jobs report

    Tuesday 03 Sep 2013

    The dollar pulled off a six-week high against major currencies on Wednesday as profit takers moved in ahead of Friday's widely watched US jobs report.

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