Editor's Picks
Boeing and Airbus win most orders at trade show
Thursday 20 Jun 2013
Boeing and Airbus dominated the aviation industry’s largest trade expo as it secured more orders than rivals.
Broker snap: Panmure hikes target for Ted Baker after strong Q1
Thursday 20 Jun 2013
Panmure Gordon has raised its target price for Ted Baker from 1,411p to 1,571p after the British fashion group's better-than-expected first quarter, but has kept its 'hold' rating on the stock.
London open: 'Tapering' concerns hit markets hard as Fed signals end to QE
Thursday 20 Jun 2013
Markets across Europe dropped sharply in early trading on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last night signalled that the central bank could soon start to scale back its quantitative easing (QE) programme.
Ashtead Group announces record annual profits
Thursday 20 Jun 2013
Equipment rental company Ashtead Group reported a record year of pre-tax profit, bolstered by revenue growth, operational efficiency and lower financing costs.
Go-Ahead expects bigger chunk of profit from bus ops
Thursday 20 Jun 2013
Train and bus group Go-Ahead said while its overall expectations for the full year remain unchanged, it now expect a greater proportion of operating profit to come from the bus division.
Bank regulator identifies 27bn-pound capital shortfall at five UK banks
Thursday 20 Jun 2013
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) said that five of the major eight banks in the UK fell short of their capital requirements at the end of 2012 with a combined shortfall of 27.1bn pounds.
China PMI points to slower 2Q growth
Thursday 20 Jun 2013
China's factory activity fell to a nine month low in June, casting further doubts over the recovery of the world's second largest economy with weaker growth expected in the second quarter.
Thursday tips round-up: SDL, Darty, Softbank
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
SDL and Micro Focus International share an odd similarity in that both software companies need to be nursed back to health by former chairmen, The Times’ Tempus column reported. However, they are quite different businesses in that SDL writes its own innovative software, while Micro Focus allows customers to manage existing systems, such as those written in the computer language Cobol. SDL has
London close: All eyes on tonight's Fed meeting
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
UK markets gave back Tuesday’ slight gains as traders continued to take positions, or stay on the side lines, ahead of the all-important policy decision - and accompanying market reaction - from the Federal Reserve due out later this evening.
CEO Ian Livingston leaves BT for government role
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
FTSE 100-listed telecommunications giant BT has reported that Gavin Patterson will succeed Ian Livingston as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BT Group.
London midday: Markets cautious as eyes remain fixed on Fed
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
A decline in risk appetite meant that UK markets were in the red on Wednesday morning ahead of the all-important policy decision from the Federal Reserve due out later this evening.
Fed President Bernanke to offer clues on tapering
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
Will Federal Reserve (Fed) President Ben Bernanke come to the rescue of markets battered by volatility by giving some clear indication of when the reduction in the asset purchase program will finally come to pass?
Derwent London in talks with Peninsula Hotel for Grosvenor sale
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
Derwent London is in talks to sell its 50 per cent interest in London property 1-5 Grosvenor Place to Peninsula Hotels for 132.5m pounds before costs.
Ophir Energy spuds first Ghananian well
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
FTSE 250-listed Africa-focussed upstream oil and gas resource company Ophir Energy has announced the spud of the Starfish-1 well in the Ophir-operated Offshore Accra PSC.
Annual profits slip at Imagination Tech as opex jumps
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
Processor technology group Imagination Technologies saw annual revenues grow by a fifth after a better-than-expected increase in unit shipments, though profits more than halved after a jump in opex and continuing struggles at its loss-making digital radio division, Pure.
Annual profits slip at Imagination Tech as opex jumps
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
Processor technology group Imagination Technologies saw annual revenues grow by a fifth after a better-than-expected increase in unit shipments, though profits more than halved after a jump in opex and continuing struggles at its loss-making digital radio division, Pure.
Berkeley ramps up full year profit
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
FTSE 250 house building company Berkeley Group reported a 26 per cent hike in annual pre-tax profit and issued a further interim dividend following strong housing demand in London and the South of England.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Deloitte, RBS, News Corp.
Wednesday 19 Jun 2013
A report by a cross-party group of MPs and peers believes senior bankers should face jail and lose bonuses if they are involved in a future banking collapse, The Telegraph reported. The government has been urged to introduce a new criminal offence for senior staff who run banks in a “reckless manner" along with stricter rules that could see managers being stripped of several years’ worth of pay.
London close: Markets move higher with Fed decision in focus
Tuesday 18 Jun 2013
After a subdued start, the FTSE 100 finished with impressive gains on Tuesday as investors put aside worries ahead of the key ‘risk event’ of the week, the monetary policy meeting at the Federal Reserve.
Sector movers: Banks gain on China rate-cut speculation
Tuesday 18 Jun 2013
Banking stocks were in demand on Tuesday on the back of reports that China could move to cut interest rates in an effort to combat a slowdown.
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