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BG Group CEO quits, Egypt challenges impact on production - UPDATE
Friday 25 Apr 2014
Gas giant BG Group delivered a double blow to investors on Monday as it announced the departure of Chief Executive Chris Finlayson and warned its 2014 production levels would be at the lower end of expectations due to challenges in Egypt.
Pearson Q1 sales hit by strong pound
Friday 25 Apr 2014
Education and Financial Times publisher Pearson said first quarter sales had taken a hit from currency volatility, fuelling an expected drop in profit in first half profits against the same time a year ago.
RBS forced to back down from double fixed-pay plan
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Majority state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has axed a plan to hand out bonuses worth double fixed-pay after the British government refused to back it.
Credit Suisse downgrades Diageo as 'challenges mount'
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Credit Suisse has downgraded its rating for Diageo from ‘outperform’ to ‘neutral’, saying that challenges are mounting at the drinks group.
Friday preview: Retail sales data and Pearson IMS ahead
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Barring any unexpected events global capital markets will have little to chew on come Friday.
Sunday share tips: Severn Trent, Ladbrokes, Lloyds Banking
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Severn Trent investors have reasons to be annoyed after the water company’s performance since rejecting a takeover bid, Danny Fortson argued in the Sunday Times. In his Inside the City column, Fortson said Severn’s shares are almost a fifth lower than the 22 pounds offered by overseas investors a year ago. New Chief Executive Liv Garfield has a difficult job because the industry regulator has
Spectris revenues fall as FX provides a drag
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Spectris, the industrial instrumentation and controls company, said that currency movements pushed revenues lower in the first quarter, but like-for-like (LFL) sales were ahead of last year.
US open: Stocks fall as Russia says will start drills
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Ukraine tensions rise as Putin warns of 'consequences'; Apple gains strongly after earnings, increase buyback; Facebook beats forecasts but shares fall; US economic data comes in mixed.
Over-50s insurer Saga preparing for London IPO
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Saga Group, the British insurance company serving the over-50s, is reported to be eyeing an initial public offering (IPO), in what is set to be the largest insurance listing in London in five years.
Ukraine kills five militants, EU ponders Crimea sanctions
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Ukrainian troops moving to take back Slavyansk in the east of the country have reportedly killed five militants, according to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
Centamin likely to benefit from new Egyptian contract law - UPDATE
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Thanks to a new investment law brought in by the Egyptian government, gold miner Centamin will try and dismiss an ongoing court case over rights to its Sukari mine in the country.
Barclays sees challenging conditions in FICC unit - UPDATE
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
In the first quarter Barclays’ Fixed Income, Credit and Commodities (FICC) unit continued to face the same challenges which it saw in the second half of 2013, the lender said in a brief trading update ahead of this morning’s Annual General Meeting which is set to start at 11:00.
Barclays faces investor outrage over bonuses at annual meeting
Thursday 24 Apr 2014
Banking group Barclays faced a barrage of investor protest against its controversial bonus policy on Thursday.
London close: FTSE ends slightly lower ahead of US earnings
Wednesday 23 Apr 2014
FTSE closes down 7.02 points at 6,674.74; Focus turns to Apple and Facebook earnings; UK public sector net borrowing falls
Centamin likely to benefit from new Egyptian contract law
Wednesday 23 Apr 2014
Thanks to a new investment law brought in by the Egyptian government, gold miner Centamin will try and dismiss an ongoing court case over rights to its Sukari mine in the country.
Drax delivers upbeat AGM despite power station setback
Wednesday 23 Apr 2014
Shares in FTSE 250 renewable energy provider Drax lost more than 10 per cent of their value on Wednesday morning, hit by the group's announcement that one of its power stations was no longer deemed eligible by the UK government for an investment contract.
Thursday preview: Investors waiting on AstraZeneca and Barclays
Wednesday 23 Apr 2014
Thursday will be another big day in capital markets in London. In particular, traders will be braced for the latest first quarter earnings figures out from drugs giant AstraZeneca.
Travis Perkins first-quarter sales power ahead
Tuesday 22 Apr 2014
First-quarter sales surge 15.6 per cent; Strong demand across all divisions; On course to meet trading targets
Scottish couple donates 3bn pounds to 'Yes, Scotland' campaign
Tuesday 22 Apr 2014
An Ayrshire couple has donated part of their lottery winnings to the 'Yes Scotland' independence campaign, in effect tripling all of the funds now available to the unionist movement 'Better Together'.
Is the euro the new funding currency?
Tuesday 22 Apr 2014
Recent strength in the euro against other major global currencies is compounding the declining inflation trend in the single currency area and has in ways encouraged investors to pile into the riskier bond markets of the peripheral countries.
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