Editor's Picks
Shell sells 1bn-dollar stake in Brazil as disposal programme continues
Tuesday 28 Jan 2014
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell has continued its massive asset disposal programme by selling off a 23 per cent stake in the Parque das Conchas (BC-10) project offshore Brazil for one billion dollars.
London midday: Stocks rise as emerging-market turmoil eases
Tuesday 28 Jan 2014
Markets rebound from six-week low; UK GDP rises 0.7 per cent in Q4, as expected; US data, FOMC meeting awaited.
Broker snap: Numis upgrades Carnival to 'buy'
Monday 27 Jan 2014
Carnival's share price received a boost on Tuesday from analysts at Numis Securities who raised their recommendation on the cruise operator's stock from 'hold' to 'buy' on the back of positive read-across from sector peer Royal Caribbean.
Sainsbury boss King to quit, plays down M&S talk - UPDATE
Monday 27 Jan 2014
The Chief Executive of Sainsbury's is stepping down but played down talk that he could replace the boss of troubled rival Marks & Spencer.
Broker snap: Analysts wary of downside risks at RBS
Monday 27 Jan 2014
Following the news that RBS has put aside a further three billion pounds to cover new claims, a large number of analysts have maintained their negative views on the stock, recommending investors to sell the shares ahead of the bank's full-year results next month.
Randgold Resources to beat revised 2013 production target
Monday 27 Jan 2014
Loulo-Gounkoto to exceed 213 production target; Higher grades achieved through efficiency improvement; 2014 output guidance confirmed
Broker snap: JPMorgan warns of 'another challenging year' for Pearson
Friday 24 Jan 2014
JPMorgan Cazenove has lowered its rating for education and publishing group Pearson from 'overweight' to 'neutral', warning investors to expect 'another challenging year in 2014'.
Sector movers: Vodafone sinks mobile telecoms as AT&T rules out bid
Friday 24 Jan 2014
The news that AT&T has ruled out a takeover bid for Vodafone sparked a big drop in the UK group’s share price on Monday, sending the mobile telecommunications sector to the bottom of the pile.
GlaxoSmithKline wins positive opinion on diabetes treatment
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline said on Friday that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended marketing authorisation for its albiglutide treatment for type 2 diabetes.
Broker snap: Morgan Stanley downgrades Aberdeen on EM concerns
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Fund manager Aberdeen was a heavy faller on the FTSE 100 on Friday after a ratings downgrade by Morgan Stanley from 'equal weight' to 'underweight'.
FX round-up: Emerging market currency rout dominates
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Emerging market currencies suffered a steep sell-off on Friday amid worries about global economic growth.
London open: Markets lower for fourth day straight, Aberdeen drops
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Markets flat after heavy falls on Thursday; Carney signals end to forward guidance; Aberdeen suffers from Morgan Stanley downgrade.
BP Gas Marketing drops option to buy stake in Infrastrata
Friday 24 Jan 2014
InfraStrata’s shares tumbled after saying BP Gas Marketing Limited (BPGM) had decided to relinquish its option to buy a 50 per cent stake in the oil and gas storage company.
Workspace Group's quarterly rent roll grows but occupancy flat
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Rent roll rises 5.6 per cent; Occupancy flat at 90.7 per cent; Progress on refurbishment programme
Close Brothers paints bright outlook for 2014
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Growth expected in the first half; Banking arm loan book grows; AuM rises four per cent
Germany keeps 'AAA' at Fitch after debt decline
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Fitch Ratings maintained its top-notch rating for Germany with a stable outlook on Friday, citing the decline in the public debt levels.
Friday newspaper round-up: BoE, SSE, Microsoft...
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Mark Carney, Bank of England governor, has signalled that his policy of linking interest rates to the unemployment rate will be buried less than six months after its birth. He said the British economy was “in a different place” from last summer. Mr Carney flagged the U-turn at the World Economic Forum in Davos, letting the news emerge in a series of television interviews where he said that
Global risk aversion up a notch, dollar/yen near seven week lows
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Asian markets got off to a poor start come Monday, following the sharp losses seen last Friday on Wall Street.
London pre-open: Small rise expected on FTSE
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Modest rise expected on FTSE; Carney and Draghi both due to speak at World Economic Forum; Royal Mail posts two per cent rise in LFL nine month revenue.
London close: Stocks sink sharply after global data comes in mixed
Thursday 23 Jan 2014
- Chinese manufacturing in contraction
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