Editor's Picks
WPP buys Unilever media services firm in Philippines
Friday 20 Dec 2013
Advertising and media giant WPP is set to snap up the business and assets of Media Arts System and Services Company (MASSCOM), a Philippines-based media agency that works closely with Unilever.
British Land signs Broadgate joint venture
Friday 20 Dec 2013
British Land and real estate investor GIC confirmed they have signed a joint venture agreement to develop Broadgate, a key office complex in London.
Friday newspaper round-up: BAE Systems, interest rates, British Gas
Friday 20 Dec 2013
BAE Systems suffered a bruising setback after Britain’s negotiations to supply 60 Typhoon fighter jets to the UAE collapsed and pricing talks on a separate deal with Saudi Arabia stalled. – Financial Times
Friday newspaper round-up: BAE Systems, interest rates, British Gas
Friday 20 Dec 2013
BAE Systems suffered a bruising setback after Britain’s negotiations to supply 60 Typhoon fighter jets to the UAE collapsed and pricing talks on a separate deal with Saudi Arabia stalled. – Financial Times
London close: Stocks surge to two-and-a-half-week high after Fed taper
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
FTSE 100 at highest since December 2nd after Fed taper; Fed scales back stimulus, gives guidance on rates; Carnival jumps late on after FY results; Pharmaceutical and life insurance stocks rise.
Carnival makes waves with better-than-expected final figures
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
Net revenue yield better than recent guidance; Earnings not a low as expected; Net revenue yield to turn positive in H2 2014.
Friday preview: Consumer confidence and GDP reports released
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
UK consumer confidence rose modestly in December, according to the forecast ahead of the release of Friday’s GfK data.
Serco reaches 68.5m pounds deal with UK over tagging
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
Support services group Serco has reached a 68.5m pounds deal with the UK government over its troubled electronic tagging contract, lifting its shares.
G4S referred to Serious Fraud Office again
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
The government has again referred security group G4S to the Serious Fraud Office after a review of outsourcing contracts due to suspected over-charging.
London midday: Markets jump one per cent after Fed taper
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
Fed tapers monthly asset purchases by 10bn dollars; Markets rise, Wall Street hits record high; Annual growth of UK retail sales misses estimates.
Broker snap: Generics threat tightens breathing room at Glaxo, says Jefferies
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
Jefferies has maintained its 'hold' rating for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) after Denmark approved the sale of a generic copy of its top-selling inhaled lung drug, Advair.
UK car manufacturing on track to reach six-year high
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
UK car production rose 4.5 per cent to 1.42m units in the first 11 months of the year, according to a report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
London open: Fed taper sparks 'Santa Rally' as stocks jump
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
Fed cuts monthly bond buying to 75bn dollars; Commits to near-zero rates, depending on inflation; Pharma peers AstraZeneca, GSK making gains.
Keller remains in line for full-year
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
On track to meet full-year targets; Trading stable since update in November
Thursday newspaper round-up: Fed taper, EU banking union, Retailers...
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
Emerging and Asian exchanges took the taper in their stride as global markets continued to react on Thursday to the US Federal Reserve’s decision to begin shrinking its monthly asset buying programme from 85bn dollars to 75bn dollars. Previous hints that the Fed was set to reduce, or taper, its purchase programme had caused turbulence in emerging markets. But Thursday’s relative calm suggested
Serco warns contract problems may hit cash flow
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
Support services group Serco warned that recent contract problems may hit its cash flow but said 2013 results were likely to meet market hopes.
888 says earnings in line with expectations as trends continue
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
Online gaming group 888 said in a pre-close update that its headline financial figures have continued on the same trend since third-quarter results in mid-October.
US close: Markets hit new records as Fed scales back QE
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
Fed cuts monthly asset purchases to 75bn dollars; Commits to near-zero rates, dependent on inflation; Housing starts beat expectations for November.
London pre-open: Strong start expected after Fed taper
Thursday 19 Dec 2013
UK markets are expected to jump on Thursday morning as investors react to the Federal Reserve's move to scale back quantitative easing, ending months of uncertainty for financial markets worldwide.
London close: Markets flat as investors turn cautious ahead of Fed
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
Stocks trading within narrow range ahead of Fed; Fed decision due at 19:00 London time; BoE votes unanimously on policy, warns of sterling strength; UK unemployment falls to four-and-a-half-year low.
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