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London midday: FTSE 100 up one per cent as sentiment improves
Wednesday 26 Jun 2013
Strong US data out yesterday, improving consumer confidence in Germany and measures by the Chinese central bank to ease a credit squeeze, all combined to give markets a boost on Wednesday with London's FTSE 100 jumping one per cent by midday.
Direct Line Insurance cuts 2,000 jobs to slash costs
Wednesday 26 Jun 2013
Direct Line Insurance Group’s shares surged on Wednesday after announcing further cost saving initiatives.
Balfour Beatty sells stake in Exeter Airport
Wednesday 26 Jun 2013
Infrastructure company Balfour Beatty has sold its interest in Exeter Airport to Patriot Aerospace, the aviation division of Rigby Group.
IAG's British Airways launches bond issue
Wednesday 26 Jun 2013
British Airways has launched an inaugural 927m dollar publicly-traded bond issue, using aircraft as collateral.
Glencore Xstrata CFO tops up stake with big share purchase
Wednesday 26 Jun 2013
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Legal & General invests to expand retirement solutions footprint
Wednesday 26 Jun 2013
Insurance, savings and investment group Legal & General (L&G) is to purchase UK annuity buy-out firm Lucida for 151m pounds after identifying retirement solutions as one of its 'five key themes for growth'.
Wednesday preview: Standard Chartered unveils second quarter results
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
British multinational banking and financial services company Standard Chartered is due to release its second quarter results on Wednesday.
London close: Markets rebound strongly, Carnival jumps late on
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
The FTSE 100 rebounded strongly with a 1.2 per cent jump on Tuesday after coming close to its 2013 low the day before, as concerns over a liquidity crunch in China and reduced stimulus in the US eased, for the time being at least.
FTSE 250 movers: Housebuilders rise after mortgage-approval data
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
House builders and construction stocks were performing well on Tuesday after the British Bankers’ Association revealed that mortgage approvals hit a 16-month high in May of 36,102. This was up from a revised 32,952 the month before, well ahead of the 33,200 consensus forecast and up 11 per cent year on year. Ashtead, Balfour Beatty and Barratt Developments were among the best performers this
FTSE 100 movers: Experian, easyJet, ARM Holdings
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
Experian rose to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard after falling 16 percent over the last month from highs of around 1,290p. The travel company won an award for its customer services in the Best in Class Call Center category at the Call Center Excellence Awards, according to a release on Tuesday.
Broker snap: Investec upgrades ARM after recent falls
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
Shares in chip designer ARM Holdings were making gains on Tuesday morning after Investec upgraded the stock from 'hold' to 'buy' and lifted its target price from 955p to 1,000p, saying that fundamentals still remain strong despite the recent sell-off.
London open: Stocks rebound ahead of key US data
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
UK markets opened with decent gains on Tuesday morning, rebounding after having closed at levels not seen since early January the day before.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Virgin Atalantic, Repsol, Barclays
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines have announced a code-sharing agreement on 108 routes, including flights between Britain and the US, The Times reported. The airlines are working together to compete more effectively with the dominant carriers out of Heathrow, British Airways and American Airlines.
Petrofac reports modest half-year growth
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
Oilfield service company Petrofac reported “modest growth” in half-year net profit driven by a strong operational performance and an active project portfolio.
Domino Printing hit by tough European trading conditions
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
Industrial coding, printing and marking technology group Domino Printing swung into a pre-tax loss for the half year as difficult trading conditions across most of Europe persisted.
Rexam scales back full-year guidance, announces Healthcare disposal
Tuesday 25 Jun 2013
Consumer packaging giant Rexam is to focus on its beverage cans business and sell off its Healthcare division as it admitted that full-year trading will below expectations.
Investors size up potential winners from US online-betting legal developments
Monday 24 Jun 2013
Invest in the gaming industry and you will find yourself a devoted follower of regulatory fashion in no time.
Thursday tips round-up: Bunzl, Direct Line, Real Good Food
Monday 24 Jun 2013
Bunzl is a boring investment but in these markets, boring is good, according to The Times’ Tempus column.
London close: Markets suffer another sell-off as sentiment remains fragile
Monday 24 Jun 2013
Markets suffered another heavy sell-off on Monday, sending the FTSE 100 to levels not seen since the start of the year, as concerns over a slowdown in China and last week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting continuing to hit markets across the globe.
US midday: Central bank should act to mitigate instability, some say
Monday 24 Jun 2013
Fed (Dudley): Central banks should act to mitigate financial instability; Coal stocks lead losses; VIX rises 8 per cent to 20.35
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