Editor's Picks
London midday: Stocks pull back ahead of rate decisions, US jobs report
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Sharp falls in the mining sector and a number of heavyweight stocks going ex-dividend ensured that London markets were firmly in negative territory on Wednesday morning, with investors scaling back risk ahead of some key events later this week.
Portuguese PM faces fourth no-confidence vote
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Even as Cyprus and Italy slip quietly into the background, Portugal has returned to the headlines today, as Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho prepares to face off yet another another no-confidence vote.
Schroders shares surge on equity inflows, acquistions
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Schroders was topping the FTSE 100 in early Wednesday trading as Credit Suisse said it expects the fund manager to gain from positive net inflows into European equities.
Broker snap: Credit Suisse sees downside risk to metals prices
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Credit Suisse made across-the-board target-price cuts in the mining sector on Wednesday, highlighting the impact of supply overhang on metals prices this year.
Baobab de-risks Tete project with resource upgrade
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Mozambique-focused miner Baobab Resources has released details of its recent resource upgrade at the Tenge/Ruoni prospect at its Tete pig iron and ferro-vanadium project.
Verizon dismisses reports of bid for Vodafone
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Verizon Communication has dismissed reports that it has teamed up with AT&T on a break-up bid for Vodafone.
Wednesday share tips: Man Group, Interserve
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Support services firm Interserve´s share price has had a very good run year-to-date, on the back of a full order book. Particularly worth noting is the fact that it grew at a time when some of its peers were seeing a contraction. As well, there is still room for new wins, as with yesterday´s contract announced with Magnox. No less relevant is the company´s strong cash generation, thanks to better
London open: Markets turn cautious ahead of risk events this week
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Markets shrugged off some strong economic data from China on Wednesday morning to trade firmly in the red with traders nervous ahead of central bank meetings tomorrow and US employment data on Friday.
Satisfactory Easter for Thorntons, to top full year forecasts
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Chocolate retailer Thorntons said that its key Easter trading period has been satisfactory and now expects full year pre-tax profit to be ahead of current market expectations.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: BP, RBS, Stobart...
Wednesday 03 Apr 2013
Oil major BP has put its US wind-power unit up for sale as it continues to pull back from renewable energy and turn to its core oil and gas business, according to the Financial Times. The paper says that its wind-power operations in the States could be worth 1.5bn pounds.
London close: Markets surge as M&A activity lifts sentiment
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
UK stocks surged on Tuesday, starting the week strongly after the four-day Easter weekend, as increased M&A activity and a strong reading of US factory orders lifted sentiment.
Sector movers: Vodafone M&A talks boost telecoms stocks
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
M&A rumours surrounding phone-network giant Vodafone lifted the mobile telecommunications sector to the top of the pile on Tuesday.
Experian Chairman reduces stake
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
UK to escape triple-dip recession, says British Chambers of Commerce
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
The UK will avoid a triple dip recession as the economy is boosted by a strong performance of manufacturing and service industries, according to the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC).
London midday: Stocks rise, M&A speculation boosts Vodafone
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
The FTSE 100 had gained one per cent by Tuesday lunchtime as traders made up for lost time following a long four-day weekend for the Easter holidays.
Anglo American executive joins Lonmin as CEO
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
Platinum producer Lonmin announced on Tuesday the appointment of Ben Magara as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
US midday: Healthcare stocks surge on higher reimbursement rates
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
Healthcare stocks surge; Better than forecast factory orders;Nasdaq OMX plummets
AstraZeneca to contest US court ruling over asthma medicine
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
Drugmaker AstraZeneca announced Tuesday that a US court ruled that its patent protecting its medicine Pulmicort Respules in the nation is invalid.
Cyprus to request more time from the Troika
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
Even though Cyprus has already been granted an extension from 2016 to 2017 to achieve a primary budget surplus, government spokesperson Christos Stylianides said they hope to negotiate an additional year to achieve the targets.
US close: Stocks fall as manufacturing survey disappoints
Tuesday 02 Apr 2013
ISM manufacturing misses forecasts; S&P 500 pulls back from record high; Markets still closed in Europe, Hong Kong.
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