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  • FX round-up: Dollar falls following Fed announcement

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    The dollar declined further on Thursday, its third consecutive fall, after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 11-to-1 in favour of a third phase of quantitative easing.

  • Friday newspaper round-up: Fed, BAE, Recovery

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    America's central bank said it will purchase 40bn dollars (25bn pounds) of mortgage-backed bonds a month to stimulate the housing market and keep long-term interest rates low. In a major departure from the two previous rounds of stimulus, the Fed said it will persist with the policy until the outlook for the job market improves "substantially". The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard

  • Wetherspoon off to fast start

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Pubs group JD Wetherspoon's new financial year has got off to a flying start, helped by a strong performance during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  • Regus joins forces with Swiss train operator

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Office space provider Regus has formed a new partnership with Swiss train operator SBB, which will open temporary-use workspaces, offices and meeting rooms - called SBB Businesspoints - at Berne and Geneva stations.

  • London midday: Markets look to Fed for a boost

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Markets tentative ahead of FOMC announcement; stocks already priced in stimulus; Next and BAE provide a drag in London.

  • Broker tips: BAE, Next, WPP

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Investec has downgraded its rating for defence giant BAE Systems from 'hold' to 'sell' after yesterday's revelation that the group is in discussions with EADS about a possible merger.

  • Aussie miner Fortescue tumbles

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Australian miner Fortescue dragged down the country's stock market after reports it was in discussions with lenders about debt payments.

  • Broker snap: Investec tells BAE investors to 'cash in'

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Investec has downgraded its rating for defence giant BAE Systems from 'hold' to 'sell' after yesterday's revelation that the group is in discussions with EADS about a possible merger.

  • London open: Markets cautious ahead of FOMC meeting

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Markets focus on FOMC announcement; Next sinks on gloomy outlook; BAE eases after strong surge.

  • John Lewis continues to defy high street gloom

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    John Lewis ignored the travails of other high street retailers, posting a big jump in profits in the first half.

  • London pre-open: Flat start expected for FTSE

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open unchanged from yesterday's close of 5,782.

  • Houston, we have a contract, says Wood Group

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Oilfield support services firm Wood Group has snared a contract with NRG Energy to design and construct a 75 megawatt gas turbine peaking facility at the W A Parish Generating Station, located some 25 miles southwest of Houston.

  • Weather and economic gloom hit Home Retail Group

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Home Retail Group said its DIY chain Homebase had continued to be hit hard by bad weather and a reluctance on the part of consumers to buy big ticket items.

  • Bears chip away at Imagination

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    Mobile devices chip specialist Imagination Technologies saw its share price clobbered on Thursday morning after a trading update which raised doubts about the group's confidence in hitting full-year targets.

  • Thursday newspaper round-up: HBOS, Europe, Apple...

    Thursday 13 Sep 2012

    A banker who spearheaded the rapid growth of one of the UK’s biggest lenders before its collapse in the financial crisis has been banned from working in financial services for life and fined £500,000 after being held “personally culpable” for management failings. The moves against Peter Cummings, the former head of corporate lending at HBOS, is one of the first major enforcement actions by the UK

  • BAE surges on possible tie-up with EADS

    Wednesday 12 Sep 2012

    Shares in defence group BAE Systems surged before the close of trade on Wednesday after it confirmed rumours that it is in talks with European aerospace giant EADS regarding a ‘possible combination’.

  • London close: Stocks sink late on ahead of Fed

    Wednesday 12 Sep 2012

    Ex-div stocks and miners weigh on Footsie; Germany approves ESM; all eyes turn to the Fed

  • Amplats suspends operations in South Africa

    Wednesday 12 Sep 2012

    Anglo American Platinum, or Amplats, the world’s largest primary producer of platinum, has been forced to suspend its operations in South Africa as a wave of labour unrest continues to hit the country’s mining industry.

  • BT scores big broadcasting deal with Premiership Rugby

    Wednesday 12 Sep 2012

    British telecoms giant BT announced a ‘ground-breaking’ 152m-pound deal on Wednesday afternoon for a range of exclusive live rights for Premiership Rugby, one of the biggest broadcast deals in the history of club rugby which deals a massive blow to current broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB).

  • Petrofac gets higher-than-expected credit facility

    Wednesday 12 Sep 2012

    Shares in Petrofac crept higher on Wednesday afternoon after the oilfield services firm signed a new five-year revolving credit facility for more than it had first expected.

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