Editor's Picks
RBS and Goodwin face potential 3.3bn legal battle
Monday 03 Sep 2012
Royal Bank of Scotland could be in for a bruising legal battle with angry shareholders according to several reports on Monday.
Whitbread poaches bean counter from Premier Farnell
Monday 03 Sep 2012
Nicholas Cadbury is defecting from electronic components supplier Premier Farnell to become the new Group Finance Director of Whitbread, the Costa Coffee and Premier Inns owner.
FTSE 250 movers: Talvivaara gains after reassuring investors
Monday 03 Sep 2012
Finnish zinc and nickel mining company Talvivaara was a high riser after it denied it will be cutting jobs as part of a cost savings plan. Rumours had been circulating that the low price of nickel would force a reduction in headcount.
FX round-up: Sterling boosted by PMI data
Monday 03 Sep 2012
The US dollar slipped back on foreign exchange markets on Monday in thin trading on a day when US markets were closed for Labour Day.
Broker snap: Nomura downgrades Morrisons on volume growth
Monday 03 Sep 2012
Nomura has downgraded its rating for supermarket group Morrisons after analysing the recent Kantar grocery survey.
Only one in four Germans want Greece in the Eurozone
Monday 03 Sep 2012
Just a quarter of German citizens believe that Greece should remain in the Eurozone and receive more international assistance, according to a poll conducted by Financial Times-Harris.
London open: Miners gain as stimulus hopes lift the mood
Monday 03 Sep 2012
Chinese PMI drops, but stimulus hopes increase; US data in focus ahead of Fed meeting; eyes turn to ECB conference.
Shanta Gold reports first gold pour at New Luika
Monday 03 Sep 2012
Shanta Gold, the East Africa-focused gold producer listed on AIM, has seen its first gold pour at its New Luika Gold Mine in south-western Tanzania.
Miner shot at Johannesburg gold mine
Monday 03 Sep 2012
Security guards at a gold mine part-owned by Nelson Mandela's grandson have shot and injured four miners taking part in a pay dispute.
Vodafone in Middle East tie-up with Zain
Monday 03 Sep 2012
Mobile communications titan Vodafone has signed a multi-country partner agreement with Kuwaiti outfit Zain.
Europe open: Slight gains at start of crucial week
Monday 03 Sep 2012
-Markets take cue from Wall Street on Friday
Monday newspaper round-up: Small business, ECB, China
Friday 31 Aug 2012
George Osborne has made his latest bid to prop up the faltering economy by revealing plans to launch a small business bank to make it easier for growing companies to gain access to "multi-billion pounds" of government funding. The Chancellor believes the bank will play a key role as part of a series of measures planned to provide an autumn boost for the economy and meet business calls for a
Commodities: Oil rises on perfect storm of factors
Friday 31 Aug 2012
The Goldman Sachs commodities index (GSCI) closed just over 1% higher at 675.03 last Friday, on the back of several factors, such as generally positive economic data and a bullish speech from US Federal Reserve President Ben S.Bernanke at the Jackson Hole Symposium. That ahead of the extended Memorial Day weekend, which may also have contributed to moves in the markets.
US open: Stocks race higher ahead of Bernanke speech
Friday 31 Aug 2012
US stocks moved sharply higher after the opening bell on Friday in spite of fading optimism that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will hint at imminent easing measures in his keynote speech at the Jackson Hole symposium later today.
Broker snap: Consensus forecasts for IAG look 'vulnerable'
Friday 31 Aug 2012
Credit Suisse has reduced its target price for British Airways and Iberia owner International Consolidated Airlines Group, otherwise known as IAG, saying that consensus forecasts for 2013 look 'very vulnerable'.
Broker snap: UBS upgrades SSE to 'buy'
Friday 31 Aug 2012
Utilities giant SSE is enjoying 'better growth at lower risks', according to UBS which upgraded its recommendation for the stock from 'neutral' to 'buy' on Friday morning.
Broker snap: UBS upgrades SSE to 'buy'
Friday 31 Aug 2012
Utilities giant SSE is enjoying 'better growth at lower risks', according to UBS which upgraded its recommendation for the stock from 'neutral' to 'buy' on Friday morning.
UK house prices rose by most since early 2010 in August
Friday 31 Aug 2012
-UK house prices rose 1.3% in August
London open: Tentative start ahead of Bernanke speech
Friday 31 Aug 2012
All eyes turn to Bernanke; mining stocks wanted early on after recent losses; Redrow Chairman makes takeover approach.
Redrow Chairman makes takeover approach
Friday 31 Aug 2012
Redrow, the FTSE 250 house builder which has seen shares rise by nearly a fifth over the last month, has confirmed that three investment firms are interested in a takeover, one of which is controlled by the company's Chairman and well-known businessman, Steve Morgan.
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