Editor's Picks
FTSE 100 movers: Sainsbury rises on strong first half
Wednesday 13 Nov 2013
Supermarket giant Sainsbury rose after boasting of its largest market share for a decade in the first half, helped by fast growth from its own-brand food and an even faster growth of non-food.
Thursday preview: Burberry, Eurozone GDP, Fed's Yellen
Tuesday 12 Nov 2013
Luxury goods giant Burberry Group will help kick off Thursday’s show with their interim results.
Sector movers: Aero/defence hit by US concerns after Ultra Electronics update
Tuesday 12 Nov 2013
Aerospace and defence stocks were being sold off on Friday after Ultra Electronics became the latest company in the sector to be hit by concerns over government funding in the States.
FTSE 250 movers: Oxford Instruments leaps on Andor Tech talks
Tuesday 12 Nov 2013
Oxford Instruments surged after “significant strengthening” in its second-quarter results as it revealed it was in talks to acquire AIM-listed Andor Technology.
Centrica warns of continued challenging market conditions
Tuesday 12 Nov 2013
- Market conditions remain challenging in UK and US
US pre-open: Morgan Stanley puts chances of December taper at 40 per cent
Tuesday 12 Nov 2013
The main US equity benchmarks are now being called to start the session with average falls of one tenth of a percentage point.
LSE's first half revenue boosted by LCH.Clearnet acquisition
Tuesday 12 Nov 2013
Half year revenue up 44 per cent; LCH.Clearnet drives growth; Dividend raised four per cent
London midday: Financials, miners drag markets lower
Tuesday 12 Nov 2013
UK CPI falls to 13-month low; Dovish comments from ECB members; RBS taken off ‘buy’ list at Goldman.
Broker snap: Goldman downgrades RBS to neutral
Tuesday 12 Nov 2013
Analysts at Goldman Sachs have a positive view on the strategy outlined by Royal Bank of Scotland alongside its third quarter results.
GlaxoSmithKline heart disease drug misses key target
Monday 11 Nov 2013
GlaxoSmithKline's heart disease drug, darapladib, has missed a key milestone in its development.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Cameron, Shadow banks, North Sea
Monday 11 Nov 2013
The government is to forge a "leaner, more efficient state" on a permanent basis, David Cameron has said, as he signalled he had no intention of resuming spending once the structural deficit has been eliminated, a clear change to claims made after the last general election. Cameron said that the government would press ahead with tackling the deficit after cutting it by a third. But he made clear
ECB's Nowotny makes dovish remarks, leaves door open to more action
Monday 11 Nov 2013
Despite reports that Austrian National Bank Governor Ewald Nowotny was one of six European Central Bank (ECB) officials who voted against last week's rate cut, this ECB Governing Council member made a series of dovish comments on Tuesday, leaving the door open to further action from the Eurozone's monetary authority.
Standard Chartered reduces income growth target
Monday 11 Nov 2013
Standard Chartered has reduced its income growth target for the next couple of years due to slower economic growth and stricter regulations.
Broker snap: Nomura downgrades BSkyB after BT-UEFA deal
Monday 11 Nov 2013
Pay-TV broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting was trading firmly in the red on Monday after news that BT has won the exclusive rights to the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League tournaments for three seasons.
EDF Energy unveils 3.9 per cent price rise
Monday 11 Nov 2013
EDF Energy, one of the Big Six energy suppliers, has announced plans to up its energy price by an average of 3.9 per cent.
Lonmin achieves better than expected yearly production
Monday 11 Nov 2013
Underlying fiscal year profit improves to 98.75m pounds, Sold 696,000 ounces, ahead of guidance for 660,000, Net cash stood at 125.6m pounds after rights issue, Ramp-up ahead of schedule
Shire to buy ViroPharma for 4.2bn dollars
Friday 08 Nov 2013
Agrees merger with ViroPharma; Shire to pay 50 dollars a share; Business described as excellent fit; Will enhance revenue growth profile
Broker tips: BT, BSkyB, RBS, Shire
Friday 08 Nov 2013
UBS has maintained its 'sell' rating for BT after the company won the exclusive rights to the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for three years, raising concerns about the price it paid to secure the deal.
Commodities: US jobs increase boosts oil futures
Friday 08 Nov 2013
Crude oil futures finished Friday's session higher as a Labor Department report showed a larger-than-expected increase in US jobs created in October.
Monday newspaper round-up: Iran, RSA, Energy companies
Friday 08 Nov 2013
Senior members of the US Congress insisted on Sunday they would push ahead with a new round of sanctions on Iranian oil exports, after France was accused this weekend of scuppering a widely anticipated deal on Iran’s nuclear programme. Amid recriminations on all sides over the talks, Iran’s foreign minister blamed France for blocking a historic agreement while Israel continued to denounce the US
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