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  • Hargreaves Lansdown achieves record AuA in first quarter

    Monday 14 Oct 2013

    Hargreaves Lansdown achieved record assets under administration (AuA) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014.

  • Balfour Beatty to work on bypass project in North Carolina

    Monday 14 Oct 2013

    Balfour Beatty has won an infrastructure contract for the I-140 Wilmington Bypass project in North Carolina, including the construction of a 7,185-foot bridge over the Cape Fear River.

  • Week ahead: Negotiations on Capitol Hill to dwarf all else

    Friday 11 Oct 2013

    There prevailing view in markets seems to be that there are some signs of progress on the debt-ceiling stand-off Stateside. They are at least talking. However, there are as yet no guarantees of an agreement and for the moment there seem to be few references to solving the budget impasse. Hence, the debt ceiling could be raised – that is by far the biggest of the two risks – but the government

  • FX round-up: Dollar gains on US debt deal hopes

    Friday 11 Oct 2013

    The dollar made headway against major currencies on Friday on optimism that US Congress will reach agreement and avoid a default.

  • Kentz wins contract at giant Pearl GTL plant in Qatar

    Friday 11 Oct 2013

    Engineering firm Kentz Corporation has won a contract to deliver services for Qatar's Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, run by Qatar Petroleum and Shell.

  • FTSE 100 movers: Travis Perkins lifted by Liberum Capital rating

    Friday 11 Oct 2013

    Travis Perkins shares got a boost after Liberum Capital raised its target price and reiterated its 'buy' rating on the builders' merchant and home improvement retailer.

  • Commodities: Oil slips on demand worries

    Friday 11 Oct 2013

    Crude oil futures tumbled to its lowest level since the start of July on Friday after The International Energy Agency issued a bearish report on oil demand.

  • Broker snap: Generic competition fears ease at Glaxo, says Panmure

    Friday 11 Oct 2013

    GlaxoSmithKline's share price edged higher on Friday morning on hopes that generic versions of its best-selling drug Advair may not come to market until later than expected - something that Panmure Gordon believes is a reason to 'buy' the UK-listed stock.

  • London open: Stocks extend gains on hopes over debt-ceiling deal

    Friday 11 Oct 2013

    UK stocks were making small gains on Friday morning in light of an impressive finish on Wall Street and Asian markets overnight on the back of hopes that US lawmakers could come to a resolution over the impending debt ceiling.

  • McBride sticks to full year guidance

    Friday 11 Oct 2013

    Private label consumables group McBride warned that trading conditions in the UK continued to be challenging, but said that with a combination of new products and cost savings, it remains confident that full year expectations will be reached.

  • Thousands to miss out as Royal Mail makes stock market debut

    Friday 11 Oct 2013

    The Royal Mail makes its stock market debut on Friday at 330p per share as the UK government begins selling nearly 2bn pounds of its stake in the lender.

  • Friday newspaper round-up: Royal Mail, Milliband, Repo market

    Thursday 10 Oct 2013

    Shares in the Royal Mail have been priced at 330p but no private investor who applied for shares will get more than 749.10 pounds-worth - and those who applied for more than 10,000 pounds will get nothing. The share price values the postal service at 3.3bn pounds, the government confirmed last night. Private investors who applied for shares in the privatised giant will receive 227, worth 749.10

  • FTSE 250 movers: Chemring shares plunge on warning

    Thursday 10 Oct 2013

    Military equipment manufacturer Chemring sank sharply this morning after saying that its North American business continues to be affected by the US government shutdown and said the full impact was unknown - although it would have a definite impact on October order intake and deliveries in the US Department of Defense.

  • Barclays signs up to Help to Buy

    Thursday 10 Oct 2013

    Barclays on Friday said it has signed up to the UK government’s Help to Buy mortgage scheme.

  • FTSE 100 movers: Persimmon boosted by 'Help to Buy' confidence

    Thursday 10 Oct 2013

    House builder Persimmon was a high riser this afternoon as optimism over the government's 'Help to Buy' scheme continues to help the stock bounce off recent lows. The share price has now gained over 10 per cent over the last two days.

  • London open: Stocks rise on hopes over US deal, taper delay

    Thursday 10 Oct 2013

    Stocks gained strongly on Thursday morning as signs of progress in Washington and hopes over a continuation of US monetary stimulus prompted bargain hunters to step in following three straight days of losses.

  • Thursday newspaper round-up: Help to Buy, Royal Mail, Libya...

    Wednesday 09 Oct 2013

    The Government’s flagship Help to Buy mortgage subsidy scheme could make housing even less affordable, the International Monetary Fund has warned. By launching it when house prices are already rising across the country the plan, formally unveiled this week, ‘may lead to even higher housing prices’, the Fund said. The Treasury scheme has come under widespread criticism that it could provoke

  • US close: Stocks soar as Republicans propose debt limit increase

    Wednesday 09 Oct 2013

    Republicans proposed short-term debt limit increase; Boehner says it is a 'good-faith' move; Jobless claims jump.

  • Friday preview: Royal Mail shares to begin trading

    Tuesday 08 Oct 2013

    Royal Mail’s shares will start trading on Friday as the government sells off its stake in the UK’s postal service.

  • US pre-open: Stock futures mixed on debt ceiling woes

    Tuesday 08 Oct 2013

    US stock futures were mixed as the government came closer to its deadline for raising the debt ceiling.

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