Editor's Picks
Sunny weather lifts July retail footfall
Monday 19 Aug 2013
July retail footfall was given a boost by the sunny weather, recent figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard have shown.
Sector movers: M&A activity boosts oil-services sector, Kentz jumps
Monday 19 Aug 2013
Two rejected takeover proposals for Kentz Corporation gave London’s oil services sector a lift on Monday, with the FTSE 250 constituent rising by as much as a quarter in afternoon trade in the hope that this could signal the start of a bidding war.
US open: Stocks subdued as bond yields continue to rise
Monday 19 Aug 2013
- Markets await FOMC minutes on Wednesday
FTSE 100 movers: M&S, Petrofac, easyJet
Monday 19 Aug 2013
Marks & Spencer topped the FTSE as the retailer launched its Britain’s Leading Ladies campaign to promote its new autumn/winter fashion collection. The advertisement features stars including Helen Mirren, Tracey Emin and Ellie Goulding.
London midday: Miners lead markets lower, Fed in focus
Monday 19 Aug 2013
The FTSE 100 was trading slightly lower on Monday morning with heavyweight mining stocks providing a drag as investors scaled back their appetite for risk.
Merkel says German elections to be “very, very close”
Monday 19 Aug 2013
With five weeks left to go until the German elections on September 22nd, current Chancellor Angela Merkel struck out at opposition party Social Democrats (SDP) over the weekend saying that they couldn't be trusted not to form agreements with the Left Party.
Broker tips: BHP Billiton, Antofagasta, Bovis Homes
Monday 19 Aug 2013
Barclays has maintained its positive stance on diversified mining giant BHP Billiton ahead of its full-year results on Tuesday.
Tuesday preview: Glencore Xstrata reports half-way figures
Monday 19 Aug 2013
Glencore Xstrata is expected to announce that it will write down the value of assets inherited from Xstrata by as much as 7.0bn dollars on Tuesday when it reports results.
London open: Markets lower, but Kentz rockets after AMEC approach
Monday 19 Aug 2013
The FTSE 100 opened slightly lower on Monday morning as traders continue to speculate about the future of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing programme.
Electric Word losses widen, upbeat outlook
Monday 19 Aug 2013
AIM-listed specialist media business Electric Word reported deeper losses for the interim period to the end of May as it injected money in product development, sales and marketing at its three main divisions.
Electric Word losses widen, upbeat outlook
Monday 19 Aug 2013
AIM-listed specialist media business Electric Word reported deeper losses for the interim period to the end of May as it injected money in product development, sales and marketing at its three main divisions.
AMEC confirms proposed offer for Kentz - UPDATE
Monday 19 Aug 2013
AMEC confirmed it has approached Kentz about a possible offer to acquire the engineering and construction business which supplies to the oil and gas and mining industries.
Asking prices drop but housing market still soaring
Monday 19 Aug 2013
House prices continued to soar during August, despite asking prices actually dropping lower, property website Rightmove has revealed.
Vedanta completes merger of Sesa Goa and Sterlite Industries
Monday 19 Aug 2013
Vedanta Resources announced over the weekend that it has completed the merger of two of its subsidiaries, Sesa Goa and Sterlite Industries.
AMEC confirms proposed offer for Kentz
Monday 19 Aug 2013
AMEC confirmed it has approached Kentz about a possible offer to acquire the engineering and construction business which supplies to the oil and gas and mining industries.
AMEC confirms proposed offer for Kentz
Friday 16 Aug 2013
AMEC confirmed it has approached Kentz about a possible offer to acquire the engineering and construction business which supplies to the oil and gas and mining industries.
US housing starts increase in July, data reveals
Friday 16 Aug 2013
US housing starts climbed by 5.9 per cent in July to an 896,000 annualised rate from a revised 846,000 pace in June, the Commerce Department revealed on Friday.
Sector movers: Mining, housing stocks making gains
Friday 16 Aug 2013
Gold and silver prices cemented recent gains on Friday due to safe-haven demand, pushing shares prices in the mining sector higher in afternoon trade.
FTSE 250 movers: African Barrick Gold gains on gold price hike
Friday 16 Aug 2013
African Barrick Gold and Polymetal International rallied as the price of gold continued to climb after reaching a two-month high at Thursday's close of European trading.
London midday: Markets searching for direction after sell-off
Friday 16 Aug 2013
The FTSE 100 was broadly flat on Friday morning, swinging between gains and losses as equity markets searched for direction following a steep sell-off the day before in the UK and US.
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