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  • Michael Page eyes challenging markets

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    Recruitment company Michael Page posted a 13.4 per cent increase in half year pre-tax profit but said gross profit fell as it gears up for what it expects to be a challenging third quarter.

  • FTSE 100 movers: Fresnillo, Wood Group, G4S

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    Fresnillo’s shares surged after UBS rated its stocks a ‘buy’, saying it was well placed to handle the volatility of gold and silver prices by keeping costs down and generating free cash flow.

  • London midday: Stocks cement gains after German ZEW data

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    Decent gains in the mining sector and well-received results from FTSE 100 insurer Resolution were providing markets with a boost on Tuesday morning with the upbeat mood helped by decent data from Germany.

  • Wednesday tips round-up: EnQuest, Mears, Resolution

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    EnQuest was due to restart production of the Alma/Galia field in the North Sea this year but the company on Tuesday admitted that it needs to modify the floating production vessel which pushes the project to the start of 2014, The Times’ Tempus column said. So total production from the company, estimated in March at between 22,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day and 27,000 bpd, would come in at

  • E.ON gloomy on outlook as H1 earnings fall

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    E.ON warned that tough markets were unlikely to ease this year or next as the German energy utility posted a 15 per cent fall in first half underlying earnings to 5.7bn euros.

  • Pawnbroker slams 'ludicrious' Wonga rates as it scraps own payday loans

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    The largest UK pawnbroker has slammed payday loan firm Wonga, calling its interest rates 'ludicrous'.

  • London open: Resolution leads markets higher ahead of economic data

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    Markets gained strongly on Tuesday morning with insurance firm Resolution providing a lift ahead of a flurry of economic data due out later on, as stocks rebounded strongly following a relatively quiet session the day before.

  • EnQuest delays new field while profits fall

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    Oil and gas group EnQuest's share price took a hit on Tuesday morning after the firm reported a drop in first-half profits and said that full-year production would be at the lower end of guidance.

  • UK house prices rose in July, RICS figures reveal

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    UK house prices rose in July for a fourth consecutive month, the fastest growth since November 2006, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

  • Tuesday newspaper round-up: RICS, Blackberry, HP

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said house prices rose in July for a fourth consecutive month, marking their fastest growth since November 2006, The Telegraph reported.

  • Resolution achieves increase in first half profits

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    British life insurance investor Resolution reported an increase in profits for the first half after strong growth in the UK and cost savings.

  • Michael Page lifts pre-tax profit, on target for year

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    Recruitment company Michael Page posted a 13.4 per cent increase in half year pre-tax profit and expects full year operating profit to be in line with current market estimates.

  • London pre-open: Stocks to rise ahead of barrage of data

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2013

    Following a relatively quiet session on Monday, the FTSE 100 is expected to open slightly higher on Tuesday as markets gear up for a busy day full of economic data from across the globe.

  • London close: Markets finish lower despite mining strength

    Monday 12 Aug 2013

    Markets were choppy on Monday with early gains on the FTSE 100 being erased by the end of trade as traders reacted to mixed newsflow from Asia and Europe.

  • FTSE 100 movers: Prudential lifts H1 profits

    Monday 12 Aug 2013

    Higher income from the US and growth in Asia boosted first half operating profits at insurer Prudential by 22 per cent to 1.415bn pounds. The shares surged to the highest level since at least 1988 as the group raised its interim dividend 16 per cent to 9.73p per share.

  • FTSE 250 movers: African Barrick Gold, SVG Capital

    Monday 12 Aug 2013

    Mining stocks rallied with African Barrick Gold leading the way as the price of gold rose to its highest price in more than a week.

  • London midday: Markets fall on low volumes, Japan data

    Monday 12 Aug 2013

    In spite of a decent start, the FTSE 100 had swung into the red by Monday lunchtime, with analysts citing low volumes and weaker-than-expected economic data from Japan.

  • European banks need to cut 3.2trn euros in assets

    Monday 12 Aug 2013

    European banks need to cut 3.2trn euros in assets by 2018 in order to comply with the Basel III regulations.

  • Broker snap: JPMorgan cuts Ladbrokes to 'underweight'

    Monday 12 Aug 2013

    JPMorgan Cazenove has cut its recommendation for High Street bookmaker Ladbrokes from 'neutral' to 'underweight', highlighting weakness in UK Retail and risks to short-term consensus estimates.

  • London open: Miners, RBS lead markets higher early on

    Monday 12 Aug 2013

    Markets edged higher in early trading on Monday as stocks reacted to an improving outlook in China and shrugged off disappointing economic figures from Japan.

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