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  • Monday newspaper round-up: RBS, online tax, GSK

    Monday 22 Jul 2013

    Royal Bank of Scotland plans to increase its market share by half over the next year in an effort to be a key player in the UK mortgage market, The Guardian reported. The government-backed lender is now granting more than one in 10 new loans.

  • Dialight's profits decline as sales of obstruction signals fall

    Monday 22 Jul 2013

    Lighting company Dialight reported a drop in underlying operating profit for the first half, reflecting the repositioning of its obstruction signals business.

  • Balfour Beatty to build student living in Central London

    Monday 22 Jul 2013

    Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has won a contract with student accommodation firm Urbanest to design and build a 19-storey building near the River Thames in the centre of London.

  • Sunday share tips: Vodafone, Forbidden Technologies, Marstons

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    Vodafone still has room left to grow, although the company faces a difficult balancing act as it fights to invest in long-term growth while at the same time generating cash for shareholders. Mention must be made in this regard of its commitment to maintaining its current pay-out policy. The solution, in the opinion of the Sunday Telegraph´s Questor team, may come from a partial sale of its stake

  • Sunday newspaper round-up: Portugal, Dog-funds, Invensys

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    The Eurozone debt crisis threatened to erupt again this weekend, with the Portuguese government close to collapse and new tensions in Cyprus. Talks between Portugal’s three main political parties on a “national salvation pact” failed late on Friday — raising the threat of a snap election. Portuguese bonds, which soared last week in expectation of a deal, are expected to collapse tomorrow unless

  • London midday: FTSE 100 pulls back from seven-week high

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    Mining stocks were among the worst performers on Friday morning, providing a drag on the FTSE 100 as risk appetite declined following the index's seven-week high reached the day before.

  • Broker tips: Banks, Chemring, DCC

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    Investec has downgraded its ratings for banking peer HSBC and RBS from 'buy' to 'hold' in separate research reports, reiterating its preference for rival Barclays.

  • Abu Dhabi Shiekh sells stake in Barclays

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who helped bailout Barclays with a 3.5bn pound investment during the worst of the financial crisis, has sold its stake in the British lender.

  • London open: Stocks fall after gloomy figures from Microsoft, Google

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    The FTSE 100 pulled back from a seven-week high on Friday morning after disappointing results from some Wall Street heavyweights last night.

  • Broker snap: Investec downgrades ratings for HSBC and RBS

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    Investec has downgraded its ratings for banking peer HSBC and RBS from 'buy' to 'hold' in separate research reports, reiterating its preference for rival Barclays.

  • London open: Stocks fall after gloomy figures from Microsoft, Google

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    The FTSE 100 pulled back from a seven-week high on Friday morning after disappointing results from some Wall Street heavyweights last night.

  • G20 focus to shift to Fed and China due to volatility

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    The Group of 20 nations (G20) is set to switch its focus to the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and China due to recent market volatility as ministers and central bankers study methods for improving the global economy.

  • Cold spring helps DCC to raises full year guidance

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    DCC lifted it full year guidance after the cold weather in Spring drove up demand for its heating oils and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

  • Vodafone posts decline in quarterly revenue

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    Vodafone reported a drop in second quarter revenue, blaming ongoing economic and regulatory pressures in its key market of Europe.

  • London pre-open: Losses expected as markets look ahead to G20

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    Markets are expected to open slightly lower on Friday morning with the FTSE 100 pulling back after a seven-week high ahead of the meeting of G20 leaders.

  • Friday tips round-up: LSE, Anglo American, PepsiCo

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    London Stock Exchange’s shares are up 46 per cent this year, sitting at a five year high, The Telegraph’s Questor noted. The share-price performance reflects the success the company has had in repositioning across the financial market. The company beat expectations on Thursday in its first quarter revenues following the acquisition of clearing house LCH.Clearnet which contributed to results.

  • Friday newspaper round-up: Barclays, FCA, Google

    Friday 19 Jul 2013

    The Abu Dhabi sheikh who helped bail out Barclays Bank with a 3.5bn pound investment at the height of the financial crisis, has sold his interest in the UK bank, the Financial Times reported.

  • London close: Markets higher, but risks persist

    Thursday 18 Jul 2013

    An improvement in UK retail sales and comments from Ben Bernanke lifted markets higher on Thursday, with London Stock Exchange leading the risers on the FTSE 100 after a strong first-quarter update.

  • FTSE 100 movers: LSE, easyJet, WPP

    Thursday 18 Jul 2013

    The London Stock Exchange Group was the top riser after posting a 39 per cent increase in first quarter revenue with growth across all business divisions.

  • Broker snap: Nomura downgrades Shell on lack of catalysts

    Thursday 18 Jul 2013

    Nomura has downgraded its rating for oil major Royal Dutch Shell from 'buy' to 'neutral', saying that there's an absence of clear positive catalysts.

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