Editor's Picks
Berkeley Group on track to meet full year expectations
Monday 18 Mar 2013
Berkeley Group, the FTSE 250 house building company, has said it is confident that it will meet expectations for the year ending April 30th and is on track to return 1,300p per share to shareholders by September 30th 2015.
Legal & General buys CALA stake from Lloyds
Monday 18 Mar 2013
Financial services giant Legal & General (L&G) has bought a large interest in a major British home builder from Lloyds Banking Group, marking the group's first direct investment of this kind.
Monday newspaper round-up: M&S, Cyprus, UK Budget...
Monday 18 Mar 2013
According to The Times, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund may be planning an 'audacious' takeover bid for High Street giant Marks & Spencer for eight billion pounds. The paper says that if shares in M&S rise more than five per cent on speculation of a bid, the FTSE 100-listed company or any possible bidder would be under pressure to release a statement under Takeover Panel rules.
London close: US sentiment data dampens stocks as traders take profits
Friday 15 Mar 2013
UK stocks finished the week on a dull note as disappointing data from the States and an ongoing summit of European leaders in Brussels dampened risk appetite in afternoon trade.
Sector movers: Chip designers ARM and Imagination lift tech sector higher
Friday 15 Mar 2013
Strong gains for fellow chip designers ARM Holdings and Imagination Technologies were lifting the technology hardware and equipment sector to the top of the pile on Friday.
Bank of England Chief Economist warns on further QE
Friday 15 Mar 2013
Issuing more central bank loans will not necessary increase production levels to cope with the additional demand, and could instead simply pass on the price increases to customers, Bank of England Chief Economist Spencer Dale has warned.
Broker tips: ARM, Morrison, bwin.party
Friday 15 Mar 2013
Jefferies has raised its recommendation for chip designer ARM Holdings from 'hold' to 'buy' and lifted its target price from 805p to 1,300p, saying that the business looks well-positioned for the mid-to-long term.
EU plans flexibility on deficit targets
Friday 15 Mar 2013
As the Eurozone continues to undergo its economic downturn, with unemployment on the rise, its leaders yesterday indicated at the European Union´s (EU) summit in Brussels that they will relax the conditions relating to deficit targets.
Rentokil Initial unveils rise in profits despite City Link loss
Friday 15 Mar 2013
Pest control and hygiene giant Rentokil Initial revealed robust 2012 results on Friday, beating analyst expectations.
Broker snap: Jefferies upgrades ARM, hikes price target
Friday 15 Mar 2013
Jefferies has raised its recommendation for chip designer ARM Holdings from 'hold' to 'buy' and lifted its target price from 805p to 1,300p, saying that the business looks well-positioned for the mid-to-long term.
London open: Stocks flat as traders await details from EU summit
Friday 15 Mar 2013
UK stocks opened more or less flat on Friday morning as markets paused for breath after a strong rise the day before, with traders awaiting any developments at the European Union (EU) summit in Brussels.
JD Wetherspoons delivers 'reasonable' set of interim results
Friday 15 Mar 2013
Pub Group JD Wetherspoon has posted a 'reasonable' set of results for the half year ended December 31st, with a 10 per cent rise in revenue, but pre-tax profit down 2.7 per cent.
Friday newspaper round-up: Mervyn King, Bank of Japan, JPMorgan...
Friday 15 Mar 2013
Sir Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, has said that the recovery in Britain is 'in sight' and that there has been 'good progress' made towards a new, sustainable economy, according to The Telegraph.
London close: US labour data boosts stocks late on
Thursday 14 Mar 2013
Global stock markets registered decent gains on Thursday as US labour-market figures continued to beat forecasts, pushing the S&P 500 in New York close to an all-time high.
bwin.party hit by higher gaming taxes, revenue to fall in 2013
Thursday 14 Mar 2013
Online gaming group bwin.party digital entertainment reported a sharp fall in profits in 2012 owing to an increase in gaming taxes and lower sales, and said that the revenues are expected to decline further in 2013.
Sector movers: Miners fall on Chinese inflation worries
Thursday 14 Mar 2013
The mining sector in London was lower across the board on Thursday, weighed down by concerns over inflation in China after the country’s central bank hinted that it was willing to tighten monetary policy in an effort to contain prices.
London midday: Stocks make gains ahead of EU summit
Thursday 14 Mar 2013
Strong gains from Aggreko, Morrison, Ocado and Home Retail pushed UK stocks higher on Thursday morning offsetting weakness in the heavyweight mining sector, as traders awaited the start of the EU summit and economic data from the States later on.
Friday tips round-up: Savills, Playtech
Thursday 14 Mar 2013
Yesterday´s results showed that global property services group Savills is flourishing, much as large swathes of the UK property market are, says The Times´s Tempus. Particularly worth noting is the firm´s growth in the Asia-Pacific region, as yesterday´s results revealed. In China, for example, it is the number one adviser on commercial property transactions. At fifteen times' this year´s
Centamin warns of delays to Stage 4 expansion project
Thursday 14 Mar 2013
Gold miner Centamin has warned investors that its Stage 4 expansion project has experienced some delays for key items, materials and services.
London open: FTSE 100 rises early on as Morrison jumps
Thursday 14 Mar 2013
Strong gains for Prudential, Morrison and Aggreko helped push London's benchmark index into positive territory on Thursday morning, as traders showed optimism following recent bullish forecasts.
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