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FTSE 250 movers: Fresh blood for Chemring
Thursday 03 Jan 2013
Defence firm Chemring was one of the top risers after its Chief Executive put boots on the ground in the form of new directors of finance and human resources.
London open: Stocks flat after impressive rise
Thursday 03 Jan 2013
UK stocks were registering only slight losses on Thursday morning as markets managed to hold on to yesterday's impressive gains following the New-Year's-Day agreement to avert the fiscal cliff in the US.
Balfour Beatty expands Parson Brinckerhoff business
Thursday 03 Jan 2013
Infrastructure company Balfour Beatty has purchased Subsurface Group to expand the Energy Storage Services business of it subsidiary, Parson Brinckerhoff, in the US.
John Menzies FD resigns after in-line 2012
Thursday 03 Jan 2013
John Menzies, the aviation and distribution group, has said that full-year results will be in line with expectations in 2012 after 'continued progress' in the fourth quarter.
Next profits to be at top end
Thursday 03 Jan 2013
Retailer Next said its full year results would come in towards the top of expectations.
CRH spends 0.6bn euros on investments in 2012
Thursday 03 Jan 2013
FTSE 100 building materials group CRH has said that full-year development activity in 2012 totalled over 0.6bn euros, helped by 18 acquisition and investment initiatives undertaken in the second half.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Defence companies, Bank levies, Martin Sorrell...
Thursday 03 Jan 2013
Defence companies competing for a 1.5bn-pound contract to replace Britain’s military air traffic infrastructure will submit proposals over the next few days. Three teams including BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin are vying for the work, which will be undertaken over a period of 22 years. The contract, known as Project Marshall, is expected to be awarded by the Ministry of Defence in 2015. [The
London close: FTSE 100 cracks 6,000 after US budget deal
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
- Footsie surges 2.2 per cent - Global stock markets helped by manufacturing figures - Miners benefit from increased risk appetite
Broker tips: Barclays, Aggreko, Retail stocks
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
Barclays was performing well on Wednesday morning after Investec hiked its target price from 260p to 285p and hailed the lender as its 'preferred UK domestic bank'.
London midday: Markets welcome fiscal cliff deal with two per cent surge
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
- US leaders pass budget deal to avert fiscal cliff - Mining and banking stocks celebrate with decent performance - UK manufacturing ends 2012 on a high
Lamprell shares jump as oil company secures bank waivers
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
Lamprell shares soared to their highest in six weeks on Wednesday after the oil rig maker received banking waivers for its debt facilities.
Asia close: Chinese stocks leap forwards
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
-Chinese President says country will work to boslter growth -Japanese population shrank for a sixth consecutive year -North Korean Premier says looking for closer ties with South
Broker snap: Panmure highlights ASOS and Dunelm as top retail picks
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
Panmure Gordon has highlighted ASOS and Dunelm as its 'conviction buys' in the UK retail sector ahead of the critical Christmas reporting season in the next few weeks.
Commodities: Oil gains ahead of fiscal cliff deadline
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
Crude prices gained on Monday on the back of hopes that US leaders would agree on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
FTSE 100 movers: Miners lead the way higher
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
With investors feeling like taking a few more risks following the events in the US, miners were taking up nine of the top 10 spots on FTSE 100.
FX round-up: Dollar gains ahead of fiscal cliff deal
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
The dollar made slight gains against most major currencies on Monday on the back of hopes that US leaders would agree on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
FX round-up: Dollar gains ahead of fiscal cliff deal
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
The dollar made slight gains against most major currencies on Monday on the back of hopes that US leaders would agree on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
Thursday preview: Next benefits from festive shopping sales
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
Hot off the heels of festive trading Next is scheduled to report a strong fourth quarter performance.
China PMI beats expectations, although new export orders fall
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
The HSBC purchasing managers´ index (PMI) for the Chinese manufacturing sector accelerated unexpectedly in the month of December, rising to a final reading of 51.5 according to the latest survey data out from Markit.
US Close: Equities break higher on possibility of fiscal-cliff agreement
Wednesday 02 Jan 2013
- Senate Republican leader says close to broader agreement
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