Editor's Picks
London pre-open: FTSE to move higher ahead of Q1 GDP revision
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
Blue chips are expected to shrug off a poor performance in Asia and an "indifferent" session in the US ahead of the final revision of first-quarter UK economic growth and a number of other economic data releases.
US pre-open: Futures flat as investors assess economic data
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
US stocks were expected to open flat on Thursday as investors speculated how much the American economy has rebounded in the second quarter after a sharp contraction at the start of the year.
Allegations of fraud made against Barclays - UPDATE
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
A complaint has been filed by the New York State Attorney General against Barclays's Alternative Trading System, LX Liquidity Cross.
FTSE 250 movers: Housebuilders jump following new BoE measures
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
Housebuilders and related stocks including Redrow, Countrywide, Taylor Wimpey and Galliford Try leapt as investors reacted postively to the new Bank of England measures to cool the housing market. Alastair Stewart from Westhouse Securities said that the measures were "less draconian than many observers have feared".
Iraq PM confirms Syrian air strikes
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has confirmed that air strikes have been carried out by Syrian forces, according to the BBC.
Standard Chartered profits fall 20% in "disappointing" first half
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
Standard Chartered boss Peter Sands has admitted that the emerging markets-focused bank experienced a "disappointing first half" with revenues and profits both lower than last year's.
Standard Chartered profits fall 20% in "disappointing" first half
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
Standard Chartered boss Peter Sands has admitted that the emerging markets-focused bank experienced a "disappointing first half" with revenues and profits both lower than last year's.
London pre-open: Chinese PMI to give FTSE lift early on
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
Buoyed by a positive set of Chinese manufacturing figures out overnight, London stocks are set to register decent gains this morning.
London open: LSE and bwin.party lead stocks higher, Barclays slumps
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
Strong gains from London Stock Exchange (LSE), bwin.party and the mining sector were able to offset a heavy fall from Barclays on Thursday, with UK stocks edging higher in early morning trade.
bwin.party confirms it is not planning break up or sale
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
Bwin.party has confirmed that it has no plans to break up or sell the company, as has been speculated in recent times.
Standard Chartered profits fall 20% in "disappointing" first half
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
Standard Chartered boss Peter Sands has admitted that the emerging markets-focused bank experienced a "disappointing first half" with revenues and profits both lower than last year's.
DS Smith doubles pre-tax profit
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
FTSE 250 consumer goods packaging firm DS Smith said full-year profit more than doubled despite challenging economic conditions across Europe as the current year starts well and in line with expectations.
LSE announces rights issue to help fund $2.7bn Frank Russell bid
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
London Stock Exchange (LSE) is spending $2.7bn in cash on buying Frank Russell Company in a deal that will combine the groups' Russell and FTSE indices businesses.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Iraq, RBS, Mortgage lending...
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
American, Iranian and Syrian military aircraft buzzed the skies of Iraq yesterday, conducting parallel surveillance missions and airstrikes as the global battle to halt a Sunni militant offensive grew more intense and complex, drawing in old enemies to the same side. While the southward offensive towards Baghdad appears to have stalled, gains by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (Isis) in
Allegations of fraud made against Barclays's LX Liquidity Cross
Thursday 26 Jun 2014
A complaint has been filed by the New York State Attorney General against Barclays's Alternative Trading System, LX Liquidity Cross.
US close: Stocks overlook GDP downgrade to bounce back higher
Wednesday 25 Jun 2014
As they have done many times in recent months, US stocks shrugged off discouraging national growth data and losses in Europe to record gains by the closing bell, recovering some of the ground lost earlier in the week.
London close: FTSE dragged lower by US GDP, Iraq
Wednesday 25 Jun 2014
Continued concerns about the situation in Iraq, a worse the expected drop in US first quarter GDP and a broker downgrade for Meggitt all led to heavy losses on the FTSE 100 today, which at one point dropped to its lowest level since April.
London midday: Iraq concerns push stocks lower ahead of US data
Wednesday 25 Jun 2014
UK stocks were firmly in the red on Wednesday as ongoing fighting in Iraq and nervousness ahead of some key US economic data kept equity bulls on the sidelines.
Debenhams diversifies funding sources through refinancing
Wednesday 25 Jun 2014
High street department store chain Debenhams has refinanced its borrowing facilities in an effort to "diversify our sources of funding", according to Chief Executive Michael Sharp.
FTSE 250 movers: Northgate rises on return to the black
Wednesday 25 Jun 2014
Commercial vehicle hire group Northgate turned a corner back into the black after underlying business returned to growth in the UK and Spain, prompting a decent rise in the share price.
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