Editor's Picks
Few surprises in store at Imperial Tobacco
Tuesday 02 Nov 2010
Operating as it does in the unexciting tobacco sector, Imperial, the maker of Gauloises and West cigarettes, is never going to leave investors’ breathless with excitement.
BG ups Brazil resource by a third
Tuesday 02 Nov 2010
BG Group grew third quarter earnings by 27% and now thinks there’s an extra 2.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) at its oilfields in the Santo Basin offshore Brazil, 34% more than previous estimates.
Rightmove on course for significant organic growth
Tuesday 02 Nov 2010
Usage of Rightmove’s property web site has been at or close to record levels in the period since the beginning of July, with August proving to be the site’s second busiest month ever.
IMPs surprises to the upside
Tuesday 02 Nov 2010
Cigarettes maker Imperial Tobacco topped market forecasts with its full year profits, and took a big bite out of its debt mountain.
Cost-cutting Aviva in line for strong 2010
Tuesday 02 Nov 2010
Insurer Aviva is on track to deliver strong profitable growth for 2010 after a decent third quarter following “good sales growth” from both life and general insurance businesses.
Lloyds on track despite 'subdued' loan demand
Tuesday 02 Nov 2010
Better margins at its core banking business and bad debts under control kept state-controlled bank Lloyds on track over the past three months, despite 'subdued' loan demand. In the core banking business, Lloyds expects a modest improvement in banking net interest margin in the second half of 2010, helped by lower costs.
Lonrho seeks to tap into rising food demand
Monday 01 Nov 2010
Lonrho is a diversified African business operating hotels, ports and an airline, but its agriculture division accounts for about half of total turnover.
UK manufacturing growth accelerates
Monday 01 Nov 2010
Manufacturing activity improved in October for the first time since May's 15-year high and by more than expected. The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 54.9 from 53.5 in September. A read above 50 indicates expansion. It also reinforces the belief that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee probably won't vote for further 'quantitative easing' at this week's meeting
Cosalt in talks to sell marine business
Monday 01 Nov 2010
Cosalt, the struggling provider of safety equipment to the oil industry, confirmed this morning it has received an approach for its marine business.
Digital economy drivesTelecity growth
Monday 01 Nov 2010
London-listed data centre provider Telecity said trading has remained strong as the rise of the digital economy fuels the group's order pipeline.
Weir pumps profit past forecasts
Monday 01 Nov 2010
Pumps manufacturer Weir expects to beat full-year profit forecasts thanks to high demand for its equipment from the mining and oil exploration sector and stronger than expected aftermarket activity.
Desire has problem with Rachel sidetrack
Monday 01 Nov 2010
It was always known that extracting oil from the seas around the Falkland Islands would prove tricky, and so it is proving with Falkland Islands oil firm Desire Petroleum running into problems. The explorer has failed to reach target depths in the first wire line logging run at its 14/15-1Z sidetrack well on the Rachel prospect.
Junior ISAs need to be cheap and simple
Saturday 30 Oct 2010
The government has announced that a tax free savings plan, dubbed a “Junior ISA”, is to replace the Child Trust Fund (CTF), and in keeping with the zeitgeist, it’s another way of transferring the financial burden from the cash strapped government to private individuals.
Severstal approach for Berkeley Resources
Thursday 28 Oct 2010
Giant steel maker and miner OAO Severstal is trying to negotiate a bid for AIM-quoted and ASX-listed uranium miner Berkeley Resources Ltd.
BA flies into the black
Thursday 28 Oct 2010
British Airways swung to a profit in the first half as the airline improved yields and cut costs.
JLS solve Christmas gift dilemma
Thursday 28 Oct 2010
The toy industry this week warned parents what the kids will be asking for this Christmas, and among the usual Monopoly boards, Sylvanian Families and Lego kits were a few surprises for mum and dad.
Battle for 'rare earth' begins
Thursday 28 Oct 2010
Most of us won’t have looked at a periodic table since school, but now’s the time to brush up on your chemistry as mining companies go chasing ever more exotic and elusive elements. Rare earth metals are the latest craze in the mining world. China has the biggest deposits and is getting protective. It announced last year that exports would be cut in 2010-15
WPP ups growth estimate as sales surge 12%
Wednesday 27 Oct 2010
Ad agency WPP upped like-for-like revenues by 4.1% in the first nine months of its current year as companies restarted advertising spending after the recession with traditional ad spending outstripping online.
Intec quashes rival bid talk
Wednesday 27 Oct 2010
Telecoms billing systems group Intec has dismissed reports a new bidder might try to scupper its agreed deal with American firm CSG.
Heineken reiterates profits guidance
Wednesday 27 Oct 2010
Dutch brewing giant Heineken had a grumble about the weather as summer sales disappointed.
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