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London midday: Pharma deals lift stocks as FTSE 100 nears 6,700
Tuesday 22 Apr 2014
FTSE 100 at highest since April 4th; Astra jumps on Pfizer takeover speculation; GSK announces massive three-part deal with Novartis.
QinetiQ plans 10 per cent buyback after sale of US business
Tuesday 22 Apr 2014
Defence technology group QintetiQ has agreed to sell its US services arm and return the bulk of cash to shareholders.
Eurozone PMI releases will act as catalyst for the EUR/USD
Thursday 17 Apr 2014
The EUR/USD has seen little action for almost a week, as the cross has been trapped in a tight range of around 90 pips. The cross is trading close to the 1.3820 level on Wednesday morning, ahead of the release of several preliminary PMI releases in the euro area.
Credit Suisse sees chance of early rate hike in UK
Thursday 17 Apr 2014
On April 15th strategists at Credit Suisse told clients that they were no longer ‘overweight’ UK reflation trades, given the risk that the first rate hike may come before March 2015 (as per the current market consensus), political uncertainty and valuation.
London midday: Markets flat as Ukraine crisis dampens risk appetite
Thursday 17 Apr 2014
Ukraine turmoil continues as clashes turn deadly; Investors cautious ahead of four-day weekend; US corporate earnings in focus; Diageo, Remy Cointreau dampen sentiment in beverage sector.
Anglo American rises on first quarter production beat
Thursday 17 Apr 2014
Kumba iron ore production up 10 per cent; Metallurgical coal up 31 per cent; Nickel up 48 per cent; Platinum down 39 per cent after miner strikes; Copper up 18 per cent; Diamonds up 18 per cent
Amec meeting hopes but cautions on currencies
Thursday 17 Apr 2014
Oil services and engineering group Amec is trading in line with hopes, although it cautioned about the potential impact of the strong pound against the US and Canadian dollar.
Blur Group's shares plunge on 2013 revenue warning
Thursday 17 Apr 2014
Blur Group’s shares plunged after warning that revenue
Google tumbles as first-quarter financials and paid clicks disappoint
Thursday 17 Apr 2014
Google tumbled 6.2% in the first 20 minutes of after-hours trading as first-quarter revenue and earnings fell short of analyst expectations, with paid clicks also falling from the last quarter of 2013.
Reed Elsevier says growth consistent with last year
Thursday 17 Apr 2014
Q1 revenue growth similar to 2013; Full year outlook unchanged; 350m pounds of buybacks still to come in 2014; Legal remains subdued
London pre-open: Subdued start expected ahead of long weekend
Thursday 17 Apr 2014
UK stocks are set to open slightly lower on Thursday as investors adopt a cautious stance ahead of the four-day weekend amid ongoing turmoil in Ukraine.
GSK guidance looking 'increasingly challenging', says UBS
Wednesday 16 Apr 2014
UBS has reduced its target price for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from 1,650p to 1,500p, saying that forecasts for earnings growth may continue to prove elusive for the pharmaceutical group.
Broker tips: Sports Direct, Tesco, DS Smith
Wednesday 16 Apr 2014
Sports Direct shares were rising strongly on Wednesday morning as the stock bounced strongly after its recent weakness, with comments from Bank of America Merrill Lynch providing a boost.
London midday: Sports Direct, Burberry and Tesco lead markets higher
Wednesday 16 Apr 2014
Sports Direct gains as momentum stocks recovery; Tesco, Burberry and Persimmon impress with results; UK unemployment declines, China data mixed; Ukraine crisis escalates
Wednesday tips round-up: SABMiller, GKN
Wednesday 16 Apr 2014
Shares in SABMiller dipped on Tuesday following its fourth-quarter trading update. Investors opted to take a little bit of money off the table after recent strength in the share price. Of particular importance for the group are the headwinds which it faces in foreign exchange markets, especially the strength of the dollar against various emerging market currencies. Not only does it lower the
UK unemployment surprises sharply to the downside - UPDATE
Wednesday 16 Apr 2014
The UK unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly to 6.9 per cent for the three months to February from 7.2 per cent in the previous three months (consensus: 7.1 per cent), according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
BHP Billiton raises full-year iron ore production guidance
Wednesday 16 Apr 2014
Australian miner BHP Billiton has raised its full-year production guidance for iron ore by another five million tonnes to 217m.
London pre-open: FTSE set for early gains
Wednesday 16 Apr 2014
UK stocks are set to recover some of its recent losses this morning, as investors track gains in the US and Asia amid a raft of company releases.
China GDP growth slows to 7.4 per cent in Q1
Tuesday 15 Apr 2014
Chinese economic growth slowed down in the first quarter to a rate below the government’s target for the full year, according to data released on Wednesday.
RSA bids farewall to Chief of UK & Western Europe business
Tuesday 15 Apr 2014
Adrian Brown, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RSA Insurance's UK & Western Europe business has agreed to resign, it announced on Wednesday.
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