Editor's Picks
PureCircle swings to H1 operating profit as sales surge
Friday 14 Mar 2014
PureCircle, the stevia sweetener producer and marketer, swung to an operating profit in its first half, helped by a strong growth in sales across all regions.
WPP acquires UK digital technology consultancy
Friday 14 Mar 2014
WPP has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Cognifide, a UK digital technology consultancy which specialises in content management and digital asset management technology.
Commodities: Crude ends higher on concern about Russia sanctions
Friday 14 Mar 2014
Crude oil futures ended Friday higher, shrugging off three straight days of losses, as the weaker dollar and amid concern about further sanctions against Russia.
London midday: Stocks extend losses ahead of Crimea referendum
Friday 14 Mar 2014
Ukraine tensions rise ahead of Crimea vote; Analysts cut forecasts for China; Banking stocks mixed; US lifts ban on BP GoM contracts.
Balfour Beatty JV lands upgrade contract on world's largest mall
Friday 14 Mar 2014
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded a contract in downtown Dubai to its Dubai-based joint venture (JV), Dutco Balfour Beatty.
Bunzl acquires Brazilian healthcare supply firm
Friday 14 Mar 2014
Bunzl, the FTSE 100 distribution and outsourcing group, has acquired Brazilian healthcare supply and distribution firm Lamedid Comercial e Servicos.
FX round-up: Remarks from Draghi push euro lower
Thursday 13 Mar 2014
The level of the euro “is increasingly relevant in our assessment of price stability,” the European Central Bank’s Mario Draghi said in a speech yesterday evening at the Schumpeter Gesellschaft in Viena, Austria.
London pre-open: FTSE to continue lower ahead of Crimea referendum
Thursday 13 Mar 2014
US and Asia stocks sink overnight; Concerns about Ukraine, Russia; BP signs deal with US Environmental Protection Agency
Hargreaves Lansdown says brokers may upgrade Home Retail
Thursday 13 Mar 2014
Broker Hargreaves Lansdown said the City may upgrade its forecasts for Home Retail as the Argos and Homebase retailer forecast better-than-expected annual profits.
Bank of America cuts WM Morrison forecasts but stays upbeat
Thursday 13 Mar 2014
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has lowered its target price for WM Morrison after a rebased profit outlook from the supermarket group, but kept a ‘buy’ rating on the back of its long-term prospects.
London open: Markets hold at one-month low as WM Morrison sinks
Thursday 13 Mar 2014
WM Morrison sinks after annual results and review; Supermarket stocks sink sharply; Chinese data misses forecasts, again; Home Retail impresses with full-year guidance.
Riverstone Energy invests in Gulf of Mexico producer
Wednesday 12 Mar 2014
Riverstone Energy, the FTSE 250 energy investor that floated in London in October, has committed up to 82m dollars in a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas company set up by Riverstone's private equity parent.
Morrison swings to annual loss, unveils major turnaround
Wednesday 12 Mar 2014
Major investment programme announced; Underlying profits fall 13 per cent, turnover down two per cent; Dividend up 10 per cent; Exit from non-core activities announced and property disposals.
Cut in China's bank reserve ratio now clearly on the cards - UPDATE
Wednesday 12 Mar 2014
Following a spate of much weaker than expected Chinese economic indicators out overnight, some economists, but not all, seem to be bringing forward their calls for a reduction in Chinese banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR).
London midday: Stocks near one-month low on China, Ukraine fears
Wednesday 12 Mar 2014
Chinese concerns hammer copper prices; Ex-div stocks falls; Prudential gains, G4S slumps; Poundland, Pets at Home in focus.
Jefferies names BHP and Rio Tinto as top mining picks amid China fears
Wednesday 12 Mar 2014
Jefferies has labelled BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto as ‘points of entry’ to the high-risk mining sector on the back of re-emerging concerns surrounding the Chinese economy.
Berenberg highlights an 'unrewarded transformation' at HSBC
Wednesday 12 Mar 2014
Berenberg has maintained its ‘buy’ rating on global banking group HSBC, saying that its transformation has gone unrewarded by the market.
G4S agrees to pay UK 109m pounds over tagging row
Wednesday 12 Mar 2014
Troubled security group G4S has done a deal with the UK government over a prison electronic tagging row, saying it hoped the move would allow it to keep winning public work.
Credit Suisse downgrades Perform after recent rally
Wednesday 12 Mar 2014
Digital sports media firm Perform Group was trading with heavy losses on Friday after Credit Suisse downgraded the stock from ‘outperform’ to ‘neutral’.
G4S misses forecasts as Europe and US margins shrink
Wednesday 12 Mar 2014
Revenues up 5.8 per cent; Statutory profits down 85 per cent; Underlying profits up 2.8 per cent; Dividend maintained
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