Editor's Picks
London midday: Stocks at one-month high on Vodafone capital return
Friday 21 Feb 2014
Vodafone and RBS provide a lift; Vodafone capital return lifts sentiment; IHG, Glencore Xstrata hit by downgrades FTSE 100 at highest level in month.
Coms strengthens telecoms operations through Smarter Mobile deal
Friday 21 Feb 2014
Communication, connectivity and business services firm Coms has acquired telecoms company Smarter Mobile UK.
GSK receives thumbs up from EMA for umeclidinium medicine
Thursday 20 Feb 2014
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended marketing authorisation for the drugmaker’s umeclidinium medicine.
Millenium & Copthorne reports record 2013 after Glyndebourne deal
Thursday 20 Feb 2014
Glyndebourne deal leads to record full-year results; Hotel revenues fall 1.5 per cent; Total dividend hiked by 67 per cent; M&C ‘cautiously optimistic’ about 2014.
London pre-open: Higher start predicted for FTSE
Thursday 20 Feb 2014
Positive start expected on FTSE; One per cent decline expected in UK retail sales; RBS expected to announce major job cuts
London midday: Chinese data hits miners, BAE and Rexam drop
Thursday 20 Feb 2014
Markets pare early losses but still trading lower; Weak Chinese data weighs on mining stocks; FOMC minutes prompt rate hike fears; BAE, Rexam fall sharply after 2013 results.
Broker Jefferies rates BAE shares a 'buy', says earnings woes 'short term'
Thursday 20 Feb 2014
Despite a warning from BAE Systems that cuts in US military spending will slash profits by up to 10%, Jefferies has rated the stock a 'buy' with a price target of 350p, stating that the company’s woes will be short-term as the firm’s US businesses “hit bottom” in 2014.
FX round-up: Dollar falls to two-month low against euro
Wednesday 19 Feb 2014
The dollar tumbled to a two-month low against the euro on Friday after a downward revision to fourth quarter US economic growth and as Eurozone inflation came in as expected.
Commodities: Crude buoyed by upbeat economic data
Wednesday 19 Feb 2014
Crude oil futures settled higher on Friday and logged a 5 per cent increase for the month of February as investors cheered upbeat report on US consumer sentiment and Chicago PMI.
Jefferies ups M&S to 'buy' after new website launch
Wednesday 19 Feb 2014
Jefferies has upgraded its rating for High Street department store Marks & Spencer (M&S) from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’ on the back of the launch of the company’s new website and in-house e-commerce platform.
London open: Stocks pause at four-week high ahead of data, BoE minutes
Wednesday 19 Feb 2014
Markets at highest since January 22nd; UK labour-market data due out, BoE minutes; Sports Direct, M&S, BAE Systems lead the upside; Ex-div stocks weigh.
Investec downgrades RBS to 'sell' ahead of results
Wednesday 19 Feb 2014
Investec has downgraded its rating for RBS from ‘hold’ to ‘sell’, recommending investors to short the stock ahead of the bank’s 2013 results due on February 27th.
Ultra Electronics acquires US surveillance and intelligence firm
Friday 14 Feb 2014
Ultra Electronics has acquired 3 Phoenix (3Pi), a supplier of specialist sonar, radar, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance products for 70m dollars.
Ophir Energy reports 'considerable progress' in Equatorial Guinea
Friday 14 Feb 2014
Ophir Energy has signed a letter of intent with Petrofac to provide services as operator of the proposed gas development on its gas resources in Equatorial Guinea.
Centrica's 2013 profits fall amid margin pressures
Friday 14 Feb 2014
British Gas owner Centrica said market conditions in 2014 are set to remain challenging amid political pressure to lower energy prices.
US stock futures mixed before data on industrial output, consumer confidence
Friday 14 Feb 2014
US stock futures were little changed ahead of data on industrial output and consumer confidence.
Wednesday preview: BoE and Fed release meeting minutes
Friday 14 Feb 2014
The Bank of England (BoE) will release its meeting minutes on Wednesday, shedding further light behind the central bank’s decision to keep its policy on hold earlier this month.
UK stocks push higher after Eurozone GDP as miners gain
Friday 14 Feb 2014
Eurozone GDP beats forecasts in Q4; Miners surge as metal prices gain; Retailers, financials, Coca-Cola HBC lead the fallers.
Mondi says full-year underlying profits to exceed 2012
Friday 14 Feb 2014
International paper and packaging group Mondi said it expects underlying profits for the year to December 31st 2013 to be above the 574m euros reported in 2012.
US stock futures mixed before data on industrial output, consumer confidence
Friday 14 Feb 2014
US stock futures were little changed ahead of data on industrial output and consumer confidence.
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