Editor's Picks
Sector movers: Retail stocks boosted strong sales at John Lewis
Friday 10 Jan 2014
General retail stocks were on shopping lists on Friday after strong results from High Street bellwether John Lewis and data showing a surge in online retail sales during December.
Whitbread exec cashes in on rising share price
Friday 10 Jan 2014
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
London pre-open: FTSE to move above 6,700 ahead of payroll numbers
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 25 points higher than yesterday's close of 6,691.34 ahead of today's US non-farm payroll figure.
ECB expects prolonged period of low inflation
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
The European Central Bank (ECB) expects a prolonged period of low inflation before price begin to gradually rise “later on”.
Broker snap: Investec upgrades M&S to 'buy' despite Christmas miss
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
Marks & Spencer broadly missed analysts' estimates with its third-quarter results on Thursday, but shares managed to push higher, helped by comments from Investec.
London midday: Stocks edge higher as BoE holds rates
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
Morrison, Tesco disappoint with Christmas updates; M&S rallies after Investec comments despite Q3 miss; BoE holds rates, ECB expected to do the same.
London open: Markets fall ahead of central banks, Morrison and Tesco drop
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
Tesco, Morrison, Ted Baker fall after updates; RSA review identifies 'inappropriate' behaviour by Irish execs; BoE, ECB meetings and economic data in focus.
Bank of England holds rates and QE steady
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
The Bank of England announced at midday that it had decided to leave the key Bank Rate at 0.5% and its asset purchase programme at £375bn, as expected.
Tesco Christmas sales worse than expected but FY in line - UPDATE
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
Total sales down 1.2 per cent due to weaker market; Full year profits still in line; Online, refreshed stores and Europe provide upside
Morrison shares tank after sharp drop in Christmas sales - UPDATE
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
Full-year profits to come in at bottom end of forecasts; LFL sales fall by 5.6 per cent over Christmas; Online shopping service "ready to launch".
London pre-open: Flat start ahead of BoE and ECB decisions
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open unchanged from yesterday's close of 6,721.78 as investors await fresh direction after the US ended last night's session mixed.
US close: Stocks mixed on stimulus uncertainty after Fed minutes, ADP data
Wednesday 08 Jan 2014
Fed officials saw QE benefits declining, minutes show; ADP data comes in better than expected; Mulally to stay with Ford, quashes Microsoft rumours.
FX round-up: Dollar firms after ADP jobs data
Wednesday 08 Jan 2014
The dollar rose against major currencies on Wednesday as investors cheered stronger than expected US private sector jobs growth data, an indication that the world's largest economy gathered momentum towards the end of 2013.
Commodities: Crude settles under 93 dollars a barrel
Wednesday 08 Jan 2014
Crude oil futures skidded to a five-week low on Wednesday in the wake of government data that showed sluggish demand for petroleum products.
M&S clothing division takes another hit over Christmas
Wednesday 08 Jan 2014
Marks & Spencer (M&S) posted a 1.8 per cent rise in group sales in the third quarter, missing the UK retailer’s expectations.
Rolls Royce confirms Finnish talks are over
Wednesday 08 Jan 2014
Confirming recent press rumours, Rolls-Royce admitted it had been in takeover talks with Finnish marine engine maker Waertsilae (or Wärtsilä) but that these were now over.
Dialight warns of profits after order delays
Wednesday 08 Jan 2014
Shares in lighting specialist Dialight crashed more than 20 per cent after it revealed order delays in its industrial division and slower business from its traffic division would hit profits for 2013.
US open: Stocks mixed after ADP data, investors await Fed minutes
Wednesday 08 Jan 2014
ADP: US added 238k jobs in December, ahead of expectations; Fed minutes due out later on; Mulally to stay with Ford, quashes Microsoft rumours.
Sainsbury slashes full-year sales guidance - UPDATE
Wednesday 08 Jan 2014
- Full-year sales forecast cut
Interserve maintains guidance after in-line Q4
Wednesday 08 Jan 2014
Support services and construction group Interserve has maintained its forecasts for the 2013, saying that trading in the fourth quarter was in line with expectations.
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