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CFO of Debenhams resigns
Tuesday 31 Dec 2013
The Chief Financial Officer of Debenhams will step down from his role on February 7th, the department store chain announced on Thursday.
Vedanta extends contract for CEO Mehta
Tuesday 31 Dec 2013
Diversified mining group Vedanta Resources revealed that it has lengthened the employment contract of its Chief Executive to give the board more time to find his successor.
London open: Markets edge higher in shortened session
Tuesday 31 Dec 2013
Volumes expected to be low on half-day session; US data due out later on; Vedanta leads mining stocks lower.
Monitise seeing 'continued momentum' as demand grows
Tuesday 31 Dec 2013
Monitise, the AIM-listed mobile payment technology firm, said it is seeing 'continued momentum' across the group as it reiterated its medium-term growth prospects.
SQS moves step closer to completing Thinksoft deal
Tuesday 31 Dec 2013
SQS Software Quality Systems has revealed that the first closing of the acquisition of Thinksoft Global Services has occurred.
Another boardroom departure at Informa
Tuesday 31 Dec 2013
Informa has revealed that Pamela Kirby is to step down as Chair of the Remuneration Committee at the same time as the firm's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Finance Director leave the company.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Tesco, Greece...
Tuesday 31 Dec 2013
Antony Jenkins, Chief Executive of Barclays, has admitted it could take as long as a decade for the bank, which has been implicated in a number of banking scandals, to regain customer trust. Barclays was the first bank to be implicated in the Libor scandal in which traders rigged a key interbank lending rate rate, facing a 290m-pound fine 18 months ago. It is also one of the lenders involved in
London close: Santa rally ends as retailers drag FTSE lower
Monday 30 Dec 2013
FTSE closes down 20 points as Santa rally ends; House prices register 4.4 per cent rise; Retailers sink of competition and discount concerns
US close: Markets end flat ahead of New Year
Monday 30 Dec 2013
Dow hits new record high; Pending-home sales, Dallas Fed data miss forecasts; Cooper Tire calls off buyout.
London midday: FTSE falls into the red as retailers drag
Monday 30 Dec 2013
FTSE sinks 22 points; Retailers drop on discounting concerns; CBI urges firms to do more to encourage employee development
Europe midday: Stocks mixed ahead of US housing data
Monday 30 Dec 2013
UK house prices rise; Spain's retail sales increase; US pending home sales to be released
CBI's John Cridland urges firms to give more support to employees
Monday 30 Dec 2013
John Cridland, the head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), has told UK firms they need to give employees more support to move up the career ladder as the economic recovery builds.
Broker snap: IPF given a 'buy' rating after shares fall on Polish fine
Monday 30 Dec 2013
International Personal Finance’s (IPF) shares have taken a hit following news last week that it had been fined 2.4m pounds from the Polish consumer protection office over the way it calculated APR amounts.
UK government to sell Lloyds in 2014
Monday 30 Dec 2013
The UK government could sell its 33 per cent stake in Lloyds Banking Group in 2014, sources told The Telegraph.
Europe open: Stocks little changed in final hours of 2013 trading
Monday 30 Dec 2013
UK house prices released; Spanish retail sales unveiled; US pending home sales out
London open: FTSE inches higher as miners extend gains
Monday 30 Dec 2013
FTSE inches higher in light trading; Hometrack data shows 4.4 per cent climb in 2013 house prices; Government could sell stake in Lloyds, reports claim
Al Noor Hospitals acquires cancer treatment centre
Monday 30 Dec 2013
Al Noor Hospitals Group, the largest private healthcare service provider in Abu Dhabi, has acquired the Gulf International Cancer Centre (GICC), which offers a range of treatments in Oncology.
London pre-open: FTSE to open flat as investors await direction
Monday 30 Dec 2013
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open two points higher than Friday's close of 6,751, as investors await fresh direction during the festive season.
London close: Second week of gains for FTSE as confidence grows
Friday 27 Dec 2013
Sixth day of gains for FTSE; Retailers and miners drive gains; US stocks ease after recent rally
China to overtake US as world's largest economy by 2028, says CEBR
Friday 27 Dec 2013
China could be the world's largest economy by 2028, according to the Center for Economic and Business Research (CEBR), much later than previous estimates.
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