Editor's Picks
Bloomsbury first half profits up thanks to string of bestsellers
Thursday 24 Oct 2013
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing reported first half profits rose 33 per cent to 1.1m pounds, helped by a string of best sellers including And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini and The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon.
FTSE 100 movers: Sports Direct sinks on Ashley's transaction
Thursday 24 Oct 2013
Sports Direct, the High Street retailer which impressed the market with its first-half trading update yesterday, sank sharply today.
Shire lifts earnings guidance after bumper third quarter
Thursday 24 Oct 2013
Q3 earnings up 30 per cent, a 9 per cent beat; Lifts full year EPS guidance to ‘mid teens’; Expects much lower R&D, SG&A costs in 2014-15
Europe midday: Upbeat Spanish and Chinese data lifts stocks
Thursday 24 Oct 2013
Spain's jobless rate falls; China manufacturing grows; Eurozone PMI Composite declines
Spain's jobless rate declines to 26 per cent
Thursday 24 Oct 2013
Spain's unemployment rate for the third quarter fell to 25.98 per cent, better than the 26.1 per cent expected by analysts and down from 26.26 per cent in the prior quarter.
Bus and rail put Go-Ahead on track to hit annual targets
Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
Transport company Go-Ahead Group said growth in its bus and train businesses would keep it on track to hit full year targets.
Debenhams remains cautious after FY profits decline
Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
Profits down 2.7 per cent to 154m pounds; Group underlying sales up 2.0 per cent; Full year dividend of 3.4p
Segro dealmaking continues in Q3 as market demand prevails
Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
- Disposals of 408m pounds during Q3
WPP posts revenue growth in first nine months
Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
- Revenues rise 7.2% in first nine months
London midday: Markets pull back from five-month high as banks fall
Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
Concerns over the Chinese economy and a weak performance by banking stocks halted a nine-day winning streak for UK markets on Wednesday, as investors chose to take profits following a strong run.
Broker snap: No momentum at ARM Holdings, says JPMorgan
Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
JPMorgan Cazenove has raised its target price for ARM Holdings but retained its 'neutral' rating, saying that it sees no momentum for the chip designer in the near term.
Rolls-Royce wins thruster contract for drilling offshore Korea
Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
Power systems group Rolls-Royce has won a contract for the supply of thrusters and deck machinery for use in drilling offshore Korea.
London open: Stocks snap nine-day winning streak
Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
Equities pulled back from a five-month high on Wednesday with ex-dividend names weighing on markets in London as traders took a breather following a recent strong run.
Sports Direct keeps sales buoyant after Olympics
Tuesday 22 Oct 2013
British sports goods retailer Sports Direct said good trading this year has continued despite the lack of another major event such as last year's Olympics, putting it on track to hit annual profit targets.
Broker snap: Credit Suisse sees 50 per cent chance of AT&T bid for Vodafone
Tuesday 22 Oct 2013
Credit Suisse has hiked its target price for telecoms group Vodafone from 195p to 245p, saying that it sees a 50 per cent probability of a bid from US counterpart AT&T.
Asia: Stocks fall on China worries
Tuesday 22 Oct 2013
Asian stock markets lost their grip on earlier gains as the yen strengthened on growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will maintain its stimulus programme until at least next year.
Broker snap: Investec upgrades Reckitt after confident outlook
Tuesday 22 Oct 2013
Investec has upgraded its rating for household products firm Reckitt Benckiser from 'sell' to 'hold' on the back of the company's upbeat outlook with its third-quarter results.
London open: Upbeat earnings lift markets higher ahead of US data
Tuesday 22 Oct 2013
Upbeat corporate earnings from a number of heavyweight stocks helped UK markets higher on Tuesday morning as investors showed optimism ahead of some key economic data out later on.
Broker snap: Investec downgrades De La Rue after profit warning
Monday 21 Oct 2013
Investec has downgraded its rating for banknote printer and ID services group De La Rue from 'add' to 'hold' after the company's profit warning on Wednesday.
Asia: Chinese house prices rose strongly in September
Monday 21 Oct 2013
Equity markets in the Asia Pacific region were mixed on Tuesday ahead of this afternoon's employment report Stateside.
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