Editor's Picks
Barratt Developments says new financial year off to a strong start
Wednesday 11 Sep 2013
House-builder Barratt Developments delivered a strong set of annual results, as the housing market recovery starts to spread beyond London, and said the new financial year has started on a strong footing.
Thorntons restores profit, margins improve
Wednesday 11 Sep 2013
Chocolatier Thorntons returned to profit in the full year and said although consumer expenditure remains under pressure, it is confident further progress can be made as it extends its three-year turnaround plan.
Artemis manager Simon Edelsten is not pessimistic on China and Japan
Tuesday 10 Sep 2013
Not everyone is running for cover after the recent bout of volatility in global capital markets. One such is Simon Edelsten, the manager of the Artemis Global Select fund. In fact, he is rather sanguine regarding the outlook for many emerging markets and even quite positive in his medium -term views on China and Japan. Nevertheless, at last count the bulk of his fund´s holdings were invested in
London open: Stocks pull back from four-week high
Tuesday 10 Sep 2013
FTSE 100 opened slightly lower on Wednesday morning as markets paused for breath to digest recent developments in Syria after the government agreed to hand over its chemical weapons.
London close: Stocks jump to four-week high as Syria concerns ease
Tuesday 10 Sep 2013
The FTSE 100 jumped to a four-week high on Tuesday as investors’ fears of an impending US military strike on Syria eased and the economic outlook for China improved.
London midday: FTSE 100 nears one-month high
Tuesday 10 Sep 2013
Receding fears about a potential US military strike on Syria and decent data from China lifted UK stocks on Thursday morning, with the FTSE 100 rising to levels not seen in nearly a month.
FX round-up: Dollar rallies on diplomatic hopes for Syria
Tuesday 10 Sep 2013
The dollar made headway against the yen, rising to almost a seven-week high, as investors mulled a shift to diplomatic efforts to prevent a US military strike against Syria.
London open: Stocks rise on Syria developments, China data
Tuesday 10 Sep 2013
Stocks jumped strongly on Tuesday morning following a decent finish on Wall Street the night before on the back of easing concerns about a potential US strike on Syria.
Broker snap: Barclays downgrades BG Group, premium rating unjustified
Tuesday 10 Sep 2013
Barclays has downgraded its rating for natural gas giant BG Group from 'overweight' to 'equalweight' after the company on Monday scaled back its production guidance for next year.
Commodities: Oil slides as Syria fears fade
Monday 09 Sep 2013
Crude oil prices tumbled 2 per cent on Tuesday as the prospect of a diplomatic solution to the Syrian conflict becomes increasingly likely.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Foxtons, AG Barr, Jobs
Monday 09 Sep 2013
Barack Obama said on Monday that he would put planned air strikes against Syria on hold if the regime of Bashar al-Assad followed a Russian proposal to hand over control of the country’s chemical weapons stocks. The US president’s comments capped a day of fast-moving diplomatic manoeuvres which appears to have started with a misstatement by US Secretary of State John Kerry and ended with a
Chinese industrial production rose faster than forecast in August
Monday 09 Sep 2013
Chinese industrial production expanded at a 10.4 per cent year-on-year pace in August, its fastest in 17 months and ahead of the rise of 9.9 per cent forecast by economists.
Thursday tips round-up: Barclays, African Minerals, Sports Direct
Monday 09 Sep 2013
At Barclays, the adaynniversary of the death of Lehman Brothers is an occasion for a toast, not revisiting old regrets. Yet for most it was then that a financial brush-fire morphed into an inferno. Barclays, however, was clever enough to pull out its cheque book and turn itself into an investment banking powerhouse by acquiring the left over pieces of Lehman Brothers. In 2012 Barclays was eighth
Vodafone urges Kabel Deutschland shareholders to tender for offer
Saturday 07 Sep 2013
Vodafone has urged Kabel Deutschland shareholders to tender their shares for its offer for the German company amid fears the bid may not get the required votes to pass.
Londonmetric Property acquires warehouses
Saturday 07 Sep 2013
LondonMetric Property has acquired two distribution warehouses in Northamptonshire and Leicester for 23.1m pounds.
Chinese August export data beats forecasts
Friday 06 Sep 2013
The Chinese trade surplus increased to 28.5bn dollars in August, up from 17.8bn dollars in the month before.
SuperGroup Director of E-Commerce sells entire stake
Friday 06 Sep 2013
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Broker snap: Jefferies sees Vodafone uncompelling post-Verizon
Friday 06 Sep 2013
Jefferies International said Vodafone’s shares were an uncompelling investment after the telecoms company agreed to sell its stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications.
Broker snap: Citi upgrades Diageo after recent falls
Friday 06 Sep 2013
Citigroup has upgraded its rating for Guinness and Smirnoff owner Diageo from 'neutral' to 'buy' after a slight pull-back in the shares over the last month.
Moody's ups outlook on German banks to stable
Friday 06 Sep 2013
The outlook for Germany's banking system, which has been negative since April 2008, has today been changed to stable, said Moody's Investors Service in a report published on Friday.
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