Editor's Picks
Imperial Tobacco suffers fall in nine-month revenues amid weak EU markets
Thursday 15 Aug 2013
Imperial Tobacco is sticking to its full-year expectations despite a fall in volumes and sales amid difficult market conditions in Europe.
Thursday newspaper round-up: BoE, JP Morgan, China
Thursday 15 Aug 2013
Top economists expect the Bank of England to take further action to ensure interest rates remain low say it and could relaunch quantitative easing within months if markets do not move into line, The Telegraph reported.
IAG buys up to 220 new Airbus jets
Thursday 15 Aug 2013
British Airways and Iberia owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (known as IAG) is buying up to 220 Airbus short-haul jets for the two airlines and its newly acquired Spanish budget carrier Vueling.
US close: Stocks fall as tapering concerns continue to hit sentiment
Thursday 15 Aug 2013
US benchmarks fall, Dow Jones drops 113 points; PPI slows down in July to 2.1 per cent; Macy's disappoints with Q2 results, guidance.
Thursday tips round-up: Lookers, Interserve, Apple
Thursday 15 Aug 2013
Car dealership Lookers reported impressive interim results on Wednesday as the UK car market improves, The Telegraph’s Questor column pointed out. While it operates 126 dealerships, selling new and used cars, it is the sales of spare parts that generate 60 per cent of profit. Lookers’ vehicle sales unit produced a record result at the interim stage which looks set to continue after the Society of
Thursday newspaper round-up: BoE, JP Morgan, China
Thursday 15 Aug 2013
Top economists expect the Bank of England to take further action to ensure interest rates remain low say it and could relaunch quantitative easing within months if markets do not move into line, The Telegraph reported.
Boeing 787 aircraft problem detected by Japanese airline
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
Boeing faced yet another setback in its Dreamliner 787 after Japanese airline ANA said it found an electrical wiring problem in fire extinguishers for the engines of three jets.
London close: Markets lower despite better-than-expected Eurozone GDP
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
A return to growth in the Eurozone wasn’t enough to buoy markets today with the FTSE 100 finishing down 24.51 points at 6,587.43 after a choppy session.
RBS split into 'good' and 'bad' banks unlikely, says Fitch
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
A break-up of state-backed UK lender Royal Bank of Scotland is increasingly unlikely as the costs would outstrip the benefits, rating agency Fitch said on Wednesday.
London midday: Stocks flat despite decent data from UK, Eurozone
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
The FTSE 100 was continuing to trade more or less flat on Wednesday morning despite economic data from the UK and Eurozone coming in ahead of expectations.
Capital & Regional moves back into black in H1
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
Shopping centre developer Capital & Regional (C&R) moved back into the black in the first half and said it was resuming dividend payments.
FTSE 100 movers: RBS leads banks higher after Fitch report
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
Royal Bank of Scotland Group topped the risers on the FTSE 100 on Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch said that a break-up of the state-backed UK lender into a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bank is increasing unlikely as the costs would outweigh the benefits. Part-nationalised counterpart Lloyds was also making gains today.
Bank of England policymakers split on interest rate decision
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
Bank of England (BoE) policymakers were divided on new Governor Mark Carney’s decision to keep interest rates at their record low, minutes of last week’s policy meeting revealed on Wednesday.
Broker snap: Barclays upgrades Shell to 'overweight'
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
Barclays Capital has upgraded its rating for oil major Royal Dutch Shell from 'equalweight' to 'overweight', saying that the stock should trade at a premium to its peers.
London open: Subdued start as markets await influx of data
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
Markets opened broadly flat on Wednesday as traders showed caution ahead of a barrage of economic reports, including the minutes of the latest Bank of England policy meeting.
Glencore Xstrata's copper production grows in first half
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
Glencore Xstrata reported a 20 per cent increase in copper production to 673,400 tonnes for the first half.
Barclays Financial Director to step down on Friday
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
Barclays has confirmed Financial Director Chris Lucas will step down this week for health reasons.
Centamin posts record production, but profits hit by falling prices
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
Centamin, the FTSE 250 north-east Africa-focused gold miner, delivered record production in the second quarter and maintained its full-year guidance, but said that earnings fell from the start of the year.
Market overview: Economic data in focus
Wednesday 14 Aug 2013
0815: The FTSE 100 has opened marginally lower, currently trading down three points at 6,609, as markets await a host of economic data due out later on, including GDP figures from across the Eurozone, minutes of the latest MPC meeting and employment data from the UK, and the producer price index in the US. GDP figures from both Germany and France already out this morning came in ahead of
London close: Footsie gains on upbeat data, Fresnillo jumps
Tuesday 13 Aug 2013
Upbeat data from home and abroad gave the FTSE 100 a lift on Tuesday, with precious metals group Fresnillo leading the heavyweight mining sector higher in London.
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