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  • London close: Stocks extend gains on quiet day

    Monday 21 Jan 2013

    With Wall Street closed for Martin Luther King Day on Monday, the UK stock market took advantage of low volumes to push London’s benchmark index close to levels not seen in five years.

  • Wetherspoon CEO trades in 6,000 shares days after margins disappoint

    Monday 21 Jan 2013

    A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

  • Cameron commits to EU referendum

    Monday 21 Jan 2013

    Prime Minister David Cameron has committed his party to holding a referendum on whether the UK should remain in the EU in the first half of the next parliament.

  • Barclays executive quits amid claims division is 'out of control'

    Monday 21 Jan 2013

    A Barclays executive has quit amid claims he destroyed an explosive report which labelled the bank ‘out of control’.

  • Pearson forecasts slightly lower operating profits -UPDATE

    Monday 21 Jan 2013

    -Adds comments from Investec

  • Broker snap: Utilities stocks continue to steady, says Seymour Pierce

    Monday 21 Jan 2013

    With results in the utilities sector not expected to grab many headlines over the next few weeks, Seymour Pierce has highlighted its best and worst picks for the category.

  • FTSE 100 movers: Meggitt lower on Boeing battery link

    Monday 21 Jan 2013

    Aerospace components engineer Meggitt was lower after being identified as the ultimate owner of a company which provided battery charger units for Boeing’s now grounded Dreamliner air fleet.

  • New measures needed to boost economy says ITEM Cub

    Monday 21 Jan 2013

    The UK economy will suffer sluggish growth for the next two years unless the Treasury and Bank of England can come up with more innovative ways to boost it, according to a new report.

  • Sunday newspaper round-up: HMV, Japan, UK exit

    Friday 18 Jan 2013

    The world’s biggest music labels and film studios are assembling a multimillion-pound rescue package to prevent HMV from going out of business. Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony are set to cut the price of CDs and DVDs, and give the retailer generous credit terms. Film giants, including 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios and Warner Bros, are also expected to throw their weight behind the

  • Cable & Wireless CEO boosts stake by three million shares

    Friday 18 Jan 2013

    A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

  • Commodities: Modest gain after IEA lifts demand forecast

    Friday 18 Jan 2013

    Crude oil futures managed a small advance on Friday as the stronger dollar diluted headway driven by upbeat Chinese economic data and as the International Energy Agency raised its global oil demand forecast for 2013.

  • Sunday share tips: Bovis Homes, Aviva, Carphone Warehouse

    Friday 18 Jan 2013

    Dairy Crest supplies a third of the country’s milk, including all that sold by Waitrose and Marks & Spencer. Sainsbury’s and Morrison – but not Tesco – are key customers, too, as well as corner shops, hospitals and restaurants. But milk is a commodity and profit margins are low, so the company has to work hard to deliver returns to investors and keep customers and suppliers happy. The firm has

  • FX round-up: Dollar perks up after Chinese data

    Friday 18 Jan 2013

    The greenback made headway against major currencies on Friday as markets reacted to data showing China, the world's second largest economy, grew faster than expected forecast in the final quarter of 2012.

  • Rehn and Juncker hold different views on bailout for Spain

    Friday 18 Jan 2013

    EU commissary for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn hasn't ruled out the possibility that Spain will eventually need to request a bailout.

  • London open: Stocks gain as Chinese growth accelerates in Q4

    Friday 18 Jan 2013

    The FTSE 100 was making small gains in early trading on Friday with mining stocks providing a lift after some better-than-expected growth figures from China.

  • Week ahead: Unilever, Chemring

    Thursday 17 Jan 2013

    A Titanic week is how Investec referred to the coming week in a note sent to clients. Investors in the UK will have to watch several potentially key indicators. The most important amongst those is expected to be the report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on Friday, with the ‘wild card’ being how ONS will estimate output from the construction sector. All told, the UK economy may have contracted at

  • Asos enjoys a merry Christmas with rise in sales

    Thursday 17 Jan 2013

    British online fashion retailer Asos on Thursday posted a 41 per cent rise in sales over the Christmas period as reduced prices lured shoppers.

  • Friday tips round-up: Premier Oil, SDL, Wood Group

    Thursday 17 Jan 2013

    Premier Oil missed its earlier production targets in part because of an outage at a North Sea asset. Its record for exploration there was not much better than that of the sector as a whole — that is, poor. This year the company will drill at least 14 exploration and appraisal wells, to what effect we shall see. However, production from two North Sea assets, Huntington and Rochelle, will come on

  • London midday: Markets shrug off strong showing by retailers

    Thursday 17 Jan 2013

    In spite of a strong performance by retail stocks, the Footsie was trading flat by Thursday lunchtime with weakness in the mining sector limiting any upside for stock markets in London.

  • Broker snap: TUI Travel/TUI AG deal unlikely, says Investec

    Thursday 17 Jan 2013

    Investec has reiterated its 'hold' recommendation for travel and leisure group TUI Travel (TT) after yesterday's announced 'approach' from parent TUI AG (AG), saying that completion of a potential deal looks unlikely.

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