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London close: 'Fiscal cliff' concerns keep markets under pressure
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
Boehner says White House not serious about 'cliff'; Stocks shrug off Fed stimulus; Centamin plummets after mine suspension.
Commodities: Crude falls on 'fiscal cliff' worries
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
Crude oil prices decline on Thursday, the first decrease in three days, as US politicians continue to go back and forth on the 'fiscal cliff' and American retail sales missed forecasts.
US open: Much larger than expected fall in unemployment claims
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
- Very large drop in unemployment claims - John Boehner scheduled to give a speech
Broker tips: BG Group, Centamin, HMV
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
Nomura has reiterated its 'buy' rating and 1,600p target price for natural gas giant BG Group, following the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Chris Finlayson.
London midday: Markets cautious as Fed move already priced in
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
Fed unveils new stimulus measures; Eurogroup approves Greek aid; Centamin plummets after suspending Sukari.
Coal of Africa reinstates 178 miners following initial dismissal
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
South African mining company Coal of Africa has reinstated 178 miners who were dismissed six days ago for engaging in a four-day unprotected strike.
London open: Stocks fall as focus turns back to 'fiscal cliff'
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
Stock markets in the UK opened broadly flat on Thursday morning in spite of the Federal Reserve's stimulus announcement last night, as the focus turns back to the impending 'fiscal cliff'.
Gold miner Centamin suspends operations over lack of diesel
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
FTSE 250-listed Egypt-focused gold mining company Centamin has suspended operations at its Sukari gold mine because diesel has stopped being supplied.
BHP Billiton approves 520m-dollar investment for Australian plant
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
Diversified resources giant BHP Billiton has given the green light for a half-a-billion-dollar investment in its Longford Gas Conditioning Plant (LGCP) project in Australia, necessary to its production plans.
HMV warns of banking breach in January
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
Financially troubled entertainment retailer HMV warned of a probable covenant breach at the end of January 2013 and said it is unlikely to achieve full year expectations.
Wood Group expects good growth this year
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
Energy services giant Wood Group has said that it expects to deliver good growth this year, with overall conditions in energy markets remaining 'favourable'.
FX round-up: Dollar falls after Fed stimulus plan
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
The dollar lost ground against major rivals on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve announced a fresh round of bond buying and kept US interest rates unchanged at the end of its two-day policy meeting.
Commodities: Crude gains as Fed expands bond buying
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
Crude oil futures settled over one per cent higher on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve announced an expansion to its bond-buying programme in a bid to bolster the US economy.
Thursday newspaper round-up: The Fed, Oil demand, ECB...
Thursday 13 Dec 2012
The US Federal Reserve renewed its efforts to support the still weak American economy today, unveiling a fresh round of bond buying and, in a landmark move, tying critical interest rate decisions to the health of the jobs market.
Sector movers: Miners track metals prices higher ahead of Fed
Wednesday 12 Dec 2012
Miners were among the best performers of the day again on Wednesday as risk appetite increased ahead of a policy announcement by the Federal Reserve.
Thursday preview: Betfair and Sportingbet
Wednesday 12 Dec 2012
Online gaming peers Betfair and Sportingbet are due to report their first-half and second-quarter results on Thursday morning, respectively.
Thursday preview: Betfair and Sportingbet
Wednesday 12 Dec 2012
Online gaming peers Betfair and Sportingbet are due to report their first-half and second-quarter results on Thursday morning, respectively.
Travis Perkins divisional chairman sells shares as company reports falling sales
Wednesday 12 Dec 2012
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Thursday tips round-up: Imagination, Ophir Energy, Whitbread
Wednesday 12 Dec 2012
Investors in Imagination Technologies are nervous. Not only is the company in the midst of a transition towards becoming a larger organization with a more diversified product portfolio, a difficult task in and of itself, it is also trading at near 30 times its profit. The latter means that there is little room for error as the outfit also attempts to simultaneously penetrate emerging markets,
Peugeot to cut 1,500 more jobs by 2014
Wednesday 12 Dec 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second largest automaker, will eliminate 1,500 jobs by 2014 in addition to the layoff of 8,000 workers already announced in July.
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