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London open: Stocks slip as France downgraded
Tuesday 20 Nov 2012
With another European nation losing its prized 'AAA' rating last night, UK stocks edged into negative territory on Tuesday morning as Eurozone concerns came back into focus ahead of an extraordinary Eurogroup meeting on Greece.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: France, Glenstrata, Comet...
Tuesday 20 Nov 2012
France has suffered a serious blow to its economic credentials after being stripped of its prized AAA credit rating by Moody’s. The rating agency said France’s long-term economic growth had been hit by its inflexible labour market and low levels of innovation eroding its competitiveness and industrial base. Moody's also flagged up the country’s exposure to the continuing eurozone crisis. [The
British Land Chairman to step down
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Real estate investment trust British Land saw a solid increase in underlying profits in the first half, as it continued to outperform its benchmark of property returns, the IPD (otherwise known as Investment Property Databank).
London close: Footsie rallies on US budget hopes
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Obama confident that 'fiscal cliff' will be dealt with; markets await Eurogroup meeting on Greece; banks and miners surge on increased risk.
BP director tops up stake as group settles fine
Monday 19 Nov 2012
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Household finances improve in November
Monday 19 Nov 2012
The squeeze on household finances eased in November, hitting levels not seen for almost two years.
Broker snap: Goldman Sachs makes Barclays a 'buy'
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Goldman Sachs has added Barclays to its 'Buy' list with a 12-month price target of 320p.
London open: Stocks gain on optimism about 'fiscal cliff'
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Equity markets rose sharply on Monday morning as hopes about US lawmakers nearing a resolution to the 'fiscal cliff' sparked investors' appetites for riskers assets, such as mining stocks.
HSBC considering sale of Ping An stake
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Global banking titan HSBC confirmed press speculation on Monday morning, saying that it is mulling a sale of its minority stake in Chinese insurance giant Ping An Insurance.
Galliford Try consortium wins massive Scottish infrastructure project
Monday 19 Nov 2012
A joint venture including FTSE 250 construction group Galliford Try has reached financial close on a 600m-pound public-sector infrastructure project in Scotland, the company announced on Monday morning.
Tuesday tips round-up: Mitie, Diploma and Majestic
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Tempus in The Times writes that outsourcers have had a largely positive reporting season this autumn and Mitie was sounding upbeat yesterday, even if the shares, which went above 300p briefly last week, fell 10p to 280p because of profit-taking.
Aggreko wins power contract in Côte d'Ivoire
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Temporary power and temperature control giant Aggreko has won a contract in Côte d'Ivoire to provide short-term power supply.
Ocado finds time and money
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Online grocer Ocado said it had secured more time to pay off debts and would raise 35.8 million pounds through a placing of shares.
Old Mutual expands LatAm footprint
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Financial services giant Old Mutual has bought a large interest in Latin American AIVA Business Platforms in an effort to strengthen its distribution capability in selected emerging markets.
Ocado finds time and money
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Online grocer Ocado said it had secured more time to pay off debts and would raise 35.8 million pounds through a placing of shares.
Positive signals for UK house market in 2013, Rightmove says
Monday 19 Nov 2012
UK home selling prices dropped by 2.6 per cent month-on-month in November, to 236,761 pounds, following a fall of 3.2 per cent in the same month of a year ago and a 3.5 per cent gain in October, according to property website Rightmove.
HSBC considering sale of Ping An stake
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Global banking titan HSBC confirmed press speculation on Monday morning, saying that it is mulling a sale of its minority stake in Chinese insurance giant Ping An Insurance.
Commodities: Crude rallies one per cent
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Crude oil futures raced higher on Friday and logged a weekly gain as focus turned to escalating tensions in the Middle East.
HSBC considering sale of Ping An stake
Monday 19 Nov 2012
Global banking titan HSBC confirmed press speculation on Monday morning, saying that it is mulling a sale of its minority stake in Chinese insurance giant Ping An Insurance.
Monday newspaper round-up: RBS branches, BP, Virgin...
Friday 16 Nov 2012
The UK government is eyeing possible plans to turn 316 branches owned by Royal Bank of Scotland into a state-backed business lender. The move is seen as an option if no buyer can be found for the estate, which RBS is being forced to sell in return for receiving state aid during the financial crisis four years ago. Santander UK had agreed to buy the branches, which have 1.8 million retail
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