Editor's Picks
Alent CEO steps down
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
Steve Corbett, the chief executive of Alent, the FTSE 250-listed speciality chemicals and engineered materials group, has stepped down.
London open: Standard Life leads UK stocks higher, but gains limited ahead of ECB
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
UK stocks were close to a 14-year and record high on Thursday morning, helped by a sharp rise in the share price of Standard Life, though gains were limited as investors awaited policy decisions in the UK and Europe.
Standard Life agrees £2.2bn sale of Canadian unit
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
Standard Life has agreed to sell its Canadian operations for C$4bn (£2.2bn) to Manulife Financial and said it would return £1.75bn of this to shareholders.
Easyjet sees passenger numbers rise 8.4% in August
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
Budget airline Easyjet saw annual traffic pick up slightly in August, with passenger numbers up 8.4% on the year before.
Centrica expects bigger hit from EDF Energy power-station outage
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
Centrica has said that the negative impact on earnings from a reduction in output at EDF Energy's nuclear power stations is now expected to be at least twice the amount originally estimated.
London pre-open: Small rise predicted for FTSE ahead of rate decsions
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
Little change is predicted for the FTSE 100 at Thursday's opening bell, as investors pause the gains seen the previous day and await rate decisions from both the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB).
Balfour Beatty agrees £0.8bn sale of Parsons Brinckerhoff
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
Balfour Beatty has agreed to sell Parsons Brinckerhoff, its US business, to Canadian industrial group WSP Global for US$1.35bn cash (£0.8bn).
Standard Life agrees £2.2bn sale of Canadian unit
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
Standard Life has agreed to sell its Canadian operations for C$4bn (£2.2bn) to Manulife Financial and said it would return £1.75bn of this to shareholders.
Standard Life agrees £2.2bn sale of Canadian unit
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
Standard Life has agreed to sell its Canadian operations for C$4bn (£2.2bn) to Manulife Financial and said it would return £1.75bn of this to shareholders.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Scottish independence, Balfour Beatty, Standard Life...
Thursday 04 Sep 2014
Goldman Sachs has warned that the UK could fall into a eurozone-style crisis if Scotland votes for independence later this month. In some of the most bleak predictions economists have made about independence, the Wall Street bank said a "Yes" vote on September 18, while looking unlikely, "could have severe consequences" for both the Scottish economy and the UK overall. Goldman warned that public
US close: US stocks gravitate lower as Apple falls
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
US stocks generally failed to follow the solid gains in London, Europe and Asia, as well as a solid report from the regional economic assessment of the Federal Reserve's 'Beige Book'.
London close: Stocks end near record highs
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
London's FTSE 100 finished higher albeit off its best levels of the day, bolstered by upbeat services data from China and the UK and on hopes for a potential ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
Just Eat shares jump as Jefferies hails huge potential
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
Just Eat shares surged on Wednesday after Jefferies initiated coverage of the stock with a 'buy' rating. The broker said that the recently-listed online takeaway delivery marketplace "demonstrates the clearest valuation upside in our UK digital peer group". It believes that the company's many-to-many network business model serves an "underpenetrated and material market opportunity around online
Broker tips: Glencore, Vedanta, Just Eat
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
Mining and commodities trader Glencore dipped in early deals on Wednesday after the stock went ex-dividend, but losses were quickly erased after a rating upgrade by Investec.
Wednesday tips round-up: Falkland Oil&Gas, Redrow
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
Oil exploration is a speculative affair but in the South Atlantic it can be particularly expensive, even when successful given the dearth of local infrastructure and the logistical costs involved. Nevertheless, analysts at Peel Hunt believe Falkland Oil&Gas's upcoming exploration programme could be worth a total of 48p under a positive scenario, writes The Daily Telegraph's Questor column. Over
London midday: UK stocks hit 14-year high on Ukraine hopes
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
London's FTSE 100 hit its highest level in 14 years on Wednesday with stocks bolstered by upbeat services data from China and the UK and hopes for a potential ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
China services PMI rebounds to 17-month high
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
Optimism about China's economy appeared to rebound, according to two data readings released Wednesday morning.
London open: UK stocks at two-month high as Ashtead, Vodafone gain
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
UK stocks were trading at a two-month high on Wednesday morning as investors reacted to upbeat services data from China and continued to speculate about stimulus measures in Europe.
US close: S&P 500 retreats from record despite strong ISM data
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
US stocks were rangebound on Tuesday as investors gave a mixed reaction to upbeat economic data, with the S&P 500 retreating slightly from another all-time high.
Europe close: Stocks move higher on hopes for ceasefire in Ukraine
Wednesday 03 Sep 2014
European stocks jumped as Russia and Ukraine agreed on steps to resolve the conflict between the two countries.
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