Editor's Picks
US open: Markets mixed on housing starts, Fed uncertainty
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
Fed decision due at 14:00 (19:00 London time); Housing starts rise at fastest pace since 2008; Ford drops on profit outlook; Apple slips on iPhone production fears.
London midday: Markets await Fed as data turns heat up on MPC
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
Taper speculation picks up ahead of Fed decision; MPC votes unanimously on policy, warns of sterling strength; UK unemployment falls to four-and-a-half-year low; Retailers under the weather.
Broker tips: Retailers, bwin.party, Moneysupermarket.com
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
UBS has downgraded its ratings for both Marks & Spencer and ASOS from 'buy' to 'neutral', highlighting higher levels of promotional spend across the industry as of late.
UK unemployment falls much more than expected in October
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
UK unemployment declined unexpectedly by 99,000 to 2.39m people in the three months to October, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
London open: Markets edge higher despite taper uncertainty
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
Fed meeting in focus, decision due out after close; BoE minutes to be released this morning; M&S downgraded by UBS to 'neutral'; Oil stocks in focus after exploration updates.
SABMiller appoints new Chairman after Graham Mackay dies
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
Global brewer SAB Miller has appointed its acting Chairman to the post on a full-time basis after former Chairman Graham Mackay died on Wednesday.
Tullow Oil says Côte d'Ivoire well comes up dry
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
Explorer Tullow Oil said a well off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire in west Africa has turned up dry.
US close: Stocks edge lower as investors await Fed
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
Markets await outcome of Fed meeting; US CPI unchanged in November; Current account deficit narrowed in Q3; PIMCO puts odds of Fed surprise at 60 per cent.
Stagecoach buys eastern England rival
Wednesday 18 Dec 2013
Bus and train company Stagecoach is taking over an independent bus operator in eastern England for an undisclosed sum.
London close: Stocks pull back as investors await Fed decision
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
US inflation data in focus ahead of Fed meeting; UK inflation falls, Eurozone inflation picks up; Supermarket fall on competition from discounters; Car insurance is too high, claims Competition Commission.
BP makes significant oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
Oil giant BP has made its first significant oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico since 2009, in the Gila deepwater prospect 300 miles off New Orleans.
Barclays moves to block US energy market fines
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
Barclays has called for the US courts to block energy regulators from collecting 488m dollars of fines for electricity trading market manipulation.
Broker tips: RSA, Dixons, ASOS
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
Barclays has maintained an 'underweight' rating on troubled insurance group RSA, saying that a potential equity raise could result in further downside to the stock.
UK inflation falls unexpectedly to 2.1 per cent
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
UK inflation fell unexpectedly to a four-year low 2.1 per cent in November from 2.2 per cent the previous month, edging closer to the Bank of England’s target.
Tuesday tips round-up: GlaxoSmithKline, RPC Group
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
Perhaps two of the most difficult lessons in Finance are knowing when to cash in your chips and when it´s simply best to walk away. On Wednesday GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced its offer to raise its stake in GSK Pharmaceutical, its India drug manufacturing unit, from 50 per cent to 75 per cent. That is in-line with its stated strategy of increasing its ownership in subsidiaries in key emerging
London open: Markets pull back as investors await Fed outcome
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
Markets pull back after 1.3 per cent surge on Monday; Investors await US inflation data ahead of Fed meeting; RSA hit by two credit ratings downgrades.
London pre-open: Markets to pull back after strong surge
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
Markets are expected to open in the red on Tuesday morning after a strong surge the day before as investors turn cautious ahead of US inflation figures out later on.
Inmarsat buys maritime communications firm
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
Satellite operator Inmarsat has bought Florida-based maritime communications group Globe Wireless as it hopes to enable a faster roll-out of its broadband network to the shipping market.
US close: Markets surge ahead of Fed meeting as industrial production jumps
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
US industrial production hits one-year high; LSI jumps after 6.6bn-dollar Avago takeover; AIG to sell aircraft-leasing unit to AerCap,
Dixons makes first underlying profit in six years but outlook tougher
Tuesday 17 Dec 2013
A strong UK performance helped electrical retailer Dixons Retail to unveil its first underlying profit in six years but it warned that the second half would be tougher.
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