Editor's Picks
Monday newspaper round-up: Retailers, Infrastructure, Manufacturing
Monday 28 May 2012
The country’s beleaguered high street will not recover for another three years and will underperform for the rest of the decade, according to leading economic commentators. Retailers will have to weather a “tough trading environment” as householders’ hoarding of cash and debt repayment mean consumer spending will fail to return to pre-recession levels before at least 2015. The forecast from the
Deep-water drilling drives growth at AVEVA
Monday 28 May 2012
The engineering software company, AVEVA, has reported record profits for the 12 months ended March 21st as the firm capitalised on growing demand from deep-water oil and gas exploration.
Diageo to acquire Brazilian rum brand
Monday 28 May 2012
Drinks giant Diageo is set to buy Ypioca, one of Brazil's largest cachaca brands in Brazil, the company announced on Monday.
Salamander finds gas in Indonesia
Monday 28 May 2012
Salamander Energy, the upstream oil and gas company focused on Thailand and Indonesia, has announced a successful appraisal of the Tutung gas-condensate discovery in Indonesia.
Sunday share tips: Randgold, James Fisher, Quindell
Friday 25 May 2012
Questor was neutral on Randgold shares for some time, but recommended a purchase after the shares slumped 13 per cent following a military coup in Mali, where the company’s flagship Loulo mine is to be found. The shares were at 57.65 pounds. However, since then the tumbling gold price and a weak set of first-quarter figures has ensured the price continues to fall. Earnings per share in the first
FX round-up: Euro walloped by Catalonia plea
Friday 25 May 2012
The dollar raced to its highest level since 2010 on Friday as fears about Greece's possible exit from the Eurozone continued to rattle markets.
Vodafone's CFO sells a million shares
Friday 25 May 2012
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Reality, British Airways, BSkyB
Friday 25 May 2012
Germany's Nobel literature laureate Günter Grass criticised the treatment of Greece in the debt crisis, describing it in a new poem as a "country sentenced to poverty". The 84-year-old's latest work, "Europe's Disgrace", was published in the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. As Greece struggles with austerity and reform programmes demanded by creditors in exchange for rescue loans, and speculation
FTSE 250 movers: Interserve in demand as Cape shares sink
Friday 25 May 2012
Construction and maintenance firm Interserve was wanted after announcing two contracts in the north of England, worth a combined £200m.
Broker snap: Mediterranean Oil has turned the corner, says Panmure
Friday 25 May 2012
Panmure Gordon may have retained its hold recommendation and 6.3p target price for AIM-listed Mediterranean Oil and Gas (MOG), but the broker says that the company has 'turned the corner' following its 2011 results announced on Friday.
Dixons lands new lending facility
Friday 25 May 2012
Dixons, the troubled technology retailer, has pleased its investors after landing a significant new lending facility, replacing the current deal which was due to expire next year.
Broker snap: UBS upgrades ARM after recent pull back
Friday 25 May 2012
UBS has upgraded its rating for chip designer ARM Holdings from neutral to buy, saying that the stock now offers 'quality at a reasonable price'.
Greece clings to euro as elections edge closer
Friday 25 May 2012
As Greece prepares to hold new elections on June 17th, Eurozone leaders are finding the need to repeat more and more often that they want the Hellenic Republic to stay in the single currency but only if it keeps its commitments to be fiscally responsible and follow the bailout terms.
US pre-open: Slight falls expected ahead of economic data
Friday 25 May 2012
The major US equity benchmarks are now being called to open lower by 0.2% on average. That despite news that German chancellor Angela Merkel will study a proposal for common liabilities on sovereign debt.
IHG's Chairman to check out
Friday 25 May 2012
Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza owner InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced that its Chairman of over eight year is to retire at the end of 2012.
Bankia begging bowl might be bigger than expected
Friday 25 May 2012
The Spanish financial institution Bankia is planning to rattle the begging bowl under the noses of the Spanish government and it might be bigger than the government had been expecting.
US close: Stocks rally in final hours of trading
Thursday 24 May 2012
- Stocks make late gains - HP to cut 27,000 jobs - Oil back above $90
Europe close: Weak data provoking shift in ECB expectations?
Thursday 24 May 2012
-German IFO surprises on the down-side
Friday tips round-up: Facebook, Electrocomponents, Young and Co.
Thursday 24 May 2012
The Telegraph’s Questor writer, Garry White, has taken to video presentations, arguing against anyone buying Facebook, slamming the listing on Nasdaq and telling everyone to buy Apple if they want a tech stock. No written recommendation at our time of writing.
Monday newspaper round-up: Retailers, Infrastructure, Manufacturing
Thursday 24 May 2012
The country’s beleaguered high street will not recover for another three years and will underperform for the rest of the decade, according to leading economic commentators. Retailers will have to weather a “tough trading environment” as householders’ hoarding of cash and debt repayment mean consumer spending will fail to return to pre-recession levels before at least 2015. The forecast from the
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