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  • Europe woes limit growth at Glaxo

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline saw a modest increase in group revenue in the first quarter of 2012 as growth in the US, Emerging Markets/Asia Pacific (EMAP) and Japan offset declines in Europe.

  • London midday: Stocks pare gains after GDP data

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    - Footsie gains despite GDP data - Draghi continues to see downside risks - ARM rises on Apple earnings, broker upgrades

  • Upbeat Standard Life enjoys resilient quarter

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    Life assurance leviathan Standard Life made a solid start to the year and is confident of achieving continued strong growth in assets.

  • FX open: The euro picks up strength

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    The European session got off to a modestly firmer start on Wednesday, with equities slowly building on Tuesday's gains following a very bearish Monday.

  • UK falls back into recession

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    The UK economy fell back into recession at the start of 2012, according to new figures.

  • Wednesday broker round-up

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    ARM, AB Foods, Bodycote, DS Smith, Fenner, Kesa, Lamprell, Morrison, Premier Foods, Sports Direct, Standard Life, TalkTalk, Tesco, UBM

  • Lamprell to build more rigs for Abu Dhabi

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    Oil and gas engineering firm Lamprell said it was to build two further rigs for Abu Dhabi's National Drilling Company.

  • Apple sees earnings surge in the second quarter

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    Tech giant Apple reported better-than-expected second quarter earnings last night after the close in New York, causing shares to soar in after-market trading.

  • London open: Stocks rise ahead of GDP data

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    - Q1 GDP expected to be flat - ARM up on upgrades, Apple earnings - Ex-div stocks lead the downside

  • Wednesday tips round-up: Capita and Smiths News

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    The Tempus column in the Times has taken a look at outsourcing giant Capita which yesterday saw shares sink eight per cent on the back of a 274m-pound share placing.

  • Polymetal cashes in on soaring gold price

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    Russian miner Polymetal is on track to deliver 1m ounces of gold equivalent production in 2012 it said, as it announced sharp increases in revenue and earnings.

  • Broker snap: Credit Suisse upgrades IAG to outperform

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    Shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) were flying high on Tuesday after Credit Suisse upgraded the stock from neutral to outperform.

  • FTSE 250 movers: Redrow rockets on placing

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    House builder Redrow rose after announcing a placing and open offer to raise nearly 80m pounds. It also said sales activity this year has been encouraging with its sales per site are the top end of the range for the sector, while like-for-like (LFL) reservations are ahead of last year.

  • US mid-morning: Stocks gain but Netflix weighs on Nasdaq

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    - Fed kicks off policy rate meeting - Stocks rebound after Monday's sell-off - Netflix, Apple weigh on Nasdaq

  • Wednesday newspaper round-up: UK Deficit, RBS, Tesco

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    Angela Merkel launched a staunch defence of Europe's fiscal pact as politicians from the Netherlands, Spain and Greece scrambled to keep their own austerity measures on track. In a rare concession, the German Chancellor admitted that austerity alone would not solve the crisis but she insisted that the wave of political opposition to fiscal discipline was wrong. "We're not saying that saving

  • London midday: Man Group provides a lift as stocks claw back

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    - Footsie corrects after sell-off - Man Group jumps as UBS speculates over M&A - Shell makes 220p-a-share offer for Cove

  • Broker snap: Man Group on UBS's M and A watch list

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    UBS has reiterated its buy recommendation for hedge fund manager Man Group, saying that the firm is a 'likely take-out candidate' and is on the 'UBS M and A Watch List'.

  • Bank of Japan may buy more debt and extend maturity

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will hold its monthly interest rate decision on Friday with analysts expecting the central bank to keep the country's key interest rate unchanged at the 0-0.10 per cent range, the lowest level of all countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

  • March public sector borrowing higher than expected - Update

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    UK government borrowing was £18.2bn in March, higher than the £16bn that had been expected.

  • Commodities: Oil higher ahead of inventory report

    Tuesday 24 Apr 2012

    Crude oil futures rose to its highest level in a week on Tuesday ahead of a widely expected increase in stockpiles.

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