Editor's Picks
Thursday broker round-up
Thursday 19 Apr 2012
Afren, African Barrick Gold, APR, DMGT, Debenhams, Hays, Hiscox, IMI, Ladbrokes, Moneysupermarket.com, Prudential, SABMiller, StanChart, WH Smith
London open: Stocks rise ahead of Spanish auction
Thursday 19 Apr 2012
- Spanish yields ease before auction - Hargreaves leads risers on Footsie - Cable and Wireless Worldwide plummets on FTSE 250
Ladbrokes gets right result at Cheltenham
Thursday 19 Apr 2012
Ladbrokes' reliance on gaming machines to drive revenue growth at its High Street betting shops was again in evidence in the first quarter, while it seems to have had a better Cheltenham race festival than most of the punters who use its services.
Ladbrokes gets right result at Cheltenham
Thursday 19 Apr 2012
Ladbrokes' reliance on gaming machines to drive revenue growth at its High Street betting shops was again in evidence in the first quarter, while it seems to have had a better Cheltenham race festival than most of the punters who use its services.
Thursday newspaper round-up: MPC, Holland, Dim Sum
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
Flatpack giant Ikea has taken over from traditional John Lewis as Britain's favourite shop, an influential annual study reveals. The Swedish furniture chain has finally worked its way up to the top of the nation's affections thanks to the way it keeps its customers satisfied, said experts. And John Lewis, despite its heart-warming adverts and 'never knowingly undersold' reliability has slipped
Hargreaves reports record levels of AuA in Q3
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
Hargreaves Lansdown, the financial services provider and asset management group, saw a record level of Assets under Administration (AuA) in the three months to March 31st despite the tough macro-economic conditions.
Admiral CFO in share disposal
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
FTSE 100 movers: Miners leading the way
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
Miners were among the best performers on the Footsie with precious metals group Fresnillo rising strongly. The group this morning hailed a strong start to 2012 with gold production beating its own expectations and silver output being on target.
BHP Billiton walks on through the rain
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
Bad weather hit BHP Billiton's iron ore production while strikes blighted coal output in the first quarter of 2012, but two of its high value, export orientated energy coal operations set new production records.
London midday: Investors show caution after yesterday's strong rise
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
- Ex-div stocks weigh on Footsie - MPC minutes: Miles calls for more QE - Eurozone swing to deficit in February - UK jobless rate falls for first time since May 2011
Thursday tips round-up: Tesco, Fresnillo, IGas
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
In the Telegraph, the Questor column takes on the big daddy of the retailing sector, Tesco, which released results yesterday roughly in line with expectations. The problem is, those expectations followed a profits warning in January. Questor likes the turnaround plan of Chief Executive Philip Clarke, which amounts to opening less big stores in the UK, while focusing on smaller, local offerings
PIMCO’s Gross distrusts European bond auctions
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
PIMCO's Chief Investment Officer, Bill Gross, has openly advised against getting involved in Eurozone debt auctions because they are 'artificially controlled markets.'
Bank of England's Miles alone on more QE
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
Just one member of the Bank of England's policy making group voted for an increase in quantitative easing in April, according to the minutes of the meeting.
Broker snap: Buried treasure at RBS, says Investec
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
Investec is 'not wildly excited' ahead of Royal Bank of Scotland's first quarter update next month, but has maintained its buy recommendation on the stock recommending investors to look a little harder to find the 'buried treasure'.
London open: Stocks flat before MPC minutes
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
- Supermarkets rise after Tesco's results - BHP, Fresnillo lead miners higher - Markets await MPC minutes
Hammerson to buy back €200m of corporate bonds
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
There is no news yet from real estate investment trust Hammerson on its proposed sale of its London office portfolio, but the group did say there has been a high level of interest in the assets.
BHP Billiton's iron ore output rises by one-fifth
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
Mining titan BHP Billiton saw record iron ore production at its Western Australian operations in the nine months to the end of March, despite a decline in volumes in 2012 as a result of cyclone activity.
Wednesday tips round-up: International Power and MP Evans
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
The Telegraph's Questor column says that the time has now come for International Power to sell the remaining 30 per cent stake to majority shareholder GDF SUEZ.
Tesco in line, US ops to break even later than expected
Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
Supermarket giant Tesco has delivered full year results in line with latest market consensus, as it announced plans to slash capital expenditure in the current fiscal year.
London close: Macro data sees stocks surge
Tuesday 17 Apr 2012
- Footsie at intraday high by the close - Economic data from Eurozone and US boost buying - Banks and miners lead risers in London
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