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  • London close: Stocks rally into long weekend

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    - US jobless claims fall to lowest level since 2008 - BoE maintains Bank Rate and QE - Miners, Ashmore rise strongly in ahead of long weekend

  • Tesco re-brands Value range with 50s-inspired look

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    Supermarket colossus Tesco has re-branded its value range in a bid to re-create a more vintage style to enure the line keeps up with its competitors.

  • Car sales up during first quarter, boosted by March sales

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    The economy received a welcome boost during the first quarter from a rise in car sales in March - a significant month for the sector because that's when as many as a fifth of annual new sales take place following the creation of new number plates.

  • Broker tips: Ashmore, SABMiller, Shire

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    Emerging markets (EM) focused fund manager Ashmore was leading the risers on the FTSE 100 on Thursday after UBS upgraded its rating on the stock from neutral to buy.

  • BoE stands pat on interest rates, QE

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    The Bank of England did what nearly everyone expected on Thursday and held both interest rates and the size of the asset purchase programme unchanged from the previous month.

  • London midday: Footsie down after manufacturing data, BoE holds rates

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    - BoE holds rates, QE - UK manufacturing in surprise decline - Financials lead Footsie lower, Ashmore bucks trend

  • Broker snap: UBS gives Ashmore a lift

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    Emerging markets (EM) focused fund manager Ashmore was leading the risers on the FTSE 100 on Thursday after UBS upgraded its rating on the stock from neutral to buy.

  • Halfords checks the slide in LFL sales

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    Halfords, the retailer focused on the needs of car and bike owners, has seen the rate of decline in its like-for-like (LFL) sales ease off in 2012.

  • Exillon ramps up production in March

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    Russia-focused oil producer Exillon Energy produced an average of 11,785 barrels per day during March, better than average output the month before but still well off its full-year target.

  • Intertek acquires US power sector firm ATI

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    Intertek Group, the quality control services provider, has acquired ATI, a provider of asset integrity support services in the US power sector.

  • Polymetal sees reserves fall in 2011

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    Russia-focused mining firm Polymetal saw its proved and probable gold equivalent reserves fall by a tenth during 2011, as a result of reserve depletion.

  • Thursday newspaper round-up: Amazon, Wen Jiabao, Portugal...

    Thursday 05 Apr 2012

    "Amazon.co.uk, Britain's biggest online retailer, generated sales of more than £3.3bn in the country last year but paid no corporation tax on any of the profits from that income – and is under investigation by the UK tax authorities. Regulatory filings by parent company Amazon.com with the US securities and exchange commission (SEC) show the tax inquiry into the UK operation, which sells nearly

  • London close: Stocks plummet on Eurozone fears

    Wednesday 04 Apr 2012

    - Miners lead fallers as commodity prices fall - ECB keeps rates on hold, Fed quashes QE3 hopes - Spanish, Italian yields soar

  • Sector movers: Metals/mining stocks tumble after FOMC statement

    Wednesday 04 Apr 2012

    The industrial metals and mining stocks were the worst performers of the day on Wednesday as commodity prices took a tumble on the back of comments from the US central bank.

  • WPP announces second acquisition of the day

    Wednesday 04 Apr 2012

    Global advertising giant WPP announced its second acquisition of the day on Wednesday, after its wholly-owned subsidiary Burson-Marsteller purchased the assets of Crowdverb, a start-up company based in Seattle, Washington.

  • London midday: Miners provide a drag, ECB decision eyed

    Wednesday 04 Apr 2012

    - Miners track commodity prices lower - Yields rise at Spanish debt auction - ECB expected to maintain rates

  • Borrowing costs rise at Spanish auction

    Wednesday 04 Apr 2012

    Spain's Treasury issued bonds this morning for a total of 2.59bn euros, the bottom part of its 2.5-3.5bn euro target range.

  • ECB has only bought Europe time to get its currency in order

    Wednesday 04 Apr 2012

    The Chief Executive Officer of French bank Société Générale, Frédéric Oudéa, believes that 'French banks are doing their job' while the European Central Bank (ECB) has bought them time to adjust to new regulation.

  • Broker tips: BSkyB, Resolution, Logica

    Wednesday 04 Apr 2012

    Jefferies has maintained its hold rating for pay-TV and broadband group British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), but says that James Murdoch's decision to step down as Chairman 'deflects some of the political risk following the phone-hacking scandal'.

  • London open: Stocks slip after QE3 hopes fade

    Wednesday 04 Apr 2012

    - ECB to hold rates - Pearson and host of ex-div stocks fall - Kentz drops after major shareholder slashes stake

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