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  • London midday: Miners tank on Chinese growth fears

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    - Inflation falls but not as much as expected - Miners fall on Chinese steel growth concerns - National Grid advances after a kind word from Nomura

  • Inflation falls but not as much as expected

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    Price rises continued to ease in February, with inflation slowing to 3.4 percent in February, down from 3.6 percent the month before.

  • Broker snap: Uncertainty persists in the energy sector, says Nomura

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    Nomura has highlighted National Grid and United Utilities as its key picks in the UK utilities sector, but has warned that uncertainties still remain given the current climate and regulatory intervention.

  • Regus to open 200 new offices this year

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    Office space provider Regus reported operating profits that more than doubled in 2011 as companies chose flexible office space over shelling out rent for offices.

  • Geithner warns EU against draconian budget cuts

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner took it upon himself to point out to the European Union (EU) that it was still at the beginning of a long and difficult path to recovery and to warn against the use of 'draconian' measures that could hurt growth to fix budget problems.

  • High prices fuel record results for Hochschild

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    Americas-focused precious metals miner Hochschild reported record revenue and profit in 2011 despite lower ore grades, as metals prices surged.

  • Debenhams off to a bright start to 2012

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    Luxury retailer Debenhams says like-for-like sales in the first half of its financial year edged higher, with growth accelerating towards the end of the period.

  • Tuesday tips round up: Ferrexpo, Berkeley, Pittards...

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    In the Telegraph, Questor gives Ukrainian iron ore producer Ferrexpo a polish and decides it scrubs up rather well.

  • Rio Tinto issues clutch of fixed rate bonds

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    Mining colossus Rio Tinto has announced a clutch of fixed rate bond issues with a weighted average maturity of 11.6 years.

  • Property returns to outstrip inflation, says UK Commercial

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    Guernsey-based property firm UK Commercial Property Trust saw its net asset value (NAV) per share ease a little in 2011 but its vacancy rate remained well below the industry average.

  • WPP snaps up stake in Pakistani marketing firm

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    Advertising and media giant WPP is to buy a minority stake in Pakistan-based marketing agency Coverge Technologies for an undisclosed sum.

  • Supergroup shuffles board

    Tuesday 20 Mar 2012

    SuperGroup, the fast growing owner of the Superdry brand, is to change its finance director and create a new role of chief operating officer.

  • London close: Losses trimmed by news from Greece

    Monday 19 Mar 2012

    - Greek CDS auction finishes in line with expectations - Greece expects GDP to fall 4.5 per cent in 2012 and 0.5 per cent in 2013 - Markets await Wednesday's Budget

  • Government raises minimum wage

    Monday 19 Mar 2012

    The government has announced that it is increasing national minimum wage rates for workers aged 21 or over by 11p.

  • More good news from Dragon Oil

    Monday 19 Mar 2012

    Caspian Sea-focused oil and gas giant Dragon Oil has announced successful initial testing at the latest well of its Dzheitune field, off the cost of Turkmenistan.

  • FTSE 250 movers: Exillon Energy digs itself to the bottom of the pile

    Monday 19 Mar 2012

    Northern Russia-focused oil producer Exillon Energy was in the bottom spot on the FTSE 250 leader-board having delayed its short-term output target while reporting that losses widened significantly in 2011 due to higher operating costs and selling expenses.

  • Broker snap: Tullow to hit 52-week highs in coming weeks, says Galvan

    Monday 19 Mar 2012

    Galvan Research and Trading has labelled Tullow Oil as a 'very strong buy' following last week's full-year results.

  • PM calls for more runways

    Monday 19 Mar 2012

    Prime Minister David Cameron has called for more runways in the UK in a bid to retain the country's status as a 'key global hub for air travel'.

  • Misys could be first of many software house bids, broker says

    Monday 19 Mar 2012

    Financial software developer Misys has announced that it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended 350p-per-share cash offer by Magic Bidco Limited, an investment vehicle indirectly owned by Vista Funds.

  • Speculation over the Budget mounts

    Monday 19 Mar 2012

    With the Budget now just around the corner the rumour mill has gone even further into overdrive, with the week-end seeing a number of new stories surfacing about what changes the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, is likely to announce on Wednesday.

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