Editor's Picks
House builders eye gains from NewBuy mortgage scheme
Monday 12 Mar 2012
A new scheme designed to help first time buyers onto the property ladder launches on Monday, the aim being to help people borrow up to 95 per cent of the value of their new homes.
US pre-open: Investors keep powder dry ahead of EU meeting
Monday 12 Mar 2012
US markets are tipped to start the week lower ahead of the meeting of European finance ministers, where the Greek bailout and the predicaments of Portugal and Spain will be high on the agenda.
London midday: Financials provide a drag, Chinese data disappoints
Monday 12 Mar 2012
- Chinese deficit figures disappoint. - Eurogroup meet in Brussels to sign off on Greek bailout. - Former RBS directors sued.
Monday broker round-up
Monday 12 Mar 2012
Aggreko, AMEC, Antofagasta, Ark, Balfour, Barratt, Bovis, Carnival, GKN, HSBC, Hunting, JD Wetherspoon, LSE, Man, Schroders, Standard Chartered, Weir
House builders eye gains from NewBuy mortgage scheme
Monday 12 Mar 2012
A new scheme designed to help first time buyers onto the property ladder launches on Monday, the aim being to help people borrow up to 95 per cent of the value of their new homes.
Supplier unease over GAME could have mass effect
Monday 12 Mar 2012
The future of GAME, the struggling computer video games retailer, was thrown into doubt as the company confirmed that it has not been able to source new products from a number of suppliers while its talks with its bankers drag on.
Laird exits China for £20m
Monday 12 Mar 2012
Laird, the FTSE 250 technology company, has completed the sale of its handset antennae business for £20m.
Commodities: Chinese trade deficit gives pause for thought
Monday 12 Mar 2012
The price of oil headed lower on Monday as traders pondered whether China's larger than expected trade deficit would prompt the Chinese authorities to take action to heat up the economy.
Temenos drops out of running for Misys
Monday 12 Mar 2012
The merger discussions between financial software developers Misys and Temenos Group have been terminated, but Misys remains in talks with its other suitors regarding a potential takeover.
Carnival profits dive, but come in ahead of expectations
Friday 09 Mar 2012
Carnival Corporation, the biggest cruise-ship operator in the world, reported a huge loss for the first quarter after its infamous Costa Concordia ship became grounded of the coast of Italy in an incident which killed 25 people.
Broker tips: Old Mutual, BG Group, JD Wetherspoon
Friday 09 Mar 2012
Nomura has taken its first look at Old Mutual's results, saying that there were no surprises in the savings and insurance group's full-year statement.
Monday newspaper round-up: GKN, IAG, Trinity Mirror
Friday 09 Mar 2012
Britain's manufacturing industry could receive a shot in the arm if the British engineering group GKN succeeds in a planned swoop on Sweden's largest aerospace company that could value it at up to £800m. Although sources close to the talks say a deal is not imminent, GKN is now the clear frontrunner to buy Volvo's aero engine business after other bidders, including Germany's MTU Aero Engines,
Barclays awards Diamond with 6.3m pay packet for 2011
Friday 09 Mar 2012
Barclays has revealed that three of its executives were rewarded with pay and bonuses worth over six million pounds each for their work in 2011.
London midday: Lacklustre reaction to Greek debt-swap
Friday 09 Mar 2012
- 85.8 per cent of private creditors accept Greek bond-swap. - Merkel 'pleased' with high participation. - Broker downgrades take their toll on miners, oil stocks.
Williams Grand Prix revs up for another year
Friday 09 Mar 2012
Turnover and earnings raced ahead in 2011 at Williams Grand Prix Holdings, which is more than can be said for the cars driven by the Formula One motor racing team's drivers last year.
Friday tips round-up: Morrisons, Balfour Beatty, Clarkson...
Friday 09 Mar 2012
In the Telegraph the Questor column hands out a rather brutal judgement on supermarket chain Morrisons. It’s got an enthusiastic Chief Executive, is experimenting with convenience store formats and has launched lots of new ranges but its market share is still around 12.2%. To make matters worse the shares have yielded just 3.3% in the last 12 months. Questor, who recommended the stock last year,
Dairy Crest could be saying au revoir to French spreads division
Friday 09 Mar 2012
FTSE 250 dairy foods group Dairy Crest is shaking up its French branded spreads business and considering a possible sale of St Hubert.
Aggreko growth accelerates in 2012 but still cautious
Friday 09 Mar 2012
Temporary power and temperature control solutions provider Aggreko saw strong growth in revenues in 2011 despite going up tough comparative figures from 2010, a year which saw the FIFA World Cup, the Winter Olympics and the Asian Games.
Commodities: US jobless data keeps oil bandwagon going
Thursday 08 Mar 2012
Encouraging US jobless data suggested that the world's largest economy is in better shape than feared, and that sparked demand for oil.
Friday newspaper round-up: Greece, Gas prices, Manufacturers
Thursday 08 Mar 2012
An end to the Greek financial crisis appears to be in sight after Athens this morning announced that 83.5% of bondholders had offered support for the largest sovereign restructuring yet attempted. The Greek financed ministry announced it would use collective action clauses to force participation, which it had pledged to do if take-up was below 90 per cent. That will now almost certainly trigger
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