Editor's Picks
London midday: Momentum continues as BoE stays put
Thursday 08 Mar 2012
- BoE maintains interest rates and asset purchases. - Greek debt-swap participation rate estimated at 60 percent. - Miners lift the Footsie higher.
Aggreko growth accelerates in 2012 but still cautious
Thursday 08 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.
NIESR says UK economy is now flat
Thursday 08 Mar 2012
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has today published its estimates for economic growth in the United Kingdom for the three months to February.
FX round-up: Euro up against the dollar on Greek debt reports
Thursday 08 Mar 2012
The euro rose against the dollar on Thursday after it was reported that a sufficient number of Greek bond holders had signed up to the debt swap deal, paving the way for a second bailout package for the troubled economy.
London open: Markets await news from Greece
Thursday 08 Mar 2012
- Greek debt-swap participation rate estimated at 60 percent. - Markets await policy decisions from BoE, ECB. - ARM rises after iPad launch, Morrison jumps on strong 2011.
Europe midday: Investors waiting for ECB press conference
Thursday 08 Mar 2012
-Yields on Italian 10 year debt fall well below 5%.
Thursday tips round up: Melrose and Chime
Thursday 08 Mar 2012
Tempus in the Times is uncharacteristically effusive over engineering investor Melrose. To be fair, the company consistently beats expectations by buying under-performing companies, making them ship-shape and flogging them.
Morrison beats forecasts in a challenging year
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
Supermarket giant Morrison boasted that it has 'delivered in a challenging year' as it beat both sales and profit expectations in 2011, after seeing a record number of customers in its stores.
Thursday preview: Aviva, Schroders, Morrisons, BoE
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
As per usual, Thursday is the busiest day of the week for company announcements, with the added excitement this week of the Bank of England making its interest rate and asset purchasing policy announcement at midday.
US midday: Apple unveils new products
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
-Labour Dept. revises employment data since July 2010 upwards.
Delta Lloyds puts huge dent in Aviva's profits
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
General insurer Aviva said it beat all of its operating targets in a tough 2011 but profits took a tumble as investment variance gains seen in 2010 were reversed last year.
UK permanent job placements increased again in February
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
Permanent placements in the United Kingdom rose to a 9-month high in February, according to the latest data released by consultants KPMG-REC.
FTSE 100 movers: Ex-div stocks provide a drag, Admiral jumps
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
Cigarettes maker British American Tobacco was the heaviest faller after trading without the right to its latest dividend. Irish building materials group CRH and banking giant Standard Chartered were also declining after going ex-dividend.
London midday: Stocks edge higher, markets await Greek debt-swap
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
- Admiral jumps 11% as outlook improves. - BATS, CRH, Serco down after going ex-dividend. - Markets await the Greek debt-swap deadline.
Broker snap: Admiral results ahead of expectations, Nomura says buy
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
Shares in car insurance group Admiral raced 11 percent ahead on Wednesday morning following the release of its full-year figures, with Nomura giving a lift after saying that the results give comfort on prospective forecasts.
Commodities: Oil jumps 1.4%, gold snaps losing streak
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
Crude oil futures bounced 1.4% on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would consider easing measures and as progress was made on the Greek debt swap.
Antofagasta CEO quits, Chairman to takeover
Wednesday 07 Mar 2012
Antofagasta's Chief Executive Officer, Marcelo Awad, has resigned his position with immediate effect.
Retail demand picking up, says Schroders
Tuesday 06 Mar 2012
Asset management firm Schroders topped expectations with its 2011 results, even as assets under management (AUM) took a dive.
AXA and QBE buy some HSBC general insurance businesses
Tuesday 06 Mar 2012
Banking titan HSBC's sale of peripheral parts of its operations has continued with the sale of its general insurance businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore, Argentina and Mexico.
Broker snap: UBS downgrades Polymetal on inflationary concerns
Tuesday 06 Mar 2012
UBS scared away investors of Russian mining giant Polymetal International on Tuesday after downgrading its rating on the stock from buy to neutral and slashing its target price by over a fifth.
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