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  • Sunday tips round-up: Amec, Genel, Cookson

    Sunday 26 Feb 2012

    The Mail on Sunday's Midas column has taken a look at engineering services firm Amec, saying that while the opinion is sharply divided over what will be the cheapest and most sustainable source of energy in the future - oil and gas, nuclear or renewables - the company has interests in all these sectors and is "well-placed whichever way the wind blows".

  • Monday newspaper round-up: G 20, Barcelona, Prudential

    Sunday 26 Feb 2012

    A communique agreed by G20 finance ministers in Mexico City last night said a decision by Eurozone leaders to boost their own firewall was "essential" before any more external resources were allocated via the International Monetary Fund. (…) Germany's Wolfgang Schaeuble fired back: "Let me be clear. It does not make any economic sense [to take measures] which would neutralise the interest risk in

  • US close:S&P edges up to highest level since June 2008

    Sunday 26 Feb 2012

    - Geithner says US is considering release from strategic oil reserve-CNBC

  • London close: Subdued finish for Footsie, but Vedanta jumps

    Friday 24 Feb 2012

    - Vedanta jumps on further speculation of restructuring in India. - Lloyds falls on tough outlook for 2012. - BoE's Fisher thinks outlook is 'incredibly uncertain'.

  • US midday: Release from strategic reserves under study

    Friday 24 Feb 2012

    -IIF quite optimistic on up-take of Greek debt swap.

  • FTSE 250 movers: Aquarius Platinum drops on plan fail

    Friday 24 Feb 2012

    Mining giant Aquarius Platinum fell after it said the Indigenisation Implementation Plan that its indirect 50% subsidiary submitted to the government of Zimbabwe in November 2011 has been rejected.

  • Europe midday: Stocks still trading higher

    Friday 24 Feb 2012

    -German finance minister asks Bundestag to support Greek bail-out vote.

  • London midday: Footsie nudges higher ahead of US open

    Friday 24 Feb 2012

    - Lloyds falls on tough outlook for 2012. - Consumer product groups Unilever, Reckitt sold off. - BoE's Fisher thinks outlook is 'incredibly uncertain'.

  • Broker snap: Credit Suisse bullish on ITV ahead of results

    Friday 24 Feb 2012

    Shares in terrestrial broadcaster ITV were making gains on Friday afternoon ahead of the group’s full-year results next Wednesday.

  • Lloyds delays earnings targets, expects a tough 2012 - UPDATE

    Friday 24 Feb 2012

    Lloyds Banking Group said it expects the external environment to remain challenging this year and has had to delay its return on equity and income-related targets beyond 2014. Meanwhile, the lender reported a steep loss for 2011, dragged down by substantial charges in relation to Payment Protect Insurance (PPI).

  • FTSE 100 movers: Hammerson rises on strategy rethink

    Friday 24 Feb 2012

    Property firm Hammerson caught the market on the hop with its decision to sell off all its office developments to focus on its retail assets, but with the employment situation looking bleak investors were quick to applaud the decision.

  • 'Glenstrata' merger notified to European Commission

    Friday 24 Feb 2012

    As Glencore and Xstrata wait for regulatory approval on their merger, the miners have assured that they do not expect the combining of the businesses to have a negative impact on competition in the commodity markets in which the two operate.

  • Business investment dragged GDP down in quarter four

    Thursday 23 Feb 2012

    The United Kingdom´s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2011 (0.7% year-on-year), according to the latest data out from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning.

  • FX round-up: Dollar falls as euro rises to 10-week high

    Thursday 23 Feb 2012

    The dollar retreated on Thursday while the euro rose to a 10-week high against the greenback currency, boosted by waning concerns over the global economy and in particular the recently announced Greek bailout package.

  • FTSE 250 movers: Bodycote leaps as profits surge

    Thursday 23 Feb 2012

    Shares in metals and alloys treatment firm Bodycote rocketed after it said profit surged 68% helped by strong demand at its aerospace and defence unit and robust sales overseas. The group said despite economic headwinds, particularly in Europe, the business would continue to make progress in the coming year.

  • FTSE 250 movers: Bodycote leaps as profits surge

    Thursday 23 Feb 2012

    Shares in metals and alloys treatment firm Bodycote rocketed after it said profit surged 68% helped by strong demand at its aerospace and defence unit and robust sales overseas. The group said despite economic headwinds, particularly in Europe, the business would continue to make progress in the coming year.

  • FTSE 100 movers: Capita in top spot on 2012 predictions

    Thursday 23 Feb 2012

    Business outsourcing group Capita leapt on news it has achieved a 'reasonable' level of revenue growth in 2011 and expects this to accelerate this year as the value of new and extended contracts more than doubled.

  • London midday: Gains trimmed after gloomy EU growth forecasts

    Thursday 23 Feb 2012

    - EC cuts GDP estimates across the board. - RBS, Capita lead risers after full-year results. - German IFO survey comes in at six-month high.

  • William Hill's profits sneak up on the rails

    Thursday 23 Feb 2012

    The online betting business of bookmaker William Hill has shown an impressive turn of foot for the second year in succession, compensating for lacklustre top-line growth in the bookie's High Street estate.

  • Broker snap: Consensus downgrades in pipeline for RBS, says Nomura

    Thursday 23 Feb 2012

    Nomura has maintained its reduce rating and 26p for part-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), saying that while the group's full-year results were broadly in line with expectations, consensus downgrades are now in the pipeline.

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