Editor's Picks
Carnival offsets soaring fuel prices
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Carnival’s share price was pushed into the blue after the cruise operator reported its third quarter earnings on Tuesday afternoon, showing that it was able to offset higher-than-expected fuel prices in the period to keep net income stable.
UPDATE: Tuesday broker round-up
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
BAE Systems: Societe Generale upgrades to buy, raises target to 330p from 280p.
Premium broker snap: 'Steady progress' at Next, says Charles Stanley
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
While Charles Stanley expects trading at Next to remain tough, the broker has retained its accumulate rating on high street giant.
US midday: There can only be one ... Apple
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
The main US equity benchmarks are now registering moderately strong gains (Dow Jones Industrial: 118, Nasdaq Comp.: 23, S&P 500: 13) despite the very tense situation currently in the Eurozone and ahead of tomorrow’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting, which starts today and will finish tomorrow.
US open: Stocks open mixed
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
The main US equity benchmarks are now registering slight gains (Dow Jones Industrial: 20, Nasdaq Comp.: 4, S&P 500: 3) despite the very tense situation in the Eurozone and ahead of tomorrow’s Federal Open Market committee meeting, which starts today and will finish tomorrow.
Broker snap: Debenhams is cheap, says Singer
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Singer Capital Markets has reiterated its buy rating on department store Debenhams, highlighting the company’s fourth quarter beat and cheap valuation.
ECB: Trichet leaves door open to interest rate cuts in interview?
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Following, a translation of the European Central Bank President, Jean Claude Trichet’s, interview with Spanish daily Expansion’s digital edition:
Ubisense impresses with first listed result
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Software firm Ubisense topped analysts' expectations as revenues increased 41% to £11.3m in the first half of 2011.
UPDATE: Tuesday broker round-up
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
BAE Systems: Societe Generale upgrades to buy, raises target to 330p from 280p.
Lloyds sells £1bn of loans
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Lloyds Banking Group has launched the sale of £1bn of commercial property loans, according to a report in Reuters, citing sources “with knowledge of the matter.”
Lloyds sells £1bn of loans
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Lloyds Banking Group has launched the sale of £1bn of commercial property loans, according to a report in Reuters, citing sources “with knowledge of the matter.”
London open: Markets cautious as debt crisis rages on
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
It was a flat start in London, as investors remained concerns with the escalating debt crisis in the Eurozone.
Losses widen at Faroe, while sales jump four-fold
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Losses at oil and gas group Faroe Petroleum widened in the six months ended 30 June as exploration costs surged.
Digital monitor firm MStar to use Imagination
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Taiwan-based digital TV chip producer MStar Semiconductor is to use intellectual property (IP) from system-on-chip designer Imagination Technologies in its consumer products.
BNP denies knowledge of Siemens €0.5bn withdrawal
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Reports in the British financial press that German engineering giant Siemens withdrew around €0.5bn of funds from a large French bank two weeks ago and parked them with the European Central Bank came as news to BNP Paribas chairman Michel Perebeau.
PetroNeft makes first half maiden profit
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Russia-focused oil and gas firm PetroNeft Resources made a maiden profit in the first half of 2011.
William Hill hints at cash offer for Probability
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Bookmaker William Hill has responded to Monday's announcement by Probability, saying that an offer for the company, if made, would be in cash.
Debenhams optimistic about profits
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
Department store group Debenhams has said that it expects headline pre-tax profits in the year ended 27 August will surpass consensus estimates, after a strong end to the year.
London pre-open: Stocks to open modestly lower
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
After yesterday's big sell-off, the decline looks set to slow down in London as investors take heart from the late rally on Wall Street last night, which saw losses in the US trimmed. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down 12 points from yesterday's close of 5,260. Department store group Debenhams expects full-year profit before tax to be ahead of current market consensus estimates.
London pre-open: Stocks to open modestly lower
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011
After yesterday's big sell-off, the decline looks set to slow down in London as investors take heart from the late rally on Wall Street last night, which saw losses in the US trimmed. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down 12 points from yesterday's close of 5,260. Department store group Debenhams expects full-year profit before tax to be ahead of current market consensus estimates.
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