16:53 | 25 Jul 2008
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Chris Marshall
London shares clawed back earlier losses after positive data from the US brought unexpected relief, allowing the FTSE to end the day just outside of positive territory.
13:09 | 25 Jul 2008
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Chris Marshall
US woes and the UK's worst GDP figures in years have dragged the FTSE down more than 0.5%
10:05 | 25 Jul 2008
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Phil Cozens
Drug shares and utilities also provide 'safe haven' support, but banks, retailers, property and housbuilders remain weak.
09:03 | 25 Jul 2008
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Phil Cozens
HSBC downgrades International Personal Finance but UBS upgrades Hochschild Mining.
08:19 | 25 Jul 2008
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Chris Marshall
JP Morgan and National Australia Bank are in discussions to form a consortium to break up Britain's biggest mortgage lender, according to reports this morning.
08:10 | 25 Jul 2008
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Phil Cozens
UU on track to return £1.5 billion to shareholders and Harbinger and Skyterra to make offer for Inmarsat.
17:17 | 24 Jul 2008
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Nicholas Paler
A faltering start in the US which was hit by faster than expected declines in house sales and soaring unemployment numbers contributed as the UK slipped back into bear market territory.
15:52 | 24 Jul 2008
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Edward Lander
The Financial Services Authority has been forced to reveal to the IFA Defence Union that the number of life offices caught up in the Lautro charges row has been raised from 12 to 19.
15:36 | 24 Jul 2008
| By
Nicholas Paler
Nuclear power generator British Energy has revealed it is in advanced discussions with one company over a potential bid for the group.
13:27 | 24 Jul 2008
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Nicholas Paler
UK stocks remained depressed after midday with profit taking, negative outlooks and sliding commodity prices impacting blue chips.
10:30 | 24 Jul 2008
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Phil Cozens
Trading statements dominate sentiment.
10:00 | 24 Jul 2008
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Phil Cozens
Citigroup cuts target prices in banking sector but Morgan Stanley upgrades LSE.
09:50 | 24 Jul 2008
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Nicholas Paler
Rathbone Brothers proved resilient in spite of tough trading conditions, with the group growing profits marginally to £24 million and maintaining its dividend.
09:42 | 24 Jul 2008
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Gavin Lumsden
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has revealed it made an approach to moneysupermarket.com but says it will not pursue the offer after being rejected by the price comparison site's founder Simon Nixon.
09:16 | 24 Jul 2008
| By
Chris Marshall
Energy companies led the blue chip index down in early trading, despite natural gas company BG Group reporting a 92% rise in total operating profits for the second quarter of the year.
08:38 | 24 Jul 2008
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Chris Marshall
Kingfisher was the top riser in early trading after reporting that its DIY chain B&Q scraped a 0.2% rise in total sales in the last 10 weeks.
08:34 | 24 Jul 2008
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Phil Cozens
Warnings from Scottish & Southern, easyJet, Fountains, Pinnacle Staffing, Burst Media and Tangent Communications.
00:01 | 24 Jul 2008
| By
Edward Lander
Reduce corporation tax and increase certainty or risk losing business overseas, says ABI.
16:52 | 23 Jul 2008
| By
Nicholas Paler
UK markets were buoyed by bid rumours prior to close, after talk of a potential move for HBOS from a Spanish bank and confirmation from mid cap firm Moneysupermarket.com that its leading shareholder had rejected an approach.
15:25 | 23 Jul 2008
| By
Nicholas Paler
Shares in comparison website Moneysupermarket.com soared up by over a third mid-afternoon after the company confirmed its leading shareholder, Simon Nixon, had rejected an approach from a potential bidder.
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