17:03 | 16 May 2008
| By
Matthew Goodburn
The FTSE 100 closed the week sharply up after a raft of solid trading results offset falls across the Atlantic.
13:56 | 16 May 2008
| By
Nicholas Paler
Overnight gains on Wall Street and more talk of takeovers in the UK pushed the FTSE 100 steeper in lunchtime trading.
10:10 | 16 May 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Upbeat statements, Wall Street and takeover speculation contribute to more positive mood.
14:06 | 15 May 2008
| By
Nicholas Paler
UK shares were trading steeper at lunchtime with oils and an expected higher opening on Wall Street supporting blue chips.
10:12 | 15 May 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Banks remain jaded and retailers lack support.
16:55 | 14 May 2008
| By
Matthew Goodburn
The FTSE ended a difficult day having recovered all its earlier losses to close just ahead 0.06% or 4.1 points at 6,216.00 as better-than-feared US inflation data dissipated some of the gloom over the UK market.
14:25 | 14 May 2008
| By
David Campbell
Land Securities slipped to a £888.8 million loss in the year to 2008 as it revalued its property portfolio down £1.28 billion or 8.8% to just under £14 billion.
13:20 | 14 May 2008
| By
Nicholas Paler
A succession of rights issues dragged UK markets down as more firms continued to feel the impact of the credit crunch.
11:49 | 14 May 2008
| By
Nicholas Paler
The Bank of England (BoE) has said it expects inflation to peak at around 3.7% in the third quarter of this year, almost 2% above target.
10:11 | 14 May 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Miners buoyant on consolidation hopes.
09:47 | 14 May 2008
| By
Nicholas Paler
The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, has warned that problems within financial markets are still some way from over.
13:52 | 13 May 2008
| By
Matthew Goodburn
Alliance & Leicester led financials lower by Tuesday lunchtime after unveiling a £192 million writedown and delivering a gloomy trading update. The UK's seventh largest bank was punished by investors, falling 10.53%.
10:58 | 13 May 2008
| By
Matthew Goodburn
Annual UK inflation rose by 0.5% to 3% in April in what is the sharpest single month increase since July 2002.
10:13 | 13 May 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Banks hit by fresh writedowns from Alliance & Leicester.
17:00 | 12 May 2008
| By
Matthew Goodburn
The FTSE 100 closed almost 16 points ahead on Monday, driven by surging commodities and a positive start across the Atlantic.
14:00 | 12 May 2008
| By
Nicholas Paler
Rumours of a takeover coupled with the prospects for UK firms overseas helped push the FTSE 100 higher by lunchtime.
10:00 | 12 May 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
April producer prices soar to record highs.
09:11 | 12 May 2008
| By
Matthew Goodburn
Shares in Friends Provident were trading up almost 2% on Monday morning after a weekend of speculation that Swiss Life and La Mondiale were mulling a bid for its European wealth management arm Lombard.
10:07 | 09 May 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Revived credit crisis worries hit banking sectors again.
00:01 | 09 May 2008
| By
David Campbell
Fabian Romania increased its net asset value by 0.2% per share over the first three months of the year or by 22.5% over the past 12 months, its first quarter update has shown.
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