- Week ahead: The Fed and Asia still very much on investors' minds Sharecast - 21 hours ago
Next week will get off to a slow start, due to the Spring Bank holiday in the UK and the Memorial Day holiday Stateside, although the macroeconomic data flow will accelerate towards the end of the same, ...
- BAT Smokes Out E-Cigarette Rivals Sky News - 23 hours ago
- Friday broker round-up UPDATE Sharecast - Fri, May 24, 2013 17:26 BST
Aveva: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 2076p to to 2091p keeping a hold recommendation. Investec takes target price from 2450p to 2500p and retains its buy recommendation. Credit Suisse increases ...
- FTSE 100 movers: ENRC leads fallers Sharecast - Fri, May 24, 2013 17:03 BST
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) was leading the way lower. The company announced Thursday that it has suffered two potential losses of company data.
- Sector movers: Defensives thrive as investors scale back risk Sharecast - Fri, May 24, 2013 16:58 BST
With market sentiment still fragile following the heavy sell-off of the past two days, defensive sectors were thriving on Friday as investors refrained from taking risk ahead of the long weekend.
- Adidas and Puma take rivalry to European soccer final Reuters - UK Focus - Fri, May 24, 2013 16:44 BST
German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma renew their own decades-old rivalry when soccer teams Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund meet in Europe's Champions League Final at Wembley on Saturday. Adidas ...
- 3 Things To Love About British American Tobacco Plc Fool.co.uk - Fri, May 24, 2013 15:45 BST
There are things to love and loathe about most companies. Today, I'm going to tell you about three things to love about British American Tobacco . I'll also be asking whether these positive factors make ...
- Should I Invest In These 5 FTSE 100 Shares? HSBC Holdings plc, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC And National Grid plc Fool.co.uk - Fri, May 24, 2013 15:35 BST
To me, capital growth and dividend income are equally important. Together, they provide the total return from any share investment and, as you might expect, my aim is to invest in companies that can beat ...
- Insight - Luxury brands position for U.S. boom Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013 15:11 BST
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most men might balk at spending $600 (396.83 pounds) on a pair of Dior sneakers but for U.S. shoppers like Ephraim, an upbeat 30-year-old, such indulgences are becoming increasingly ...
- Luxury brands position for U.S. boom Reuters - UK Focus - Fri, May 24, 2013 15:00 BST
Most men might balk at spending $600 on a pair of Dior sneakers but for U.S. shoppers like Ephraim, an upbeat 30-year-old, such indulgences are becoming increasingly commonplace. Ephraim is the kind of ...
- BBC suspends technology boss over 'wasted' £100m Telegraph - Fri, May 24, 2013 12:49 BST
The BBC has scrapped a £100m technology project and suspended the executive in charge after Director General Tony Hall admitted it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money".
- European soccer final adds new chapter to Adidas-Puma rivalry Reuters - UK Focus - Fri, May 24, 2013 12:20 BST
German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma will renew their own decades-old rivalry when Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund meet in the Champions League Final at Wembley on Saturday. Adidas is the long-standing ...
- Fitch: More Consumer Firms to Follow PMI With Minority Buy-Outs Reuters - UK Focus - Fri, May 24, 2013 10:58 BST
Philip Morris International's deal to buy out a minority shareholder in its Mexican subsidiary is the sort of acquisition we expect to see repeated by other consumer goods companies over the next few years, ...
- London open: Stocks in search of direction after sell-off Sharecast - Fri, May 24, 2013 10:17 BST
Markets opened tentatively on Friday morning with sentiment still fragile following a plunge the day before as traders reacted to concerns about stimulus measures in the US and a slowdown in China.
- London midday: Markets fall as caution sets in Sharecast - Fri, May 24, 2013 01:15 BST
Mining and banking stocks were weighing on the FTSE 100 on Friday morning as the index extended losses following yesterday's dramatic sell-off.
- Profits rise at Telegraph Media Group as market share grows Telegraph - Thu, May 23, 2013 20:32 BST
Pre-tax profit at Telegraph Media Group, publishers of The Daily Telegraph , Sunday Telegraph , and Telegraph.co.uk, rose last year by 5pc to £57.2m as market share for circulation and advertising increased, ...
- 3 FTSE 100 Dividends Lifted This Week: Vodafone Group plc, Burberry Group plc And SSE PLC Fool.co.uk - Thu, May 23, 2013 15:00 BST
With the FTSE 100 soaring to yet another 13-year high of 6,876 points yesterday, the average dividend yield of the index is down around 3% currently, with forecasts for 3.1%. But that does include some ...
- German soccer clubs setting example on and off pitch Reuters - UK Focus - Thu, May 23, 2013 14:16 BST
Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are the envy of soccer fans across Europe for the way the German clubs run their business as well as their success on the field. Bayern and ...
- Dish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank deal Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013 18:56 BST
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway MPs and ...
- FTSE 100 movers: Morrison shares hit by placing news Sharecast - Wed, May 22, 2013 16:54 BST
Shares in Morrison were falling sharply after UBS confirmed that it had placed around 100m shares in the supermarket stock on behalf of an institutional seller at 280p each, well below yesterday's closing ...
- Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE Sharecast - Wed, May 22, 2013 12:12 BST
Afferro Mining: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 279p to 100p, while keeping its buy recommendation.
- 3 Shares That Have Missed The FTSE 100 Rally To 6,700: Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, G4S plc And Aggreko plc Fool.co.uk - Wed, May 22, 2013 09:00 BST
After rocketing 30% from its 52-week low, the FTSE 100 index has broken through the 6,700 mark and reached the highest level seen since 2000. The UK's leading index is now within just 150 points of its ...
- London midday: Stocks pull back as UK retail sales drop Sharecast - Wed, May 22, 2013 01:04 BST
Disappointing retail sales in the UK saw markets pull back from a 13-year highs on Wednesday morning while traders kept a close eye on central banks around the world.
- London close: Stocks surge as earnings impress, inflation eases Sharecast - Tue, May 21, 2013 18:17 BST
Well-received results from a number of FTSE 100 heavyweights and a sharp drop in consumer-price inflation in the UK lifted London's benchmark index to fresh multiyear highs on Tuesday.
- Armani sees no slowdown, even in China Reuters - UK Focus - Tue, May 21, 2013 17:36 BST
Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani on Tuesday said it had not seen a slowdown, even in China, the industry's main engine of growth, where rivals noted more muted demand in recent months. Armani, owned ...
- Should I Invest In Imperial Tobacco Group Plc? Fool.co.uk - Tue, May 21, 2013 16:44 BST
To me, capital growth and dividend income are equally important. Together, they provide the total return from any share investment and, as you might expect, my aim is to invest in companies that can beat ...
- Wednesday preview: Beverage giant Britvic reports Sharecast - Tue, May 21, 2013 16:41 BST
Soft drinks producer Britvic will release its second quarter results Wednesday.
- Sector movers: Burberry lifts personal goods sector after record results Sharecast - Tue, May 21, 2013 16:28 BST
Burberry was trading at 12-month highs on Tuesday after beating expectations with its 2012/13 results, lifting the personal goods sector to the top of the pile.
- FTSE 100 movers: Carnival dives on profit warning Sharecast - Tue, May 21, 2013 16:20 BST
Cruise ship operator Carnival, the world's largest, took a hit after it issued a brutal profit warning overnight for its full-year earnings per share, primarily as a result of lower net revenue yield expectations ...
- Burberry profit rises 14 percent on Asia retail growth Reuters - UK Focus - Tue, May 21, 2013 13:34 BST
British luxury group Burberry said full-year pretax profit rose a better-than-expected 14 percent on strong retail growth in Asian markets, where it is increasing numbers of Burberry branded stores. Burberry, ...
- Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE Sharecast - Tue, May 21, 2013 11:37 BST
Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 1065p to 1040p, while leaving its hold recommendation unchanged.
- Burberry profit rises 14 percent Reuters - UK Focus - Tue, May 21, 2013 07:18 BST
British luxury group Burberry posted a 14 percent rise in full-year pretax profit and said profit for the first half of its new fiscal year would be below last year's as it reduces its wholesale business ...
- Week ahead: Investors awaiting UK data deluge Sharecast - Mon, May 20, 2013 17:46 BST
Some economists are fond of reminding clients every now and again that there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.
- Tuesday preview: M&S and Vodafone report Sharecast - Mon, May 20, 2013 16:41 BST
Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Vodafone are expected to make waves Tuesday when they release their full-year results.
- Week ahead in business and economics: May 20 - 24 Telegraph - Sun, May 19, 2013 23:31 BST
First Group, the transport giant, is expected to start the firing gun on a rights issue of up to £600m this week to ease concerns over its balance sheet.
