- Britain can’t afford to fall for the charms of the false economics Messiah Paul Krugman Telegraph - 4 hours ago
Superstar economist Paul Krugman wants us to change course, but his solutions are simplistic.
- TREASURIES-Prices drift lower before long weekend Reuters - UK Focus - 5 hours ago
(Updates prices, comment after auction, changes byline) NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices driftedlower on Thursday after a well-received auction of seven-yearnotes and as traders prepared ...
- Moss Bros Group - Result of AGM AFX CNF - 7 hours ago
Moss Bros Group plc Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") The Board of Moss Bros Group Plc is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting of Moss Bros Group Plc held on the Thursday ...
- London close: Stocks surge as JPMorgan hints at ECB stimulus Sharecast - 7 hours ago
- JPMorgan suggest ECB rate cut, LTRO restart - EU leaders make little progress - UK contracts more than expected in Q1
- Debenhams plc - Transaction in Own Shares AFX CNF - 7 hours ago
Transaction in Own SharesDebenhams plc (the "Company") announces that on 24 May it purchased 250,000 of its ordinary shares of 0.01p each through Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. at an average ...
- Dairy Crest slumps to first loss in 20 years as milk sours Telegraph - 7 hours ago
Dairy Crest has slumped to its first loss since it was privatised more than two decades ago, as it wrote off the value of its dairies.
- Market overview: FTSE closes up 84 at 5,350 Sharecast - 8 hours ago
1630: Today's big news was of course the downwards revision of UK GDP, showing that the economy is further into recession than previously thought, according the ONS. The statistics show that GDP fell 0.3% ...
- Dunedin Inc.Growth - Interim Management Statement AFX CNF - 8 hours ago
Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 30 April 2012 To the members of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC This interim management statement has ...
- Next PLC - Transaction in Own Shares AFX CNF - 8 hours ago
Next plc Transaction in Own Shares Next plc announces that it has today purchased 168,893 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at a price of 2968.0856 pence per share. Following the purchase, the ...
- Mothercare to slash prices to win back shoppers Telegraph - 8 hours ago
The new boss of Mothercare has promised to slash the price of clothes and baby equipment to compete with supermarkets.
- FTSE 250 movers: Booker rises on higher customer numbers Sharecast - 8 hours ago
Food wholesaler Booker was in demand after saying that increased customer numbers and higher internet sales helped revenue increase by 7.3 per cent in the 52 weeks to March 23rd.
- EUROPE RESEARCH ROUND-UP: Tele2, Sonova, Tullow Oil Reuters - UK Focus - 9 hours ago
May 24 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on severalEuropean companies, including Tele2, Sonova and Tullow Oil, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Tele2 : Jefferies raises to ...
- ASOS Reaches For The Sky Again Fool.co.uk - 9 hours ago
ASOS plc (LSE: ASC) has done it again. Just when you thought the shares of this volatile but highly valued internet retailer were past their peak, they put on a stunning 9% to reach £16.56 on annual results ...
- The Fool's Guide To Buying Retail Bonds Fool.co.uk - 10 hours ago
Do you want an income of 7.5% a year from your investments but are worried about shares? Fortunately, there are retail bonds from FTSE 100 companies that are guaranteed to pay these kind of whopping yields.There ...
- Sainsbury(J) PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding AFX CNF - 11 hours ago
24 May 2012 J Sainsbury plc Purchase of ordinary shares of 28 4 / 7 pence in J Sainsbury plc ('Shares' and the 'Company', respectively) by Directors of the Company and Persons Discharging Managerial ...
- Ailing Retailer Mothercare Reports £103m Loss Sky News - 12 hours ago
- Mothercare nurturing international growth Sharecast - 13 hours ago
Investors looked beyond dramatically reduced profits at Mothercare to focus on the impressive performance of its international operation.
- Asos profits nearly double, execs to share £57m in shares Telegraph - 13 hours ago
Nick Robertson, the co-founder and chief executive of Asos, the online fashion retailer, has been awarded £24.4m in shares.
- Asos profits nearly double as chief executive bags £24.4m share award Telegraph - 13 hours ago
Nick Robertson, the co-founder and chief executive of Asos, the online fashion retailer, has been awarded £24.4m in shares.
- FTSE 100: Large-caps shrug off deepening recession and eurozone impasse Telegraph - 13 hours ago
Having taken a sharp tumble on Wednesday as eurozone anxieties again gripped the market, London's leading shares recovered on Thursday despite no sign of any fresh solutions to the debt crisis and figures ...
- Net Returns Are What Count, Not The Gross Fool.co.uk - 14 hours ago
A £1,000 bonus is a nice thing to receive, but if you're a higher-rate taxpayer who doesn't use any fancy tax avoidance strategies then all you'll get is £480, because the government takes a whopping 52% ...
- Thursday broker round-up - UPDATE Sharecast - 14 hours ago
ARM, ASOS, Astra, Booker, Bowleven, C&W Comms, Dairy Crest, M&S, Reed Elsevier, SABMiller, United Utilities, Vodafone
- Net Returns Are What Counts, Not The Gross Fool.co.uk - 14 hours ago
A £1,000 bonus is a nice thing to receive, but if you're a higher-rate taxpayer who doesn't use any fancy tax avoidance strategies then all you'll get is £480, because the government takes a whopping 52% ...
- Supermarkets 'Using Dodgy Pricing Tactics' Sky News - 15 hours ago
- London open: Stocks rebound after heavy sell-off Sharecast - 15 hours ago
- EU leaders clash over Eurobonds - Chinese manufacturing continues to contract - Financials wanted after recent sell-off
- UPDATE 1-New Mothercare CEO sets out plan for UK business Reuters - UK Focus - 15 hours ago
(Adds detail, background, comments) * Reiterates plan to close 111 stores in UK * Plans to introduce new price points to battle supermarketcompetition * Underlying profit 1.6 mln stg, in line with market ...
- Mothercare boss Simon Calver to be 'ruthless' on costs after £103m loss Telegraph - 16 hours ago
The uphill challenge faced by the new boss of Mothercare was underlined today as a dismal UK performance dragged the parenting retailer to a £103m loss.
- Debt crisis: as it happened, May 24, 2012 Telegraph - 16 hours ago
ECB head Mario Draghi rejects criticism of the central bank's cheap three-year lending plan and calls for governments to take a 'courageous leap' of political imagination to save the eurozone.
- Kea Petroleum PLC - Douglas 1 and Puka 1 Commence Testing AFX CNF - 17 hours ago
For Immediate Release 24 May 2012 Kea Petroleum plc("Kea" or the "Group") Douglas 1 and Puka 1 Commence TestingKea Petroleum plc (AIM:KEA) today announces an update on current drilling ...
- Lowland Inv. Co. - Half Yearly Report AFX CNF - 17 hours ago
LOWLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY PLC Unaudited Results for the Half Year Ended 31 March 2012 This announcement contains regulated information Key Data (Unaudited) Half year ended 31 March 2012 (Unaudited) ...
- Thursday newspaper round-up: BoE, Facebook, BAE Sharecast - 17 hours ago
No "rational person" would want to see Greece leave the Eurozone, Nick Clegg will say today, warning that Britain will be worse off if the currency starts to break up. Markets tumbled again on ...
- 'Supermarkets Using Dodgy Pricing Tactics' Sky News - 20 hours ago
- Supermarkets face tough time as consumers tighten belts Telegraph - 21 hours ago
British supermarkets are in for a tough few years, according to a report by Moody's, the ratings agency, which has warned that profits at Tesco and Marks & Spencer will be under pressure as customers increasingly ...
- Mothercare nurturing international growth Sharecast - 23 hours ago
Investors are looking beyond dramatically reduced profits at Mothercare to focus on the impressive performance of its international operation.
- Market overview: Footsie energised Sharecast - 23 hours ago
1207: Footsie has cruised past 5,300 and carried on cruising. Energy stocks such as BP, BG and Shell are driving the top-share index's rise, along with precious metals miners Randgold and Fresnillo. Standard ...

