Ryanair posted forecast-beating full-year earnings on Monday, buoyed by strong growth in fares and a sharp rise in charges for items such as baggage and in-flight refreshments. Shares in Europe's largest ...

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up 19 points from Friday's close of 6,723, which would see it jump past 2007 highs of 6,732 after the US Dow Jones and S&P 500 benchmarks reached fresh record ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Bus and rail operator FirstGroup said it hoped to raise 615 million pounds through a rights issue to cut its 2 billion pounds debt as full-year profit collapsed. FirstGroup on Monday ...

Bus and rail operator FirstGroup said it would raise 615 million pounds through a rights issue to pay down debt after its full-year profit fell more than a third. FirstGroup on Monday said its pretax profit ...

Ryanair posted record full-year earnings but warned profit growth would slow sharply in the coming 12 months on demand weakness in the European Union and high fuel and airport costs. Europe's largest budget ...

Neil Woodford, fund manager at Invesco Perpetual, is backing the proposed appointment of Sir Roger Carr as chairman of BAE Systems in a crucial blessing that could lead to the plan being confirmed shortly....

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains in Hong Kong, ...

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.

Bus and rail operator FirstGroup plans to announce a 600 million pound rights issue in the coming days to help pay off debt, British media reported on Sunday. FirstGroup's chairman Martin Gilbert, who ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Bus and rail operator FirstGroup plans to announce a 600 million pound ($911.5 million) rights issue in the coming days to help pay off debt, British media reported on Sunday. FirstGroup's ...

Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China's domestic satellite navigation system, which was launched as a rival to the US sat nav system. The Beidou, or Compass, system started providing ...

The company behind Greyhound buses and the First Capital Connect rail franchise is poised to tap shareholders for £500m in new funds months after it lost out in the fiasco over the West Coast mainline. ...

The Obama administration opened the door to a new era of U.S. energy exports on Friday, approving the first liquefied natural gas project since the start of a heated debate over how best to benefit from ...

The long-serving chairman of the FirstGroup transport business, Martin Gilbert, is set to resign next week and the company launch a £600m rights issue.

Freeport LNG became the second project on Friday to receive approval from the U.S. Department of Energy to export domestic natural gas to non-free trade agreement nations. Freeport can export 1.4 billion ...

The FTSE 100 rallied in afternoon trade after some better-than-expected economic data from the States, pushing the index to new five-and-a-half-year highs.

The FTSE 100 registered moderate falls in early trading on Friday in aftermath of a series of disappointing economic figures, as markets pulled back after a strong showing over the last two weeks.

Transport company National Express has cheered its investors with the news the Department for Transport has decided to extend the c2c rail franchise to September 2014.

Premier Farnell, the British distributor of electronic components to engineers, will release a first-quarter trading update on Friday, updating shareholders on its performance since the financial year-end ...

After a subdued start, the FTSE 100 pushed into positive territory ahead of the opening bell in New York with financials leading the rise after a broker upgrade.

Shares in the eye scanning company fell as much as 31pc during trading.

The FTSE 100 has finally ended its long-running winning streak after poor economic data from the States dampened stocks by the close of trade on Thursday.

Premier Farnell, the British distributor of electronic components to engineers, will release a first-quarter trading update on Friday, updating shareholders on its performance since the financial year-end ...

Virgin Atlantic has dived to a steeper annual loss - blaming tough economic conditions and the London 2012 Olympic Games. The airline, founded by Sir Richard Branson, lost £93m in the year to the end of ...

Insurance group Aviva, was leading the risers after it said it is delivering on its turnaround strategy.

LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic said tough economic conditions over the last year and lower demand for business travel caused by the London Olympics dragged it to a wider annual loss. The airline, founded ...

Barratt Developments: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 336p to 327p, while leaving its buy recommendation unaltered.

Some U.S. stocks to watch on Thursday: DOW, S&P FUTURES TURN LOWER AFTER U.S. DATA Dow and S&P 500 index futures turned lower after U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rose in the latest week and housing ...

UK pubs group Marston's has appointed Roger Devlin as its new Chairman to replace David Thompson.

Thomas Cook unveiled a 1.6 billion pound refinancing plan on Thursday designed to cut debt and enable it to resume paying dividends in the latest stage of a turnaround at the world's oldest travel firm. ...

Fitch Ratings has placed Thomas Cook Group plc's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating and senior unsecured rating on Rating Watch Positive . Fitch has also assigned expected ratings of 'B+ ...

The winning streak on the FTSE 100 continued into its 11th day on Thursday as stronger-than-expected growth in Japan boosted London's benchmark index to fresh five-and-a-half-year highs.

LONDON (Reuters) - British pub and brewing firm Marston's , home to the Pitcher & Piano bars, said recent sales had improved as it posted an expected fall in profit following a weather-hit first half of ...