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Lloyds Banking Group, RBS, Barclays and HSBC share price down on FTSE 100 as Libya unrest escalates

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as political unrest in Libya escalated over the weekend.

Hammerson share price up on FTSE 100 after return to FY profit

Shares in Hammerson were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the real estate company reported a return to profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

China Syndrome

The central bank of China raised interest rates again last week and followed that by increasing the reserve requirement for the country's banks this week. This has been a fairly consistent pattern by the People's Bank of China over the last four months. The signs of creeping inflation and speculative activity in the property markets are clearly higher than the authorities' comfort level. Consequently, monetary policy is in the midst of "catching up" to economic activity.

Rentokil Initial share price down on FTSE 250 as FY profits decline

Shares in Rentokil Initial took a dive on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group reported a sharp decline in pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

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Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays and HSBC share price up on FTSE 100 as earnings optimism rises

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 as investor confidence about banks earnings started to increase.

Reed Elsevier share price flat on FTSE 100 following "workmanlike" FY results

Shares in Reed Elsevier were flat on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the technology and medical company reported a small rise in revenue and adjusted pre-tax profit in 2010.

A BAE systems sign is seen outside the company's Warton site near Preston

BAE Systems share price flat on FTSE 100 following weak 2010 growth

Shares in BAE Systems were flat on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the defence group announced weak growth in revenue and EBITA in the full year 2010.

BAE Systems share price up on FTSE 100 ahead of FY results

Shares in BAE Systems were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the defence company's full year results, expected tomorrow.

The hibernating global bond bear is awakening

Central banks in the U.K., Europe, Australasia and Latin America, are focused on the ill effects of inflation, which is rising at a rate that threatens to impair economic growth in their respective jurisdictions. This follows a period where these economies were attempting to stoke growth through monetary stimuli that led to lower interest rates and sizeable gains in bond prices. This is now changing.

Milliennium & Copthorne Hotels share price up on FTSE 250 as FY profits rise

Shares in Millennium & Copthorne Hotels were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group reported a rise revenue and pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Thorntons share price down on FTSE as H1 profits decline

Shares in Thorntons were down on the FTSE All Share in morning trading after the chocolate maker reported a fall in pre-tax profit in the half year ended 8 January 2011.

Lloyds Banking Group, RBS and HSBC share price up on FTSE 100 as confidence rises

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following a good set of full year results from Barclays, announced yesterday.

Interview: Are free schools the way forward?

IBTimes interviews Jeanne Allen, the President of The Center for Education Reform, about education in Great Britain and the United States and about the rise of charter schools in the US and of academies and now free schools in Britain.

Domino's Pizza share price down on FTSE 250 despite FY profit rise

Shares in Domino's Pizza UK & Ireland were down on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading despite the company reporting a rise in sales and pre-tax profit in the full year ended 26 December 2010.

InterContinental Hotels share price down on FTSE 100 despite FY profit rise

Shares in InterContinental Hotels were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the group reporting a rise in revenue and operating profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Lloyds Banking Group, RBS and Barclays share price up on FTSE 100 following strong Barclays profit

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after Barclays reported better than expected results for the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Barclays CEO Bob Diamond says the bank can withstand European banking failure.

Barclays share price up on FTSE 100 as FY profits beat expectations "in style"

Shares in Barclays were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the banking giant reported a stronger than expected rise in pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

A customer enters a branch of Barclays bank in London

Barclays share price down on FTSE 100 ahead of FY results

Shares in Barclays were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the banking giant's full year results, expected tomorrow.

Inflate the Way Out

The IMF estimates the U.S. gross outstanding public debt to GDP ratio at approximately 100% for 2011. Not good, but the U.S. can point to Japan and Italy as having higher ratios. But probably not many think that Japan's dismal economic picture is one that the U.S. should try to model itself on. Italy also has more than its share of economic issues and an economic framework that not many countries aspire to.

Manchester's Budget - A little less "big society" than it would like

On Tuesday 08 February 2011, Manchester City Council outlined detailed plans of its £109 million in cuts that it will make during the coming financial year. The City Council state that they are being forced into making these substantial cuts by a dramatic reduction in central government support. A further withdrawal of central funding is forecast for the 2012/13 financial year compelling the City Council to make additional savings of £170 million.

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