A recent report on economic activity in Britain was stunningly anemic. It showed the U.K. economy actually contracted in the fourth quarter of 2010 by 0.5 percent. The troubling aspect was not just that it underwhelmed expectations, but that it comes at a time when inflation is rising to an uncomfortable level. Increasing prices have prompted discussions of a tightening in monetary policy by U.K. central bankers. Inflation rose to 3.7% in December, well above the official target of 2%, and s...
Shares in Dairy Crest were down on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the group gave an unexciting update for the nine month period ended 31 December 2010.
The new head of the Confederation of British Industry has spoken out against proposals to break up the country's largest banks.
Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors appeared to be more confident about the state of the global economic recovery.
Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline said it had reached an "important milestone" in passenger numbers.
Shares in Compass Group were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the catering company said it had had a "good start to the year".
Shares in TUI Travel were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the group said that unrest in Tunisia and Egypt could cost it £30 million in the second quarter.
Shares in Unilever were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the consumer goods group reported a rise in turnover and net profit in the fourth quarter and full year 2010.
Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading.
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the energy giant reported a near-doubling of full year earnings.
Shares in Unilever were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the consumer goods company's fourth quarter and full year results, expected tomorrow.
Shares in GlaxoSmithKline were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the pharmaceutical giant's fourth quarter and full year results, expected tomorrow.
Shares in Vodafone were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the telecoms giant said that its Chairman, Sir John Bond, will be stepping down in July.
Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as positive economic data helped revive some investor confidence.
Shares in ICAP were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the interdealer reported a rise in revenue of nine per cent in the third quarter ended 31 December 2010.
Shares in Ocado were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the food delivery company reported a rise in revenue and a fall in losses in the full year ended 28 November 2010.
Shares in Autonomy were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the technology company reported a rise in revenue and pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.
Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as uncertainty continued to reign in Egypt.
Shares in BP were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the company reported a full year loss thanks to the impact of last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
There was little good news for Fianna Fáil this past weekend with a general election expected to be held on 25 February and no change in the prediction that the current ruling party are going to lose badly. However, with a new party leader, Micheál Martin, Fianna Fáil's support does appear to have stabilised at 16 per cent. This was found to be the case in two opinion polls, one conducted by Red Co for the Sunday Business Post and another by MillwardBrown Lansdowne for the Sunday Independen...
Shares in AMEC were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the engineering company said it had secured a £140 million deal with BG Group.
Shares in Rexam were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the consumer packaging company said it had successfully completed contract negotiations for its North American Beverage Can business.
Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as political unrest in Egypt continued to inject uncertainty into the market.
Budget airline Ryanair reported a fall in its losses in the third quarter ended 31 December 2010, and added that it expected full year results to be towards the upper end of expectations.
Trade union Unite has said that plans by the government to sell a number of England's forests as part of its deficit reduction plans will lead to the loss of hundreds of "green jobs".
Shares in De La Rue were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the banknote printer issued an interim statement for the period since 25 September 2010.
Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of key economic data from the U.S.
Shares in Marston's were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading despite the beer and pub company saying it had "an encouraging and robust performance" in the 16 weeks to 22 January 2011.
Shares in Mitchells & Butlers were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the pub-chain owner reported a rise in full year sales as well as a strong start to the New Year, despite the heavy snow in December.
Shares in AstraZeneca were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the pharmaceutical giant reported a rise in pre-tax profit in its fourth quarter and full year results.