Shares in fashion retailer Burberry were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the company said it would be buying out 50 franchise stores in China for £70 million.
BT Global Services has announced a €173 million four year deal with Unilever to improve their infrastructure - including comms, supply chain and wireless technology.
GlaxoSmithKline, has announced it is settling the “substantial majority” of claims against its ‘thiazolidinedione’ Avandia which was found to cause death in ‘heart failure’ patients after it was released to market.
Workers on the Docklands Light Railway are due to stage three 24 hour strikes in an attempt to improve their pay after a third carriage was added to DLR trains.
Mothercare, the owner of the stores of the same name, and also the Early Learning Centre is falling on the FTSE 250 after a sales sliding a further 4.1 pct in the UK.
Marc Bolland, charmed investors of his company at the shareholder annual general meeting held in the Royal Festival Hall today.
Follow our live coverage of Marc Bolland's first AGM as Marks & Spencer CEO, with Martha Lane Fox, Stuart Rose and the full board in attendance.
Follow our live coverage of Marc Bolland's first AGM as Marks & Spencer CEO, with Martha Lane Fox, Stuart Rose and the full board in attendance.
Intel's Q2 are showing strong revenue from netbooks for the three months to July despite the iPad arrival.
Shares in chocolatier Thorntons were down today after the company reporting worsening sales drops at its stores in the full year to 26 June.
Shares in Barratt Developments were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the company said its operating profit for the full year ended 30 June would be ahead of expectations at over £85 million.
BP has begun integrity testing on its new 'three-ram' capping system for its Macondo oil well.
Northern Foods, the maker of Fox biscuits and Goodfella's pizza, has today reported a fall in like-for-like sales although added it was trading in line with hopes for the thirteen weeks to 3 July 2010.
Shares in Burberry Group were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, despite the company reporting a rise in revenue of 24 per cent to £282 million in the first quarter ended 30 June.
Shares in Kier Group were up over four per cent on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the construction company said that it expected full year underlying pre-tax profit to be "towards the upper end of current market expectations".
BAA passenger numbers have shown a gradual improvement year-on-year, as latest figures show a 1.7 percent fall on June 2009, compared with 22.7 percent disparity in April and 4.5 pct in May.
BP shares have risen on the FTSE 100 after reports of asset sales that cover that could cover the $3.5 billion cost of the oil spill so far.
Shares in Domino's Pizza were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the company reported a rise in pre-tax profit of 28.6 per cent in the half year ended 27 June.
Michael Page International has announced gross profits up 33.1 pct today on increasing confidence in the job market and a clear investment strategy.
ITV, Associated British Foods and Marks & Spencers are amongst the FTSE companies in today's Broker Tips. The three companies have all been covered in recent notes by securities firm Nomura and British bank, RBS.
J Sainsbury has taken the concept of opening new branches to a whole new level after unveiling a "tree top Sainsbury's store" to coincide with the launch of its corporate responsibility report in which the supermarket sets out its goals to help the environment over the next five years.
Shares in Bovis Homes were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading despite the housebuilder announcing that it would be resuming dividend payments after a strong half year period.
British Telecom has avoided potentially crippling strike action with the Communication Workers Union today.
JJB Sports today said that its sales have been in line with expectations since its last market update on 27 May, despite a poor and uninspiring performance from the England team at the World Cup in South Africa, which could have damaged the sale of England shirts.
Man Group hedge fund has posted a seventh successive quarter of losses after volatility and low interest rates continue to see clients pull out their money.
Associated British Foods has reported a rise in group revenue of 14 per cent in the 40 week period ended 19 June 2010. In the 16 weeks to 19 June group sales were up 13 per cent.
The owner of Primark is rising on the FTSE 100 today ahead of its third quarter trading statement.
Shares in Marks & Spencer were down on the FTSE 100 after the group said it was "cautious" of the future following the recent announcement of a rise in VAT, despite reporting a rise in group sales of 4.4 per cent in the first quarter ended 3 July.
Shares in Marks & Spencer were up on the FTSE 100 and are a recommended hold ahead of tomorrow's first quarter trading statement.
Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading today, as the budget airline announced a rise in passenger numbers of over nine per cent in June.