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Mass sell-off in Spain's Bankia hit … Reuters - 4 hours agoMADRID (Reuters) - Small investors in shares of in Spain's nationalised lender Bankia suffered new massive losses on Thursday as the stock plunged by more than 50 More »
Global Markets Down After Bernanke QE … Sky News - 8 hours agoThe FTSE lost close to 2% in early trading on the back of signs the US may wind down quantitative easing measures and weak Chinese data. More »
- Carrefour falls back on doubts over … Reuters - 10 hours ago
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - Carrefour shares dropped over 5 percent on Thursday, reversing gains from the day before, amid concerns the world's No. 2 More »
FTSE suffers worst day in a year on … Reuters - 11 hours agoBy Toni Vorobyova LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 share index suffered its biggest one-day drop in a year on Thursday, knocked off historic peaks by weak economic More »
- Pearson overhauls business structure … Reuters - 13 hours ago
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - UK-based publisher Pearson , buffeted by a string of managerial changes and slowing growth, unveiled a further shake-up on More »
- Ralph Lauren sales miss estimates, but … Reuters - 13 hours ago
(Reuters) - Ralph Lauren Corp on Thursday reported sales that fell below its own projections, hurt by fewer deliveries to European department stores, but gave a More »
- Halfords slashes dividend to fund three-year … Reuters - 15 hours ago
By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) - Cycles-to-car-parts retailer Halfords has cut its dividend by a third to help fund a multi-million pound investment programme, More »
- Pennon profit plunges on waste-related … Reuters - 19 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - British water and waste firm Pennon's full-year profit plunged to 26.9 million pounds from 172.2 million pounds in the previous financial year due More »
- United Utilities net profit down 9.3 … Reuters - 20 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - United Utilities , Britain's largest listed water utility, reported full-year net profit down 9.3 percent due to a decrease in deferred taxation More »
Lloyds raises 450 million pounds from … Reuters - 20 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - State-backed Lloyds Banking Group said it had raised 450 million pounds from the sale of 15 percent of wealth manager St. James's Place to boost More »
Lenovo shares jump more than 4 percent … Reuters - 21 hours agoHONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd jumped more than 4 percent after it reported a forecast-beating 90 percent rise in More »
State-backed banks gain approval for … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013By Matt Scuffham and Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) - State-backed British lenders Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have agreed plans to shore up More »
FTSE sets new 13 year high on Bernanke … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Growth sensitive sectors drove FTSE 100 to fresh 13 year highs, receiving a boost after the top U.S. central banker reaffirmed More »
- Lloyds to sell further 15 percent St. … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - State-backed Lloyds Banking Group said it intends to sell 15 percent more of wealth manager St. James's Place to boost its capital by about 500 More »
Manipulation probe draws attention to … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Claire Milhench LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's energy price manipulation probe has turned regulatory attention to secretive trading units at More »
Clearwire recommends approval of sweetened … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clearwire Corp said its special committee and its board of directors approved Sprint Nextel Corp's sweetened offer to take over the company and More »
Wm Morrison falls after UBS confirms … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in Britain's No.4 supermarket Wm Morrison fell 2.4 percent on Wedensday after UBS confirmed it had placed around 100 million shares in the More »
- UK utility SSE posts 5.8 percent profit … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) - British utility SSE said on Wednesday full-year after-tax profit rose 5.8 percent to 1.19 billion euros (1 billion pounds) and increased its More »
Asian stocks supported by Fed reassurance; … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013By Masayuki Kitano and Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Some Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street, with Japan's More »
- U.S. prosecutors consider using racketeering … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013
By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors are considering charging Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors as a criminal enterprise engaged in a long More »
Merck signs $5 billion share buyback … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion (3 billion pounds) share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks More »
Global shares end higher as eyes turn … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world edged higher on Tuesday amid signs of improving growth, even though questions about monetary More »
Sony to assess spin-off proposal for … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013(Reuters) - Sony Corp is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off part of its movie and music business, Japanese daily More »
Buckley Shortlisted For Top Smiths … Sky News - Tue, May 21, 2013Sir George Buckley, one of Britain's most seasoned industrialists, has been shortlisted for the top boardroom job at Smiths Group, the FTSE-100 engineering and More »
FTSE 100 edges closer to all-time h … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013By David Brett LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE top share index closed within sight of its all-time high on Tuesday, lifted by mining stocks and positive corporate news More »
Royal Mail Float Looms After £440m … Sky News - Tue, May 21, 2013Royal Mail unveiled a big jump in profits to £440m as it took another step towards a possible stock market flotation later this year. More »
Royal Mail profit soars before priv … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Mail more than doubled annual profit on the back of an online shopping boom, providing a timely boost as it plans for a More »
G4S chief quits after series of emb … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013By Christine Murray and Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) - G4S, the world's largest security group, is replacing its chief executive after a series of failures More »
G4S Chief Nick Buckles Quits After … Sky News - Tue, May 21, 2013British outsourcing group G4S says its chief executive will step down after a string of high-profile setbacks and a profit warning that damaged investor confidence. More »
- Marine Harvest may raise $1.7 billion … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
OSLO (Reuters) - Marine Harvest , the world's biggest fish farmer, may raise its $1.7 billion bid for rival Cermaq if the target company's shareholders drop plans More »
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