LIVE: Iraq conflict
17th Jun 2014 14:20
11:45 The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has confirmed that air strikes have been carried out by Syrian forces, according to the BBC. The fighter jets on Tuesday dropped bombs on Isis militants occupying the Iraqi border town Qaim. Maliki was quoted as saying that while the attack had not been re
Read moreLondon close: Ex-divs, airlines, global forecast weigh FTSE down
11th Jun 2014 16:59
- FTSE ends 34.68 lower at 6,838.87 - World Bank lowers global forecast - Airlines, Rolls-Royce drag techMARK 2,840.73 -0.65% FTSE 100 6,838.87 -0.50% FTSE 250 16,087.63 -0.76% London's blue chips finished today's session firmly lower, weighed down by stocks going ex-dividend, airlines, and a redu
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Randgold tracks gold higher
11th Jun 2014 15:26
Mining group Randgold Resources was a top performer on Wednesday, carried on the back of a recovering gold price. J Sainsbury was also higher after coming in slightly ahead of expectations with a 1.1% first-quarter fall in like-for-like (LFL) retail sales, excluding fuel. Outgoing Chief Executive
Read moreSector movers: Transport, travel stocks hit by Lufthansa, Emirates news
11th Jun 2014 13:54
A profit warning from German carrier Deutsche Lufthansa and a cancelled aeroplane order by Emirates Airlines hit stocks in the UK transport, travel and leisure sectors on Wednesday. Shares in Lufthansa tumbled by as much as 14% in Frankfurt after saying that operating profits this year would be aro
Read moreLondon midday: Airlines and engineers weigh on FTSE 100
11th Jun 2014 11:26
- Lufthansa profit warning hits airline stocks - Rolls-Royce falls as Emirates cancels order - UK unemployment falls, wage growth slows - World Bank cuts growth forecasts techMARK 2,839.77 -0.68% FTSE 100 6,838.15 -0.52% FTSE 250 16,031.19 -1.11% Mixed labour-market data, a growth downgrade from t
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: IAG and St James's Place are biggest risers
6th Jun 2014 14:37
International Consolidated Airlines (IAG) rallied after announcing passengers on its European British Airways flights will soon have access to in-flight broadband for the first time. St James's Place gained after Barclays reiterated an 'overweight' rating for the wealth manager. Whitbread advanc
Read moreInmarsat and British Airways to launch European in-flight internet
5th Jun 2014 07:28
- Inmarsat to launch satellite dedicated to in-flight internet - British Airways poised to be first customer - Cut-price satellite launch agreed for end-2016 Satellite operator Inmarsat has announced plans to provide the first Europe-wide in-flight broadband internet service, with the launch of a
Read moreIAG posts rise in May passenger stats
4th Jun 2014 15:04
British Airways and Iberia owner International Airlines Group (IAG) on Wednesday reported a 7.3% year-on-year jump in its May passenger numbers. In the same month, group capacity in available seat kilometres had risen 8% year-on-year, while group premium traffic was up by 9.7% over the same period
Read moreLondon close: Investors ponder merits of TSB float
27th May 2014 16:58
- FTSE 100 catches up after long weekend - Euroscepticism tempered by election results in Italy, Greece - IHG gains on bid interest - Lloyds to float TSB division - Pfizer walks away from AstraZeneca proposal techMARK 2,786.31 +1.03% FTSE 100 6,844.94 +0.43% FTSE 250 15,843.93 +0.88% Equities ende
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: IHG leads markets higher on bid rumours
27th May 2014 14:05
InterContinental Hotels Group shares surged on Tuesday after Sky News reported that the the company rejected a 6bn-pound takeover bid on the grounds that it was too low. While the identity of the bidder has not been confirmed, analysts have suggested that the proposal could have come from Starwood H
Read moreLondon close: AstraZeneca leads stocks lower
19th May 2014 16:26
- FTSE closes down 11.26 points at 6,844.55 - AstraZeneca leads fallers after bid rejection - Chinese data disappoints techMARK 2,719.46 -0.94% FTSE 100 6,844.55 -0.16% FTSE 250 15,379.44 -0.12% London's blue chips ended the session broadly lower, weighed by AstraZeneca and generally weaker sentim
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: AstraZeneca slides on bid rejection
19th May 2014 15:20
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca slumped after it rejected a 'final proposal' from US rival Pfizer. The offer, which valued the London-listed group at £69bn, would not be increased any further, Pfizer said, adding that it would not pursue a hostile offer and would only announce another offer with t
Read moreLondon midday: China slowdown fears hit stocks, AstraZeneca sinks
19th May 2014 11:26
- AstraZeneca drops after rejecting 'final proposal' from Pfizer - Chinese housing concerns weigh on sentiment - Carney comments, Ukraine elections in focus techMARK 2,710.83 -1.26% FTSE 100 6,827.22 -0.42% FTSE 250 15,427.14 +0.19% UK stocks were firmly in the red on Monday as investors kicked of
Read moreLondon open: AstraZeneca leads markets lower as shares sink
19th May 2014 08:33
- AstraZeneca drops sharply after rejecting Pfizer offer - Banking, mining stocks fall - China property concerns weigh on sentiment techMARK 2,714.40 -1.13% FTSE 100 6,823.23 -0.48% FTSE 250 15,475.65 +0.50% UK stocks fell on Monday morning with AstraZeneca leading the decline after rejecting a fi
Read moreLondon close: European and US concerns weigh on Footsie
15th May 2014 16:59
- FTSE closes down 37.60 points at 6,840.89 - Eurozone GDP misses expectations, Italy, France disappoint - Russia says oil must be paid for - Telecoms, airlines fall techMARK 2,757.75 -1.26% FTSE 100 6,840.89 -0.55% FTSE 250 15,616.54 -2.24% The City ended today's session on a downbeat note, weigh
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