London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of key data
2nd Jul 2014 09:21
- Markets await US data, Yellen speech - Services data, ECB meeting and non-farm payrolls due out Friday - Mothercare jumps after Destination Maternity bid techMARK 2,838.22 +0.20% FTSE 100 6,821.55 +0.27% FTSE 250 15,914.05 +0.46% UK stocks edged higher on Wednesday morning though upside was limi
Read moreBT faces new super-fast broadband charging regime
19th Jun 2014 07:54
British telecoms group BT is facing new rules from regulator Ofcom to ensure competition in the super-fast broadband market. Ofcom is proposing new obligations forcing BT to maintain a sufficient margin between its wholesale and retail super-fast broadband charges to allow other operators profitabl
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
29th May 2014 08:13
AMEC: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 1450p and a buy recommendation. Imagination Technology: UBS ups target price from 200p to 250p and maintains a buy recommendation. IMI: UBS raises target price from 1600p to 1700p upgrading from neutral to buy. John Wood Group: Berenberg initiates
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
28th May 2014 09:57
Accesso Technology Group: Numis initiates with a target price of 690p and a buy recommendation. Alternative Networks: Westhouse Securities upgrades from add to buy with a target price of 540p. Astra Zeneca: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 3800p to 3950p and keeps a hold recommendation. AVE
Read moreSunday share tips: Burberry, TalkTalk, Merlin
18th May 2014 14:24
It may be best to hold off buying Burberry after the departure of former boss Angela Ahrendts, the Sunday Times's Danny Fortson wrote in his Inside the City column. New Chief Executive Christopher Bailey holds his first annual results on May 21st. His biggest project is in Japan where he plans take
Read moreSector movers: Vodafone, TalkTalk, Carphone Warehouse drag telecoms lower
15th May 2014 15:20
Telecoms were trading with steep losses on Thursday with heavyweights Vodafone, TalkTalk and Carphone Warehouse pulling the sector lower. Vodafone's shares were under pressure, trading 3.2% lower, after Goldman Sachs cut its recommendation for the stock from 'buy' to 'neutral' and reduced its targe
Read moreTalkTalk's pre-tax annual profit falls
15th May 2014 14:50
TalkTalk's pre-tax annual profit decreased 74.6 per cent to 31m pounds as earnings declined as broadband growth waned. Earnings before interest and tax dropped 48.9% to £94m in the year ended March 31st 2014 following investment in the first half. However, revenue climbed 3.4% to £1.7bn as the com
Read moreLondon midday: RBS and IHG rise, but markets cautious ahead of US data
2nd May 2014 11:48
- Markets rangebound ahead of US jobs report - FTSE 100 at highest in two months - Ukraine tensions limit gains - RBS doubles pre-tax profits in first quarter - IHG unveils special divi after strong start techMARK 2,793.80 +0.19% FTSE 100 6,818.58 +0.14% FTSE 250 15,922.13 +0.45% Strong gains from
Read moreLondon open: Stocks flat ahead of US data, but RBS jumps
2nd May 2014 08:35
- Markets nervous ahead of US jobs data - RBS jumps 10 per cent as profits rise - IHG rises after Q1 results, special divi techMARK 2,791.50 +0.11% FTSE 100 6,812.55 +0.05% FTSE 250 15,923.25 +0.46% UK markets opened more or less flat on Friday despite a massive jump in the share price of RBS, as
Read moreTalkTalk and Sky partner up with CityFibre for York broadband service
15th Apr 2014 09:36
Sky and TalkTalk have joined forces with CityFibre to create a new company that will deliver ultra-fast broadband services in the City of York, it was announced on Tuesday. The new joint venture company is planning to build a state of the art, city-wide, pure fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network t
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Bank of England, Protectionism, Listings
19th Mar 2014 07:08
The central bank must focus on both financial stability and inflation. To concentrate just on the latter could turn into a dangerous distraction. In particular, officials must watch against excessive risk-taking amidst an environment of predictably low interest rates, as occurred before the last fin
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Feb 2014 09:04
Afren: Westhouse Securities ups target price from 165p to 180p retaining a buy recommendation. Amlin: Nomura lowers target price from 467p to 442p maintaining a neutral rating. ARM Holdings: Jefferies reduces target price from 1300p to 1140p, while keeping a buy recommendation. Deutsche Bank cuts
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: BG Group, TalkTalk
5th Feb 2014 07:01
Just when you thought that all of the bad news was out of the way at BG Group along came last week's truly shocking profit warning. No wonder then that Tuesday's quarterly and full-year numbers contained little in the way of negative surprises. Yet the company faces a long road ahead in trying to re
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Punch Taverns, TalkTalk, FCA...
5th Feb 2014 06:47
Punch Taverns, Britain's second biggest pubs group, will warn its lenders on Wednesday that failure to pass a controversial debt restructuring deal could lead to at least five years of "mess" and "uncertainty". The company, which has 4,000 pubs in the UK, has been wrestling with its lenders and shar
Read moreLondon open: FTSE 100 at four-month low as ARM and BP fall
4th Feb 2014 08:22
- ARM, BP, Ocado fall as annual results disappoint - FTSE 100 at lowest since mid-October - Wall Street suffers worst drop since June 2013 techMARK 2,735.92 -1.12% FTSE 100 6,422.52 -0.67% FTSE 250 15,450.97 -0.69% UK stocks fell to their lowest levels in nearly four months on Tuesday morning as c
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