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- BA leads exodus of stalwarts from FTSE 100.
- British Airways, EMI and International Power Tuesday lost their places in the FTSE 100 in the latest quarterly rejig of the blue-chip index.The changes will be formally announced at the close of trading today by FTSE, which compiles the index of the British Airways, EMI...
- Research articles 2002-09-11
- FTSE beats 6000 for first time in five years.(Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange )(Securities of Financial services)
- THE FTSE 100 broke through the 6000 barrier for the first time in five years on Friday on the back of strong results from UK insurers. THE FTSE 100 broke through the 6000 barrier for the first time in five years on Friday on...
- Research articles 2006-03-23
- Reed steps down as SL group director.
- n Alison Reed is stepping down as group finance director of Standard Life next month, with a big-hitter from the FTSE 100 expected as her replacement. Industry observers said that Ms Reed's departure had been expected as she had ... n Alison Reed is stepping down...
- Research articles 2006-09-28
- Governance Watch: Lord Browne sees the colour of BP's money.(Brief Article)
- Lord John Browne of Madingley at BP (AGM 15 April) is set to receive a remuneration salary of GBP1,316,000 and a bonus of GBP1,882,000, which is almost three times the average for a FTSE 100 chief executive officer CEO and five times the sector CEO Lord...
- Research articles 2004-04-12
- Barclays bid for B&B torpedoed by turmoil.
- Barclays has been forced to abandon friendly takeover talks with Bradford & Bingley, the smallest bank in the FTSE 100, after turmoil in stock markets made the deal - worth about pound sterling2.4bn ([euro]3.8bn) - impossible to finalise.The two Barclays has been forced to abandon...
- Research articles 2002-07-29
- NHS: Too Big to Manage?
- The financial crisis gave us to the concept of organisations too big to fail, but are their also organisations too big to run? With 1.5m staff and a £100bn annual budget, is the National Health Service literally unmanageable? The NHS tops ministerial problem piles but constant re-organisations...
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
- Footsie closes over 5,000 for the first time in year
- Rumoured takeover target Lonmin underperformed yesterday as the FTSE 100 pushed on to close above 5,000 points for the first time in almost a year.The South African platinum miner closed 2.8 per cent lower at £16.64 after Merrill Lynch called time on its recent strong run. Lonmin shares have...
- External links 2009-09-09
- FTSE Seen Opening Higher
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - FTSE 100 is expected to open up 31 points, or 0.6 percent higher on Friday according to financial bookmakers, rebounding from the previous session's losses with stronger commodity prices seen supporting resource-related shares.The blue-chip index closed 74.43 points lower, or down 1.4 percent, at 5,267.70...
- News items 2009-11-19
- FTSE Falls 1.4 Pct as Commodities Sag
- By Simon FalushLONDON (Reuters UK) - The top share index fell 1.4 percent on Thursday as sagging commodity prices dented miners and energy stocks, while reduced risk appetite hurt banks.The FTSE 100 ended down 74.43 points at 5267.70, its biggest daily fall for three weeks, after closing 0.1 percent...
- News items 2009-11-19
- FTSE 100 Seen Opening Lower
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 index is seen opening 22-27 points lower on Tuesday, as investors pause for breath after the index hit a 14-month closing high the previous session, with an easing of gold from record highs on Monday looking set to impact the mining sector.Financial...
- News items 2009-11-16
- FTSE Hits 14-month Closing High
- By David BrettLONDON (Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 share index hit a 14-month closing high on Friday as gains in HSBC and commodity stocks outpaced weaker defensives, with British Airways also up after agreeing to merger terms with Iberia.The FTSE 100 ended up 19.88 points, or 0.4 percent, at...
- News items 2009-11-13
- FTSE to Open Higher Ahead of Bank Report
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 is seen opening between 13 and 16 points higher or up 0.3 percent on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with cautiousness expected ahead of the release of the Bank of England's inflation report later in the session.A rise in Asian stocks, after...
- News items 2009-11-10
- FTSE Seen Tracking Wall Street Gains
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 is seen opening 9 to 14 points or 0.3 percent higher on Friday according to financial bookmakers, tracking gains overnight on Wall Street and in Asia ahead of the latest U.S. employment report which is expected to show the fewest job losses...
- News items 2009-11-05
- FTSE Posts First Monthly Fall Since June
- By Tricia WrightLONDON (Reuters UK) - The top share index fell sharply on Friday, ending the month in negative territory for the first time since June, led lower by commodity stocks and banks as confidence waned after mixed U.S. data.The FTSE 100 closed down 93.17 points, or 1.8 percent,...
- News items 2009-10-30
- FTSE Slips as Bank Gains Offset
- By Simon FalushLONDON (Reuters UK) - Weakness in energy stocks, pulled lower by downbeat results from Royal Dutch Shell, offset gains from banks and miners leaving the FTSE 100 off 0.3 percent by midsession Thursday.Investors were cautious ahead of U.S. GDP data, which will be closely eyed for clues on...
- News items 2009-10-29
- FTSE Seen Tracking Wall St Decline
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 index is seen opening 30 points, or 0.6 percent, lower on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, tracking a steep decline on Wall Street and falls in Asia after weak U.S. data on new home sales heightened concerns about the pace of economic...
- News items 2009-10-28
- FTSE Gains Driven By Oil Stocks
- By Jon HopkinsLONDON (Reuters UK) - The country's leading share index gained 0.2 percent on Tuesday lifted by a rally from heavyweight energy issues led by BP after its forecast-beating third-quarter results, which offset weakness in banks and mining stocks.At the close, the FTSE 100 was 9.23 points higher...
- News items 2009-10-27
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- FTSE 100 closes weaker as New York rallies with US data
- LONDON AFP ? Leading shares ended weaker with the FTSE 100 index holding on to the 4,400 level as Wall Street rallied from opening falls as some encouraging US consumer confidence data just offset the impact of stubbornly firm crude prices. At the close Tuesday, the FTSE 100 index...
- Research articles 2004-05-25
- Northern Rock to exit London FTSE 100 shares index
- LONDON AFP — Troubled mortgage lender Northern Rock will be dropped from London's FSTE 100 index of leading companies later this month, the FTSE Group announced Wednesday in another blow to the battered British bank. The reshuffle, which takes effect from Monday 24 December, will see seven companies demoted...
- Research articles 2007-12-12
- London FTSE 100 breaks through 5,000 points barrier
- LONDON AFP — London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares broke through the 5,000 points barrier for the first time in more than two and a half years. The FTSE 100 reached as high as 5,001.8 points in early afternoon trading -- the first time it had breached the...
- Research articles 2005-02-09
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