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...
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...
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...
New economy bad. Old economy good but not very good. In a nutshell, that was the story of the UK stock market in April. Telecoms is still one of the big four sectors in the FTSE 100 and Vodafone is still its largest constituent. The collapse of...
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...
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...
Our basket of shares has taken another hit this month. But we're not alone. The FTSE 100 has had the longest losing streak in its 19-year history and the market is now down more than 12% since the start of the year in a climate of global...
MARKET REPORT ENTERPRISE INNS was the weakest on the FTSE 100 yesterday after Cazenove, worried by data from a subsidiary, downgraded the stock to "underperform" from "in-line". The broker said that third-quarter data from the group's Unique division, which, according to Cazenove, accounts...
THE INVESTMENT COLUMN Our view: Hold Share view: 435p (-11.75) It is difficult to argue that Wood Group, the FTSE 100 oil and gas engineering group, has not a good year. And with its shares up 32 per cent in...
LONDON AFP — European stock markets declined on Wednesday, with automakers hit by the rising cost of crude oil, and amid ongoing jitters about the impact of the global credit crunch, dealers said. London's FTSE 100 index of top shares shed 0.59 percent to stand at 5,438.30 points...
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets sank Tuesday after heavy declines in Asia and on Wall Street that were sparked by renewed fears about further fallout from the global credit crunch. The mood was also soured by a downbeat business sentiment and consumer confidence surveys in Germany,...
Good week for... *Katherine Garrett-Cox. Move over Nicola Horlick, there's a new superwoman in town. Ms Garrett-Cox - 40 with four children - is the new chief executive at FTSE 100 member Alliance Trust. Dubbed Katherine the Great in the City, Ms Garrett-Cox is now the most...
When Britain had a secondary banking crisis in the 1970s the big banks launched a lifeboat to rescue the sinking smaller lenders. Today we have a primary banking crisis. It is the big banks that are in trouble -- but this time there are no bigger brethren, at home or...
MARKET REPORT STAKE-BUILDING by America's largest public real estate group took Liberty International to pole position on the FTSE 100 yesterday. Simon Property Group, the Indiana-based real estate giant, revealed a 3.45 per cent stake in the UK group, sparking talk of a...
EURASIAN NATURAL Resources Group ENRC, the FTSE 100-listed Kazakh mining company, is seeking acquisition opportunities, with business booming thanks to surging demand for commodities. ENRC reported strong half-year results yesterday, showing revenues up 86 per cent to $3.4bn (1.81bn) and earnings before interest, tax, deductions and amortisation...
MARKET REPORT A COMBINATION of firmer commodity prices and positive broker comment aided Tullow Oil, the FTSE 100-listed oil and gas explorer and producer which was among the strongest in a resource sector rally yesterday. Tullow gained 6.84 per cent or 47.5p to...
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets dropped on Thursday, bringing a swift end to a brief rally, amid investor unease about a global economic slowdown. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies showed a loss of 0.71 percent at 5,333.60 points in late morning trade. ...
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets enjoyed modest recoveries early Wednesday as share-price gains for heavyweight mining and energy groups help to lift indices that dived a day earlier, dealers said. In morning European trading, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies won back 0.96 percent to...
MARKET REPORT THE HEALTH - or lack of it - of the American banking system provided an ominous backdrop to trading in London, as worries grew that there could be more bad news from the troubled US financial sector. With the mortgage fin-ance...
Katherine Garrett-Cox, one of the most celebrated women in the asset management industry, has been handed the reins at Alliance Trust, the UK's biggest generalist investment trust. Alliance Trust, which is listed on the FTSE 100, announced yesterday that Ms Garrett-Cox - known as "Katherine the Great"...
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