Investment & financial news
14 May 2008
- Bonds round-up: Inflation surprise perks Treasuries
- Small caps round-up: London Asia Capital, Northbridge, Sinclair Pharma
- Sector movers: Market
- Thursday Preview: Vedanta, BT, Luminar
- London close: Footsie finishes flat
- FTSE 250 movers: Johnston Press in cash call
- KBC set to trump forecasts
- Orpak profit tumbles 61% in Q1
- ReneSola wins six-year wafer supply deal
- Like-for-like sales surge at Vertu
- Greatland Gold slumps on drilling results
- Novera seeks funds for expansion
- Results Round Up
- UK unemployment up three months running
- Landore upbeat over B4-7 resource report
- Strong quarter keeps HR Owen upbeat
- Corin US revenue unlikely to exceed £10m
- London afternoon: Blue chips stage recovery
- Glanbia confident of meeting expectations
- RBS hopeful on divi after cash call
- Yangtze bags $25.4m in AIM move
- US pre-open: Stocks seen lower
- BoE's King issues inflation warning
- Europe: Markets cautiously higher
- TechMARK movers: Sinclair Pharma in line
- Datatec hits revenue targets
- Sainsbury's year-end profit up 28%
J Sainsbury's reported a 28% rise in full-year pre-tax profits, but said it expects the market to remain 'intensely competitive'. - AstraZeneca drugs gets FDA approval
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval to AstraZeneca's SEROQUEL, the drugs company's treatment for bipolar I disorder. - International Personal Finance cautious on credit
- Online boosts Centaur
Strong growth in its online business has helped business publisher Centaur Media lift revenues in the first four months of 2008. - Bunzl current trading in line
- AMEC trading slightly ahead
- Bradford & Bingley raises £300m at big discount
- Johnston Press raises £212m as ads plummet
- London open: Miners keep Footsie afloat
- Trial success boosts Allergy
- Falklands Oil to start drilling in 2009
- Broker tips: ENRC, Enterprise Inns, Carluccio's
- Broker snap: UBS sees turnaround at Enterprise Inns
- Broker snap: Dresdner downgrades Carluccio's, stays bullish
- Broker snap: HSBC neutral on ENRC
- FX round-up: Dollar gathers strength
- Commodities: Crude almost hits $127
- Wednesday newspaper round-up: Bradford & Bingley, Lonmin, Vodafone
- London midmorning: Footsie pulled in both directions
- FTSE 100 movers; Dividend fears haunt Alliance
- First Quantum reports operating profit of $354.1m
- London midday: Footsie stuck in neutral
- Asia: Nikkei advances, Hong Kong lower
- Tangent looking for acquisitions, pays first divi
- Absolute Capital soars on demerger plan
- Pan Andean's project attracts interest
- Leisure & Gaming narrows losses
- Severfield Rowen reports little impact from turbulence
- New profit warning from ScS Upholstery
- Amlin renewal rate reduction 7.9%, retention 86%
- Playtech sees April revenue trump Q1 average
- Soco said Yemen disposal strengthened balance sheet
- Tesco expands South Korean presence
- Booming demand at Dimension Data
- SIG sales seal good start to '08
- Tullow says production in line
- Production and revenues up at ENRC
- WPP disappointed TNS rejected new offer
- LogicaCMG FY outlook unchanged
- Compass interims top forecasts
- First Group outlook remains positive
- London pre-open: Nervous opening expected
- Barratt order book down £½bn
- Land Securities swings to pre-tax loss
- Interserve upbeat on growth prospects
- BHP not ruling out adding cash to Rio bid
