Stock Market News
Saturday, 4th February 2012
Investor's stake in Douglas Holding could hit 25 pct
FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - German drugstore entrepreneur Erwin Mueller could end up with a blocking minority stake in fragrance-to-jewellery retailer Douglas, regulatory filings showed on Friday.[Yesterday 18:57]
Glance-Earnings, US data lift FTSE to best week in 2 months
By Toni Vorobyova[Yesterday 17:31]
U.S. temporary payroll gains boost staffing shares
By Nick Zieminski[Yesterday 17:19]
UPDATE 1-Plus Markets puts itself up for sale
LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - PLUS Markets, the British stock exchange for small companies, has put itself up for sale after concluding it needed more financial backing to take advantage of opportunities thrown up by forthcoming regulatory and technological changes.[Yesterday 16:32]
European hedge fund stars profit in buoyant January
By Laurence Fletcher[Yesterday 14:11]
Glance-Brighter outlook boosts FTSE but US data casts a shadow
* FTSE up 0.5 pct[Yesterday 12:58]
U.S. stock index futures point to slightly higher start
LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - * U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher opening on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 all up between 0.1 and 0.3 percent at 1001 GMT.[Yesterday 10:35]
