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The FTSE 100 has risen higher in early trading, led by the banks, as the blue chip index extended gains on the back of the an announcement by the European Central Bank (ECB) made yesterday. US and Asian markets performed well on Thursday and overnight, respectively, on news that the ECB - along wit
Read moreAfter an already strong start to trading on Thursday on the back of a Franco-German statement on Greece, markets across Europe surged following a European Central Bank (ECB) announcement in mid-afternoon, helping the Footsie in London finish over 2% higher. Early on, investors celebrated last night
Read moreNomura has upgraded banking giants HSBC and Barclays to buy, but downgraded Lloyds to neutral, after assessing the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) report and Eurozone risks. "In our view, [HSBC's] relative performance will depend on risk appetite and in particular sentiment towards official
Read moreNomura has upgraded banking giants HSBC and Barclays to buy, but downgraded Lloyds to neutral, after assessing the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) report and Eurozone risks. "The publication of the final ICB report reduces some of the uncertainty facing UK banks, although at the expense of
Read moreBarclays Capital is close to selling its majority stake in Britain's University Partnerships Programme, Reuters reports citing the Financial Times newspaper. The deal could be worth close to £1bn. AB
Read moreProposals for sweeping reforms to Britain's banks have reignited speculation that some big lenders may move their operations abroad. HSBC and Barclays have been given an incentive to shift all or part of their businesses overseas after the recommendations in Sir John Vickers' report on banking, anal
Read moreStocks rediscovered their earlier buoyancy to finish with strong gains as hopes of a resolution of the euro crisis attracted buyers. Today's big mover, Cairn Energy, fell sharply after reporting disappointing results from its drilling campaign offshore Greenland, with one well coming up dry and ano
Read moreThis morning's bright start seems a distant memory now, with shares firmly in the red as worries over the Eurozone situation take centre stage again. Today's big mover, Cairn Energy is sharply lower after reporting disappointing results from its offshore drilling campaign offshore Greenland, with o
Read moreReports that China is planning to provide support to the Eurozone helped UK stocks higher on Tuesday morning, following a late recovery on Wall Street last night. Wall Street's rally was prompted by reports that Italy's government is negotiating with the Chinese government in the hope that Beijing
Read moreDespite finishing over 1% down, the FTSE 100 managed to pull back slightly despite a broad sell-off across Europe and a mixed start on Wall Street. Concerns over Europe's sovereign debt crisis were escalated today on speculation that Greece is headed for a default. Meanwhile, Greece's prime ministe
Read moreThe top share index is stuck firmly in negative territory as worries over the Eurozone crisis and possible effects on global growth continue. The UK has its own concerns though after the government-appointed Independent Commission on Banking has said British banks should separate their retail bank
Read moreFootsie has dived more than 100 points at the outset as the markets get to grips with the details of the Vickers report from the Independent Commission on Banking. British banks should separate their retail banking and investment banking divisions, the government-appointed Independent Commission o
Read moreThe Footsie is set to dive more than 100 points at the outset as the markets get to grips with the details of the Vickers report from the Independent Commission on Banking. British banks should separate their retail banking and investment banking divisions, the government-appointed Independent Com
Read more"America is poised to become the world's largest oil producer once again ? nearly four decades after it lost the title," writes The Sunday Times. Goldman Sachs, the investment bank, has predicted that US production will hit 10.9m barrels a day by 2017, a one-third rise over its current lev
Read moreThe volatility continued heading into the weekend and stocks were nursing hefty losses at the close of play. The resignation of European Central Bank official Juergen Stark brought the Eurozone crisis into focus. Stark, a German, like many of his compatriots is unhappy about the Bank's policy of b
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