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Sunday newspaper round-up: Lloyds, BT, Standard Chartered

Lloyds Banking Group is preparing to pay a dividend for the first time since it was bailed out by taxpayers, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The board will sign off the group's annual results and then ask the Bank of England permission to pay a dividend before announcing results on February 27th. Llo

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Ends Week Lower Amid Corporate Concerns

London close: UK stocks sink on Eurozone deflation, US GDP

Macro concerns weighed on UK stock markets on Friday after Eurozone consumer prices fell more than forecasts and the rate of US economic growth slowed sharply. London's FTSE 100 finished the session down 0.9% at 6,749, ending at its lowest close since 21 January. The Eurozone fell further into defl

Broker tips: IAG, BT Group, Imperial Tobacco

IAG was in focus on Friday after the revelation that Qatar Airways had purchased a 9.99% stake in the airline, though broker Liberum reckons that a full takeover of the Anglo-Spanish group is "highly unlikely". The broker said a bid for the whole company is not likely to happen "due to the ownership

Broker tips: IAG, BT Group, Imperial Tobacco

IAG was in focus on Friday after the revelation that Qatar Airways had purchased a 9.99% stake in the airline, though broker Liberum reckons that a full takeover of the Anglo-Spanish group is "highly unlikely". The broker said a bid for the whole company is not likely to happen "due to the ownership

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: BT Has New Plan To Cut Pension Deficit

London midday: Deflation fears hit stocks as Eurozone consumer prices fall

UK stocks fell on Friday on the back of concerns about the Eurozone, as data confirmed that the region fell further into deflation this month. Consumer prices in the single-currency region decline at an annual rate of 0.6% in January after a 0.2% fall in December, worse than the 0.5% drop expected.

UK WINNERS AND LOSERS: BT Hit By Cost, Pension Plan Concerns

TOP NEWS: Qatar Airways Has 9.99% Of IAG; QIA Group 93.4% Of Songbird

2nd UPDATE: BT Profit Beats Hopes, But Shares Hit By Pension Fix Plan

Hargreaves Lansdown welcomes strong cash generation at BT

Hargreaves Lansdowne Stockbrokers has applauded BT's strong cash generation and plans to cut its pension deficit, though competition in the telecoms sector is of some concern. BT's third-quarter results and pension plans were met with a poor reaction on the markets on Friday, with shares falling des

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Sharply Lower As Food Retailers And BT Fall

London open: Stocks unchanged ahead of Eurozone CPI, US GDP

UK stocks opened more or less flat on Friday as investors treaded cautiously ahead of some key economic data, including consumer price figures in the Eurozone and growth estimates in the States. London's FTSE 100 was down just 0.04% at 6,808 early on. The release of the Eurozone consumer-price inde

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Resources Stocks Lead Opening Gains

BT reveals plans to pay down £7bn pension deficit, upgrade fibre network

Telecoms giant BT reported a solid rise in profits in its third quarter, as it announced a new 16-year "recovery plan" to pay down its expanding pension deficit. The company also revealed that it would upgrade its fibre broadband network with large-scale pilots this summer of ultrafast broadband wi