

Shares closed with decent gains as bid activity and higher oil prices whetted investor appetites. There has been no shortage of takeover news to keep...


Leading shares are mixed but the Footsie is clinging on to positive territory, largely on the strength of oil stocks, which advance as the price of cr...


Shares are broadly higher, with bid activity in the mid-cap index helping to generate excitement. De La Rue has received a bid, the FTSE 250-listed b...


The prospect of mergers and acquisitions activity is livening up an otherwise sedate opening session for London. De La Rue has received a bid, the ba...


Two pub groups are likely candidates for today's wooden spoon. Phil Dutton, finance director of Punch Taverns, has decided to call time on the pub gr...


Footsie is deep in the mire after the late swoon on Wall Street last night and concerns over the health of the entire eurozone. Miners have tanked wi...


Enterprise Inns slipped back into the red last year but says its trading steadied sufficiently in the last six months that a dividend is a possibility...


High flying fashion chain Burberry is fast becoming one of Britain's best known global brands. Charles Stanley thinks the success story will continu...