(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 was down 23 points, or 0.35%, to 6,527. Shares fell as a rise in inflation heightened the debate on whether the Bank of England would lift rates as early as this year. Inflation rose by just 0.1% in July compared with expectations of a zero reading. On the stock marke
Read more(Refiled to correct spelling in first instance of 'referrals') By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Ryanair aims to take on the online travel companies with a new website that will offer its 100 million annual passengers flight price comparisons, cheap hote
Read more(Repeats to add alerts to text) DUBLIN, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Ryanair is in talks with International Airlines Group and Aer Lingus and Portugal's TAP about providing feeder flights to rivals' long-haul services for the first time, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told Reuters on Monday.
Read moreDUBLIN, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Ryanair is in talks with International Airlines Group and Aer Lingus and Portugal's TAP about providing feeder flights to rivals' long-haul services for the first time, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told Reuters on Monday. The move is a major departure for the
Read more(ShareCast News) - Budget airline easyJet saw an increase in the number of passengers it carried in July, the company said on Thursday. In a short statement, the carrier reported a 9.4% increase year-on-year in the number of passengers it carried in July, as a total of 7.036m travellers boarded easy
Read more(ShareCast News) - Financial stocks and miners led the London market higher on Wednesday, as improved economic data from China buoyed the market. The FTSE 100 closed up 0.98% or 65.84 points at 6752.41, while the FTSE 250 ended up 0.23% or 40.65 points at 17775.08 on a bounceback from miners as shor
Read more(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 was generally on the up through most of Wednesday's session, with some well-received financial results accompanied by a mining sector bounce. London's blue chip index was ahead by 0.78% at 6,738.50 points at 1616 BST, with BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto leading the pack t
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