Marks & Spencer Share News (MKS)

Britons chase Black Friday bargains

By James Davey LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Britain's shopping streets, out-of-town malls and websites will be awash with discounted goods on Friday as shoppers chase "Black Friday" deals in a spending frenzy expected to top last year's record level. Retailers will be hoping the one-off

Big Four supermarkets sales sink, Nielsen shows

(ShareCast News) - Sales at the 'Big Four' UK supermarkets sank 1.2% in the four weeks to the end of November, their largest year-on-year fall in the value of sales since October last year. Along with the decline in sales values, which are being dragged down by the industry's price war, volumes a

Sunday newspaper round-up: Paris reaction, banking fallout, HBOS, Rolls

(ShareCast News) - Analysts and strategists have predicted European and Asian stock markets will fall sharply but not lead to a major crash on Monday amid fears that the terror attacks in Paris will hurt Europe's economic recovery. European markets are expected to lose 2% when trading begins, with t

UK retail sales slump as non-food growth slows, BRC-KPMG says

(ShareCast News) - UK retailers endured subdued sales during October, with a disappointingly flat reading for the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor and a like-for-like decline for the month. October retail sales fell 0.2% on a like-for-like basis compared to last year. Total sales for the month rose 0.

FTSE 100 movers: Mining millstone reverses, IHG and IAG jump

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 spiked in mid afternoon on Friday, rebounding on the back of the US jobs report, before promptly being yanked back into negative territory by the millstone of depressed mining stocks. Falling metals and oil prices cast initial pressure on the natural resources sectors

Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Goldman Adds SSE To Conviction Sell List

Thursday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Standard Chartered: Macquarie downgrades to underperform. Target price: 550.00p. Quarto Group Inc: Northland Capital Partners initiates new coverage with a buy, sets target price at 350.00p. Howden Joinery Group: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy. Sabmiller: Societe Generale downgrades

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 Adds To Gains On Positive China, UK Data

UPDATE 4-M&S makes progress on profitability while sales fall

* Raises non-food profit margin forecast * Second-quarter non-food sales fall * Increases interim dividend * Shares rise more than 4 percent (Adds CEO comments from news conference) By James Davey LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer's effort

FTSE 100 movers: Miners lead market on back of Chinese data

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 had a strong start to the day on Wednesday, up 48.94 points (0.77%) to 6,432.55 by mid-afternoon. Glencore was the biggest riser of the day after it reported "significant progress" on plans to cut net debt to the low $20bns by the end of 2016 and increased output from

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: US Stocks Seen Up Ahead Of Data, Earnings

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Housebuilders And Estate Agents Torn Down

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Commodity Stocks Drive Shares Higher Ahead Of PMIs

BUZZ-M&S: robust H1 sends shares to 2.5-mth highs

** Marks & Spencer +4%, 3rd-top FTSE 100 riser , after raises non-food margin forecast, beats H1 profit forecasts ** Non-food division increases gross margin by a greater than expected 2.85 percentage points in H1 and co raises FY guidance to up 2 to 2.5 percentage points v up 1 to 1.5 perc