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Shares have got off to a strong start on the first day of the last quarter, with oil stocks setting the pace. BP is higher amid speculation that dividends will soon be resumed. Bob Dudley, who becomes chief executive of the oil company today, said that the board would meet soon to discuss restoring
Read moreLondon looks set to start the final quarter of 2010 in positive mood with sentiment lifted by hints from the incoming boss of oil giant BP that the company is ready to restore dividend payments that were suspended during the Gulf of Mexico crisis. Bob Dudley, who becomes chief executive of the oil
Read moreHaving thought about it all week Cooper Controls has launched a rival bid for Mount Engineering. Mount is currently recommending a 70p a share bid from AIM-quoted Redhall, but Cooper Controls, having indicated on Monday 27 September that it was considering an offer of at least 78p per Mount share,
Read moreA subsidiary of Cooper Industries says that it is considering a rival bid of at least 78p a share for Mount Engineering. Cooper Safety hopes it can gain the agreement of Mount's board and shareholders for its bid. Any bid is subject to due diligence, which should be complete by the end of the week.
Read moreFootsie gave up a brief rally to close in the red on an uncertain day's trading in the wake of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's nervous comments on US economic prospects yesterday. Shares in the US moved lower despite having rallied earlier. Similar sentiments to those expressed by Bernank
Read moreLeading shares made steady progress over the lunch time session returning the blue-chip index more or less back to where it finished overnight. Mining stocks are primarily responsible for the Footsie's level position, with industrial metal miners such as Antofagasta, Kazakhmys and Rio Tinto now do
Read moreThe market has been absorbed in interpreting smoke signals from the US and UK central banks today. In the US, the Federal Reserve left interest rates at just above 0% and said yesterday it expects the recovery to continue, but added "the pace of economic recovery is likely to be modest in the near-t
Read moreReports that the government is mulling a new bank windfall tax has unsettled share prices this morning. Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, will say in a speech today that bankers present more of a threat to Britain than trade unions, adding that the corporate world is "murky" and that the capita
Read moreRedhall has agreed to buy Mount Engineering for 70p per share, valuing the oil and gas valve maker at £16m. Redhall, which already provides services for the energy, defence and nuclear industries, said the purchase will boost in its international presence in the oil and gas market and strengthen it
Read moreEngineering support services group Redhall said trading in the six months to 31 March 2010 has been in line company expectations and is confident of meeting full year targets. "Whilst the overall market remains competitive, we have seen growth within the key areas of energy and defence where our te
Read moreBus and train group Go-Ahead is retaining some legacy contracts at Heathrow that are scheduled to run until 2011, and it is holding on to the Meteor car parking business, but the focus is firmly on public transport. Cue the acquisition of Plymouth CityBus, which has a fleet of more than 170 buses
Read moreSpecialist engineering support services group Redhall Group pleased the market with full year results that strong growth in revenue and profits. Adjusted profit before tax soared to £6.47m in the year to 30 September, from £4.65m the year before, on revenue that grew from £86.71m to £128.96m. Net
Read moreShopfitter Havelock Europa has warned full-year results will likely miss forecasts following a 31% slump in order intake to £81m in the first ten months of 2009. "Whilst there is some encouragement from recent enquiry levels, revenue booked to date is running below forecast and it is unlikely that
Read moreFootsie closed sharply lower after the US reacted badly to worse than expected dole claims. The Dow is now down more than 100 points with investors nervous ahead of the big monthly non-farm payrolls figure tomorrow. BAE struggled after the Serious Fraud Office asked the Attorney General if it can p
Read moreFootsie has recovered a little ahead of the US open, but the index is still in the red with weapons group BAE Systems especially under the cosh. Early indications are for the Dow to drop between 15-18 points, with intital jobless claims a bit higher than expected. The big jobs figure comes tomorro
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