

(ShareCast News) - London's blue chip index bumped along just above parity for most of Thursday, as the bid talk for Pearson's iconic Financial Times ...


* Q2 earnings per share $2.63 vs $2.80 market consensus * Company says increased investment in new products * Shares down 1.5 pct (Adds CEO comments...


(ShareCast News) - Second-quarter revenues and earnings from Shire fell short of expectations, but the drug group upped its earnings growth guidance f...


** Shire, which spent the morning among the FTSE 100's top risers, left nursing 2.3% drop which puts it near bottom of index as misses market expectat...