** UK housebuilders under pressure after a trading update from Taylor Wimpey which flags up slowing property market ** TW's update broadly in-line, but co notes lower rate of price growth ** Stock busiest stock on FTSE 100, with around 2/3 of 90-day daily avg volume already traded, fo
Read moreUK stocks were expected to open more or less flat on Monday morning with investors taking a cautious approach after another slump in the price of oil. Markets were also treading lightly ahead of the unofficial start of US fourth-quarter earnings season, with aluminium giant Alcoai releasing its resu
Read moreLONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said prospects for the British market in 2015 were "healthy" as it started the year with a record order book of 1.4 billion pounds, up 12 percent on a year ago. "As we enter 2015, we are encouraged by the more balanced market conditions
Read moreHousebuilder Taylor Wimpey said trading stabilised somewhat in the second half of 2014 as house-price growth eased, but painted an upbeat picture of the UK housing market as it lifted its margin guidance slightly. The company is now guiding to a full-year operating margin of "slightly over 400 basis
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