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Footsie lost more ground over the lunch time session as Wall Street opened mixed, failing to carry on the strong advance seen yesterday. GKN is lower on speculation of a bid for French peer Latecoere. The French aerospace firm, which provides doors for Boeing and Airbus, is looking for a buyer, acc
22 Mar 11 14:09Cairn Energy is higher following its 2010 results, even though there was no news on the Cairn India stake sale to Vedanta Resources. Cairn posted a net profit of $1.08bn in 2010. An update on the oil explorer's plans for Greenland was generally well received. RBS analyst Phil Corbett said that Gre
22 Mar 11 13:55Disappointing inflation data seems to have put paid to Footsie's attempts to continue its recent revival. The inflation rate, as measured by the consumer prices index, rose to 4.4% in February from 4.0% in January. The rate topped market expectations of a figure of 4.2% and will pile on the pressur
22 Mar 11 11:39A fresh upward lurch in inflation is set to punch a new hole in household finances on the eve of George Osborne's Budget. The consumer prices index is expected to have risen an annual 4.2% last month, economists warned ahead of figures due out tomorrow. The following day, the Government's Office fo
21 Mar 11 06:41Centrica is a buy despite the big unknowns of a looming reform of the country's electricity market - with crucial consequences for the potential returns of utility investors - and a possible Competition Commission inquiry. But ministers don't have much choice but to make decisions that keep the ene
6 Mar 11 11:19The top share index closed in the red going into the weekend as the spectre of high oil prices remerged amid continuing turmoil in Libya. Brent crude rose above $116 a barrel as the conflict in Libya continues. Government forces have been cracking down on protesters in Tripoli and there have been c
4 Mar 11 16:56A weak start on Wall Street has sent London to an intra-day low, with miners turning tail. US monthly non-farm payrolls were better than expected, but not by much. Investors don't look keen to open up any new positions ahead of the weekend. Mining heavyweights Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Kazakh
4 Mar 11 15:19Outsourcing firm Capita Group has acquired Talis Information, a provider of management software and managed services to the academic sector. Fellow outsourcing group Serco is also higher after Bank of America Merrill Lynch raised its recommendation from neutral to buy. Advertising giant WPP made
4 Mar 11 13:27Nomura continues to believe that insurance giant Aviva offers investors good growth prospects at an attractive price after an impressive 2010. The insurance group's cost reduction and focus on higher-margin product selection were the main drivers of a 26% increase in operating earnings. However,
4 Mar 11 13:02The top share index is moderately higher today following big gains yesterday. Traders will be looking ahead to US job figures due at 1.30pm London time. The US non-farm payroll numbers at lunchtime will get the day traders excited, but may also show that the US economy's recovery is at last startin
4 Mar 11 12:06Barclays Capital (BarCap) expects advertising giant WPP to benefit from short-term momentum but sees better value in sector peers with more exposure to the UK. The debt ratings agencies have been down on WPP of late, which has affected the group's access to cheap capital, but this may be about to c
4 Mar 11 10:52Wall Street may have had its best day of the year so far yesterday but London is taking things a bit more sedately today. The US non-farm payroll numbers at lunchtime will get the day traders excited, but may also show that the US economy's recovery is at last starting to generate a decent amount o
4 Mar 11 08:49Wall Street may have had its best day of the year so far yesterday but London is taking things a bit more sedately today, with City traders expecting the Footsie to advance by around 15 points at the outset from last night's closing level of 6,005. Advertising giant WPP made over £1bn for the first
4 Mar 11 07:36Advertising giant WPP made over £1bn for the first time ever in 2010, but violence in the Middle East, which accounts for 1.7% of revenue, is a worry. Headline profit before tax increased 27.3% to £1.03bn on revenue up 7%, or 5.6% at constant currency, to £9.33bn, while like for like sales grew 5.3
4 Mar 11 07:03Advertising giant WPP invariably announces its results on a Friday, traditionally a quiet day for results, which ensures its figures get their share of the limelight. As an advertising company, it knows the value of getting exposure. The expectations are that the firm will be glad of the publicity,
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