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Market Report: Rare bright note for RBS and its investors
Royal Bank of Scotland has had a miserable week. The European authorities have ordered it to flog bits of itself it would rather have kept; the taxpayer has increased its effective stake to 84 per cent; and yesterday, to cap it all, the group issued a woeful market update.
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Market Report: C&W warning puts telecoms in spotlight
Friday, 6 November 2009
Not even news that the Bank of England is to pump another £25bn into the economy via its quantitative easing programme inspired much enthusiasm in the equity markets yesterday, with the majority of companies trading within a tight range.
Investment Column: Hold on to Logica, even as revenues fall
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Our view: HoldShare price: 121.7p (+6.6p)
Market Report: Aviva's bounce gets the gossips going
Thursday, 5 November 2009
The Insurer Aviva rebounded yesterday on solid numbers and speculation of the assets it is looking to snap up. The group rose 21p to 400.3p, its biggest increase in four months, as the market cheered its third quarter statement. Investors were buoyed as chief executive Andrew Moss said the outlook for profitability this year was good and had "significantly increased our capital and balance sheet strength".
Investment Column: Rolls-Royce will engineer future gains
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
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Market Report: RBS horror show mires FTSE 100 in the red
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Things may have looked good on Monday, the first session after Halloween, but the real horror show played out yesterday. Michael Myers, the fictional serial killer from the Halloween films, would have been proud of the bloodletting, as the top tier was awash with stocks plunging into the red.
Investment Column: Telecity's growth is the talk of the town
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Market Report: Miners lead blue chips higher amid bid talk
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Rumours that BHP Billiton could be set to renew its interest in rival mining giant Rio Tinto circulated yesterday, giving a boost to the FTSE 100's leading mining stocks.
The Week Ahead: High street looking closely at what's Next
Monday, 2 November 2009
The high street will come under the spotlight this week, as investors scrutinise updates from Next, Marks & Spencer and Primark-owner Associated British Foods.
Small Talk: Hightex header hits the target
Monday, 2 November 2009
Football fans have to remember to take an ever-expanding assortment of paraphernalia with them to matches these days: ticket and scarf, whistle, fog-horn, rattle and – as of recently – a beach ball.
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