17:29 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Dylan Lobo
The FTSE 100 endured a tepid session following yesterday’s 1% rise as a fresh spike in oil prices weighed on sentiment.
14:05 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Colin McClelland, Tony Bonsignore
The FTSE 100 index had pared most of its early losses by Thursday lunchtime, boosted yet again by miners and oil stocks.
13:19 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Matthew Goodburn
The high volatility in the first half of the year and strong dividend yield of the portfolio has meant Schroder's Income Maximiser fund has no covered calls in place for the first time since its November 2005 launch.
12:16 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Danielle Levy
JPM Natural Resources fund manager Ian Henderson believes the recent sell-off in commodities has nothing to do with fundamentals but rather forced selling and market speculation.
10:31 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Tony Bonsignore
Other countries appear to be making more effective efforts to bring the perpetrators of the current financial crisis to justice
10:05 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Store shares recover, housebuilders move ahead after 'as expected' Persimmon results but banks remain in the doldrums.
09:42 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Edward Lander
Insititutional investors Axa and Barclays have taken advantage of a rights issue at Bradford & Bingley that was shunned by 72% of shareholders.
09:31 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Brokers positive on Persimmon and Collins Stewart favours Cable & Wireless.
09:26 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Tony Bonsignore
House builder Persimmon recorded pre-tax profits of £100.9 million in the first half of 2008 - down from £281 million from the same period last year.
08:25 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Fortis to sell ABN Amro TEDA share to Old Mutual, Amlin H1 profits tumble 26% and DM hits record first-half profits and in ongoing talks that may lead to an offer.
07:21 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Dow rallies 69 points and relief for Bank as wage rises slide to five-year low.
07:09 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Cinven pulls out of auction for Elan division and Stanhill trumps Xstrata bid for IndoPhil.
07:02 | 21 Aug 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Comment on BAA, Mecom, H&T, Dignity, Xaar, Wellstream, Fenner and JJB Sports.
17:32 | 20 Aug 2008
| By
Dylan Lobo
Once again commodities and oil-related stocks came to the rescue of the FTSE 100 as it posted a decent swing on the upside after yesterday's sharp decline in the blue chip index.
16:02 | 20 Aug 2008
| By
Tony Bonsignore
August industrial survey reading worst since 2001, Confederation of British Industry says.
14:05 | 20 Aug 2008
| By
David Campbell
Witan Investment Trust posted an 11.4% fall in net asset value over the first half of 2008 and 12.2% over the last year, blaming global volatility.
13:25 | 20 Aug 2008
| By
Colin McClelland
Oil and mining stocks led the FTSE 100 nearly 1% higher at midday as commodity prices and Asian markets helped buoy the blue chip index after a 2.4% fall yesterday.
10:59 | 20 Aug 2008
| By
Matthew Goodburn
The Bank of England's August rate-setting meeting reveals that the monetary policy committee was split three ways before deciding to maintain UK interest rates at 5% by a 7-2 vote.
10:23 | 20 Aug 2008
| By
Tony Bonsignore
US banks take a beating as leading economist warns that a big banking name will hit the dust soon.
10:00 | 20 Aug 2008
| By
Phil Cozens
Another three-way split on this month's rate decision from the Bank's MPC.
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