Lack of brexit plan hits square mile, says city chief

Shares in FTSE 100 utility SSE have been under pressure over the past year as the government tries to cap its profits and Labour threatens to renationalise it. 75.3% – The proportion of 16 to 64-year-olds in work in November — a joint record high — according to ONS figures last week. The increase …

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Inhaler breathes new life into Astra Zeneca

Astra is understood to be joining a trade delegation accompanying Theresa May on her first visit as prime minister to China this week. The FTSE 100 company’s share price has recovered since a setback in the summer when a lung cancer study failed to impress. A series of successes since then have …

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Shell sees profits soar

The surge is expected to have lifted Shell’s earnings from $7.2bn to $15.7bn last year, according to a consensus of analysts’ forecasts published ahead of this week’s results. The Anglo-Dutch giant has been cutting costs and reducing debt levels after its 2015 takeover of smaller FTSE 100 rival BG.

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Blue-chip women snub 30% Club plea

ITV, tobacco giant Imperial Brands and B&Q owner Kingfisher are among a slew of FTSE 100 companies to have failed to sign up to the 30% Club drive for greater diversity in the upper ranks of business. As of yesterday, only 29 FTSE 100 members had c…

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Rio’s denies misleading investors over Oyu Tolgoi disclosures

Shareholders and analysts are already sceptical over the ASX and FTSE 100 giant’s investment in Mongolia, a cash-strapped and volatile nation sandwiched between Russia and China. One investor is understood to have sent a dossier to the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, alleging serious shortcomings in …

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Carving Out The Technicals For DB X-Trackers Dbx FTSE 100 ETF (XUKX.L)

Watching the signals for DB X-Trackers Dbx FTSE 100 ETF (XUKX.L), we have noted that the Chaikin Oscillator is below zero. Traders may be watching for possible bearish momentum on the stock. The Average Directional Index or ADX is technical analysis in…

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Melrose tipped to ease hostilities by raising its £7.4bn takeover bid for GKN

Corporate raiders at Melrose could return this week with a higher takeover offer for GKN after the company’s hostile £7.4 billion bid for the engineering giant was rejected. City analysts expect Melrose to raise its bid to win over the FTSE 100 firm, which makes parts for cars and planes. Melrose, led by …

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A Rally in the Pound Has Not Stopped the FTSE 100 From Closing Higher

On Friday, the blue-chip index of London closed higher despite a rally in the pound. The FTSE 100 index closed at 7,660.92 points which were 0.6 percent higher. Meanwhile, the pound, which achieved post-Brexit record highs this week, experienced an ext…

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How Analysts Feel About Pearson plc (LON:PSON)?

More notable recent Pearson plc (LON:PSON) news were published by: Streetinsider.com which released: “Form 6-K PEARSON PLC For: Jan 02” on January 02, 2018, also Foxbusiness.com with their article: “LONDON MARKETS: FTSE 100 Falls For Third Straight Day As Burberry, Pearson …

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Carnival plc (CUK) Stock Is An 52-Week High Flier

More notable recent Carnival plc (NYSE:CUK) news were published by: Marketwatch.com which released: “Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC ADR” on February 28, 2017, also Marketwatch.com with their article: “FTSE 100 ends lower, but Carnival, easyJet post sharp gains” published on September 26, 2017, …

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Were Analysts Bearish DCC plc (LON:DCC) This Week?

Among 15 analysts covering Dcc (LON:DCC), 12 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 80% are positive. Dcc had 108 analyst reports since September 17, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Monday, February 15 by Jefferies…

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How Analysts Feel About DCC plc (LON:DCC)?

Among 15 analysts covering Dcc (LON:DCC), 12 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 80% are positive. Dcc had 108 analyst reports since September 17, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. BNP Paribas downgraded DCC plc (LON:DCC) on Wednesday, November 11 to “Neutral” rating.

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Cork woman at the helm of Vodafone: Technology is the next industrial revolution

“As CEO, to see only 6% of Fortune 500 CEOs are female, the FTSE 100 is the same, of course, it is disappointing. However, I am part of Vodafone and I see the statistics we have and the focus on it — we are building a really strong pipeline of potential leaders and I think all the tech companies are …

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The two funds I’d buy if I started investing with £1000 today

Investing is the best way to grow your wealth over the long term. However, if you’re just starting out, and you don’t have a large sum to invest, the market can be a daunting and dangerous place. Indeed, if you’re starting with just £1,000, you’re very limited in what you can buy, and a well-diversified …

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Equiniti Group (EQN) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Peel Hunt

Equiniti Group PLC logo Peel Hunt reissued their add rating on shares of Equiniti Group (LON:EQN) in a research note published on Tuesday morning. Peel Hunt currently has a GBX 293 ($3.97) price target on the stock. A number of other research analysts …

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2 FTSE 100 stocks that look absurdly cheap right now

Despite a strong outlook for the British housing market The Berkeley Group (LSE: BKG), like many of the FTSE 100’s homebuilders, can be picked up for next to nothing today. City predictions of a 9% earnings rise in the 12 months to April 2018 would keep the Cobham company’s long-running growth …

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Gold price decreases about $11

In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index increased by 0.65% to 7,665.54 points, Germany’s DAX by 0.31% to 13,340.17, French CAC 40 by 0.87% to 5,529.15, APA-Economics reported. At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $10.80 to $1,357.20 an ounce and silver prices went …

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