May 25, 2012

Serco and Capita buoyed by public spending hopes

Outsourcing groups rise agaisnt flat London market

May 25, 2012

Investors eye a buying opportunity

Eurozone turmoil has brought some value to equities

John Authers May 25, 2012

Cult of equities is dead. Long live equities

Repression will end and rates will normalise but the timing is guesswork

From COMPANIES May 24, 2012

Mothercare plan soothes investors

Shares up 23% on turnround proposal

May 24, 2012

WPP spearheads London rally

Miners rally despite slowdown in Chinese factory activity

May 23, 2012

Miners fall on fears for Chinese growth

FTSE 100 suffers worst loss since November

From EUROPEAN EQUITIES May 23, 2012

Europe erases gains on Greek exit fears

Banks lead losses on FTSE Eurofirst 300

From LEX May 23, 2012

Burberry: spending to grow

Market capitalisation has even overtaken that of M&S

From COMPANIES May 23, 2012

Investor interest in HICL equity surges

£250m equity raising was oversubscribed by 20%

From COMPANIES May 22, 2012

Two Italian banks to sell stakes in LSE

UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo hold a combined 31m shares

May 22, 2012

Carnival cruises ahead as fuel falls

Miners underpin rally on FTSE 100

From COMPANIES May 22, 2012

Shell defends pay and plans for Arctic

Environmentalists and investors clash with oil group at meeting

From COMPANIES May 21, 2012

Man Group to acquire rival FRM

Deal to shore up hedge fund manager’s asset base

May 21, 2012

London equities recover from heavy fall

FTSE 100 edges above 5,300 level, ending five-day losing streak

May 18, 2012

ITV weakens as FTSE 100 drops

Banks and miners lead declines in London

May 18, 2012

Small caps: cash boost for PV Crystalox

The lossmaking solar panel wafer maker sees share price more than double

May 18, 2012

French Connection falls on profit warning

Resource groups down after drilling halted in Somalia

From COMPANIES May 17, 2012

Cairn investors vote down pay report

Revolt despite chairman’s bonus being axed in January

From COMPANIES May 17, 2012

M&S chief may miss out on bonus

Group to record first fall in full-year profit in three years

From COMPANIES May 17, 2012

Aviva chairman admits capital concerns

Analysts suggest dividend cut or equity raise

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