http://www.ft.com/markets/ukhttp://www.ft.com/rss/markets/ukFT.com - UK Equitiesen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 15 May 2008 20:43 BSTThu, 15 May 2008 22:38:49 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/markets/uk(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37d69b60-2245-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37d69b60-2245-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlThe oil exploration group closes at a record high on Thursday after UBS puts a £45 target price on group. The surge helped the London market add 0.6 per centThu, 15 May 2008 20:43 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2e7ea80-21de-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2e7ea80-21de-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlHSBC could be in breach of best practice on pay, shareholders of the UK bank have been warned, ahead of the vote at the annual meeting on remuneration Wed, 14 May 2008 23:32 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7095674-21a7-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7095674-21a7-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlThe UK economy is set for a sharper, more prolonged slowdown in growth than the Bank thought likely in February, but the short-term spike in inflation will be much more severe and persistent than anticipatedWed, 14 May 2008 21:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35affd76-21e2-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35affd76-21e2-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlNielsen played down its interest in breaking up the agreed merger between two rival market research groups, Taylor Nelson Sofres and GfKWed, 14 May 2008 19:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/125d1b7e-2183-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/125d1b7e-2183-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlThe regional newspaper owner launched a rights issue and a subscription to raise £212m to stave off a breach in the media group's covenants, which will see a new Malaysian investor take a 20% stakeWed, 14 May 2008 14:23 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d56c922c-2195-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d56c922c-2195-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlA profit warning from the sofa retailer sent shares sharply lower and underscored the difficulties sellers of large-ticket items are facing as the housing market slowsWed, 14 May 2008 11:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8f13a3a-2192-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8f13a3a-2192-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlSigns that the credit crunch and stuttering economic growth have begun to hit the jobs market have emerged with official figures showing the number of people claiming jobless benefit has risen for the third month in a row.Wed, 14 May 2008 10:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d6b03be-20cd-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d6b03be-20cd-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlConsumer price inflation exceeded all expectations by rising to 3 per cent in April. The news wiped out market expectations of further interest rate cuts this yearWed, 14 May 2008 08:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/449347b4-2140-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/449347b4-2140-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlThe Anglo-Dutch oil company is close to providing the government with a package of loans to help meet funding gaps that has cut production at one of its major venturesWed, 14 May 2008 03:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78805a9c-20bb-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78805a9c-20bb-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlRedrow blamed trading conditions and the reduced availability of mortgages for deterioration in the housing marketTue, 13 May 2008 08:31 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69cba1fe-205d-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69cba1fe-205d-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlTesco's ambitious attempt to break into the US grocery market with its Fresh & Easy convenience chain appears to be gaining traction with local shoppers, according to independent research seen by the Financial TimesMon, 12 May 2008 23:48 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaeccbaa-1ff9-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaeccbaa-1ff9-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlThe country's largest provider of healthcare for the elderly said it was keen to buy smaller care home competitors as it increased its acquisition facility from £60m to £108mMon, 12 May 2008 18:43 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cee751bc-1ff1-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cee751bc-1ff1-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlThe owner of British Gas warned that higher wholesale gas and electricity prices would lead to a fall in first half operating profits and hinted at price rises for its business and residential customers later this yearMon, 12 May 2008 15:08 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/574b25de-200a-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/574b25de-200a-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlUK manufacturers' costs and their selling prices rose at the fastest rate on record in April, official data showed, raising doubts over the Bank of England's scope to cut interest rates next month. Mon, 12 May 2008 11:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67573db0-1dcf-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67573db0-1dcf-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlBritish Airways is to begin one of the most crucial parts of the move to the showpiece new Terminal 5 in June, including the lucrative New York JFK routeFri, 9 May 2008 15:53 BST