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Market Report: FTSE 100 record run salvaged at 11th hour
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
The record attempt is still on ... just. The FTSE 100 was in negative territory with half an hour of trading left, yet by the close it had notched up its 11th straight rise, equalling the record.
The Week Ahead: Pearson's US education needs good report
Monday, 27 July 2009
The outlook for the US education business is likely to be amongst the key talking points when Pearson, the international media group that publishes the FT, posts interim results this morning.
Small Talk: Eckoh chair proposal does not sit well with OCS
Monday, 27 July 2009
Just as things were starting to go well for Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed Eckoh, everybody appears to be falling out.
Market Report: FTSE 100 registers tenth session of gains
Saturday, 25 July 2009
The FTSE 100 maintained its winning streak last night, notching up its tenth consecutive session of gains despite a lacklustre start on Wall Street.
Investment Column: Surge in DIY gives Kingfisher lease of life
Friday, 24 July 2009
Capita Group; International Personal Finance
Market Report: IMI joins in Footsie's ninth day of gains
Friday, 24 July 2009
IMI rallied by almost 10 per cent as the Footsie registered its ninth consecutive session in the black last night.
Investment Column: Sportingbet is a gamble after Italian fiasco
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Galiform; Sinclair Pharma
Market Report: GKN draws strength from rights issue
Thursday, 23 July 2009
A positive rights issue result, and some words of support from a leading broker, boosted GKN, the engineering group, which rose by 6.8 per cent last night.
Market Report: Kraft bid talk helps Cadbury to stand firm
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Cadbury firmed amid renewed chatter regarding the prospect of a bid from Kraft, the American foods giant. The confectioner's shares closed 1.3 per cent or 7p stronger at 554p after Panmure Gordon highlighted the possibility, saying the market was underestimating the likelihood of an approach. "Along with biscuits, confectionery is Kraft's largest international focus category. Kraft has spent $28bn on biscuit acquisitions, but it is yet to move in confectionery," the broker said.
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