22-05-2012

Chamberlin, easyJet, HomeServe, Inmarsat, Intermediate Capital, Kingfisher, M&S, Ryanair, SABMiller, Smiths Group, Thomas Cook, Ubisense, Vodafone, Walker Greenbank, WPP

11-05-2012

Aquarius, ARM, BT, Catlin, Centrica, easyJet, ENRC, Experian, IAG, Logica, M&S, Meggitt, Pendragon, Petrofac, SSE, Wood Group

09-05-2012

- Greek politics weighs on sentiment - Merkel tells Greece to stick to austerity - Sage, Weir fall heavily after updates

09-05-2012

Miner Petra Diamonds was up having reported a doubling of production in its third quarter, driven by its purchase of the Finsch mine in South Africa. The firm said production rocketed 126 per cent to 622,509 carats during the period, with Finsch exceeding management expectations and contributing 343,051 carats.

09-05-2012

- Weir and Sage fall heavily - ITV, Sainsbury, Glencore higher after updates - Footsie hits new YTD lows on euro concerns

09-05-2012

Interim losses at airline easyJet were lower than expected, helped by a increased revenues and tight control of costs.

09-05-2012

- Eurozone political uncertainty still ongoing - ITV, Sainsbury, Glencore wanted after updates - Weir and Sage fall sharply

08-05-2012

Results from Sainsbury on Wednesday may give some pointers whether sector leader Tesco is finally rousing from its slumbers in the UK.

04-05-2012

Budget airline easyJet saw a strong year-on-year increase in passenger numbers in April, whilst flying fuller planes.

13-04-2012

The Times' Tempus column this morning looks at temporary power and temperature control solutions group Aggreko, saying that the 'power surge has no end in sight'. Tempus says that the exponential growth over the past five year has continued into the first quarter of 2012, with the group reporting yesterday that both divisions delivered underlying revenues increases of over 20 per cent.

12-04-2012

If the health of a consultancy such as WS Atkins can be measured by the number of consultants it can afford to employ, and this is at least a crude measure of performance, then Atkins' UK business is in good shape. The company added a modest 100 staff members in the second half, the first real growth since 2009. In North America however, where in 2010 Atkins bought the privately owned consultancy The PBSJ Corporation, the picture is more mixed, not helped by the relatively high numbers of public holidays in the third quarter. Further downsizing took place in the autumn; the private sector is spending on health and IT, but states and the federal government seem gridlocked and this could last until the November elections and beyond. On the other hand, Atkins has won the job of providing Qatar's first central planning authority, although this does not preclude further significant work as preparations for the World Cup really get under way. The company´s share price has rallied sharply since the autumn but then come off a bit with the rest of the market. The shares, up 12p at 719½p last night, now sell on nine times' earnings. The company´s stock is attractive at this level, but there is no obvious reason for any immediate outperformance, Tempus says.

05-04-2012

- BoE holds rates, QE - UK manufacturing in surprise decline - Financials lead Footsie lower, Ashmore bucks trend

05-04-2012

- Market awaits BoE decision - Ashmore flying high after upgrade - Miners recover after sell-off yesterday

05-04-2012

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up 20 points from yesterday's close of 5,704, as investors pare yesterday's huge losses which saw every single stock on the FTSE 100 become a faller by the end of the day. Investors are now looking to US jobless data for guidance, with unemployment claims expected to fall by 4,000.

05-04-2012

Budget airline easyJet carried more passengers on fuller planes last month, compared to the same period a year ago.

02-04-2012

- Miners wanted after Chinese PMI reaches 11-month high - RBS to dish out dosh to preference shareholders - LSE acquisition of LCH.Clearnet passes milestone

02-04-2012

Leaders of the UK's biggest airlines have called on the Chancellor to review the impact of Air Passenger Duty (APD) after it was hiked yesterday.

26-03-2012

- German confidence continues to improve - Merkel in favour of boosting firewall - Bernanke hints at continued support for economy

26-03-2012

- European markets cautious, Spanish index drops - Germany may back an increased firewall - Abderdeen advances after pre-close trading update

26-03-2012

- Germany's IFO index rises for fifth straight month - Concerns about Spain still on investors' minds - Aberdeen leads rise on FTSE 100, Ophir surges on FTSE 250