Investing

Should I Buy National Grid Plc Or Centrica PLC?

May 24, 2013

Utility firms National Grid (LSE: NG) (NYSE: NGG.US) and Centrica (LSE: CNA) (NASDAQOTH: CPYYY.US) have long been favoured for investors for their generous dividends, but rising markets have pushed...

Updates from Smiths Group and Close Bros

May 24, 2013

Stock markets continue to take a battering after trading at recent historic highs. Meanwhile the UK economy grew at +0.3% for the first three months of the year.

Tata Steel plunges into the red

May 24, 2013

India's Tata Steel has plunged into the red with losses of £840 million after wiping £1 billion off the value of its European arm, which employs 18,500 people in the UK

How Marks and Spencer Group Plc Will Deliver Its Dividend

May 24, 2013

I'm looking at some of your favourite FTSE 100 companies and examining how each will deliver their dividends. Today, I'm putting iconic high street retailer Marks and Spencer Group (LSE: MKS) under...

Updates from Halfords and United Utilities

May 23, 2013

Poor Chinese data upsets Asian investor enthusiasm with the Nikkei 225 falling sharply. Pre-tax profits meanwhile for Halfords falls 25%.

£400 Million Win for Carillion Plc

May 23, 2013

Carillion (LSE: CLLN), one of several UK construction firms struggling against a prolonged weakness in its home market, announced the winning of the £400m Phase I of the redevelopment of the...

London Property Boom Boosts Shaftesbury Plc

May 22, 2013

Real-estate investment trust Shaftesbury Plc (LSE: SHB) today reported mixed results for the six months ended 31 March 2013. Shaftesbury -- which owns 13 acres in London's West End, comprising over...

The Stock Picker's Guide To Royal Dutch Shell Plc

May 22, 2013

Successful investors use a disciplined approach to picking stocks, and checklists can be a great way to make sure you've covered all the bases. In this series I'm subjecting companies to scrutiny...

Updates from Britvic and Scottish & Southern

May 22, 2013

Stock markets soar again to record highs. Meanwhile Scottish & Southern Energy, fined for mis-selling to UK consumers, reveals new bumper profits.

Cruise company in profits warning

May 22, 2013

Carnival, the world's largest cruise company, issued its second warning of sinking profits in less than three months

Homeserve sets aside £6m for fine

May 22, 2013

Home emergency business Homeserve has set aside £6 million as it braces itself for a possible fine from City regulators for a mis-selling scandal

Another Good Reason To Hold BAE Systems Plc

May 21, 2013

According to weekend newspaper reports, Sir Roger Carr -- currently chairman of Centrica -- is being lined up as the next chairman of BAE Systems (LSE: BA) (NASDAQOTH: BAESY.US). If true, it will be...

Royal Mail posts £440m profits

May 21, 2013

Royal Mail unveiled a big jump in profits to £440 million as it took another step towards a possible stock market flotation later this year

Yahoo wants Flickr to be 'awesome'

May 21, 2013

Fresh on the heels of its 1.1 billion dollar acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo said it is rebooting its languishing photo-sharing site Flickr with plans to make it "awesome" again

Embattled G4S boss to step down

May 21, 2013

The boss of security giant G4S is to stand down - just months after he came under fire for his company's botched handling of its Olympics Games contract