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M&S profit set to increase pressure

May 21, 2013

Marks & Spencer is due to unveil its worst annual profits figure in four years on Tuesday after a disastrous performance in clothing.

Yahoo deal 'nets Tumblr head £164m'

May 20, 2013

US tech giant Yahoo has snapped up Tumblr in a major US deal that will reportedly net the blogging site's 26-year-old founder a 250 million US dollar (£164 million) fortune six years after he started it.

Should I Buy Barclays PLC or Banco Santander S.A.?

May 20, 2013

Both Barclays (LSE: BARC) (NYSE: BCS.US) and Banco Santander (LSE: BNC) (NYSE: SAN.US) were casualties of the credit crunch, but unlike Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland, both have avoided the...

Beatles guitar sells for £269k at auction

May 20, 2013

A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison has sold for $408,000 (£269,000) at auction

Crisp maker on menu for food giants

May 20, 2013

Crisp maker Tyrrells is set to attract the interest of global food companies after reportedly being put up for sale for about £100 million.

3 Things To Loathe About HSBC Holdings plc

May 20, 2013

There are things to love and loathe about most companies. Today, I'm going to tell you about three things to loathe about HSBC Holdings (LSE: HSBA) (NYSE: HBC.US). I'll also be asking whether these...

Yahoo close to buying Tumblr site

May 20, 2013

Yahoo is on the verge of buying online content-sharing site Tumblr in a 1.1 US billion dollar (£725,115,300) deal

Updates from FirstGroup and MITIE

May 20, 2013

Stock markets continue to soar with the FTSE 100 hitting 6,723. But there's disappointing dividend news for FirstGroup investors.

A Closer Look At National Grid plc's Dividend Potential

May 20, 2013

Dividend income accounts for around two-thirds of total returns, the actual rate of return that takes into account both capital and income appreciation. Given that share prices are often volatile...

Jockey Club bond hits £15m target

May 18, 2013

The Jockey Club's new retail bond romped to its £15 million target as savers flocked to invest in horse racing

Lloyds shares pass break-even price

May 17, 2013

Lloyds Banking Group shares were trading above the Government's break-even price on Friday, fuelling speculation that taxpayers will soon start to recoup the more than £20 billion spent rescuing the lender.

Virgin CEO pledges return to profit

May 17, 2013

Virgin Atlantic's new boss has vowed to get the airline back in profit within two years after it reported more big losses

A Closer Look At Tesco Plc's Dividend Potential

May 17, 2013

Dividend income accounts for around two-thirds of total returns, the actual rate of return taking into account both capital and income appreciation. Given that share prices are often volatile and...

3 Things To Loathe About Apple Inc.

May 17, 2013

There are things to love and loathe about most companies. Today, I'm going to tell you about three things to loathe about US tech titan Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL.US). I'll also be asking whether these...

BP warns over spurious spill claims

May 17, 2013

Oil giant BP has warned that millions of dollars of "fictitious" compensation claims for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill are putting the company at risk