BG Group share price rises as shareholders back takeover by Royal Dutch Shell January 28, 2016 In what will be one of the biggest energy deals in decades, BG Group shareholders today gave their blessing to a takeover by its bigger rival Royal Dutch Shell, for around £47bn. Of those that voted, 99.53 per cent of BG shareholders were in favour, and 0.47 per cent were against. It comes a day after [...]
Ford Motor shares drop three per cent despite record profits in 2015 January 28, 2016 Shares in car manufacturer Ford dropped by more than three per cent today, as the company's record profit of $10.8bn (£7.5bn) failed to assuage investor fears over the state of the motor market. The firm increased profit by $3.5bn last year, and doubled quarterly profit to $2.6bn from $1.3bn in the final quarter of 2014. [...]
Retail administrations fall sharply in 2015 as Christmas claims less casualties January 28, 2016 Retail administrations fell by 19 per cent in 2015, new research shows, as the Christmas trading period claimed less victims than in previous years. The number of retailers collapsing into administration fell to 96 from 119 the previous year, according to accountancy firm Deloitte. Company administrations in all sectors in England fell by 12 per [...]
Lloyds’ share price still has encouraging long term outlook despite chancellor George Osborne’s delay January 28, 2016 The chancellor has announced that the planned sale of the government’s shares in Lloyds to the public won’t proceed until turbulent markets have calmed down. This must be a big disappointment to the hundreds and thousands of investors who have registered their interest in the sale. But while the whole of the banking sector has been [...]
Facebook share price jumps after impressive earnings January 28, 2016 Shares in Facebook have rocketed more than 13 per cent as US markets opened after a stellar set of earnings which showed revenue jumping by more than half. The number of active daily users on the platform hit $1.04bn and revenue from advertising jumped 57 per cent, proving monetisation is paying off. That took full year revenue [...]
Lonmin share price falls as it axes 5,000 jobs to weather platinum rout January 28, 2016 Shares in platinum producer Lonmin fell today despite investors initially applauding its efforts to become a lower-cost operator in an increasingly testing market. The Johannesburg-based firm axed 5,077 jobs as of 27 January, or 84.6 per cent of its planned reduction in headcount. The company had faced pressure from the government and labour unions to maintain jobs. "Progress continues with the restructuring programme [...]
TSB results: Chief executive Paul Pester says the big banks have it far too easy as his challenger bank reports 22 per cent increase in customer lending for 2015 January 28, 2016 TSB Bank chief executive Paul Pester told City A.M. that the challenger bank "definitely went from strength to strength" in 2015, as the lender announced its full-year results this morning. The retail and commercial bank, which was carved out of Lloyds Banking Group in 2014, reported profits were ahead of expectations, with management profit before tax of £105.7m, while [...]
Lloyds share sale delayed as George Osborne cites market turbulence January 28, 2016 The "Tell Sid"-style sale of Lloyds shares has been delayed as global markets face a continued hammering from falling oil prices and fears of an economic slowdown in China. Chancellor George Osborne said now was not the right time to sell the remaining shares the Treasury holds in the bank to retail investors as planned. The sell-off had been [...]
Anglo American share price rises as it ramps up production January 28, 2016 Shares in Anglo American rose as much as 10.4 per cent to 280.15p today, as the South African miner ramped up production in the face of plunging commodity prices. The FTSE 100 miners reported copper production rose four per cent year-on-year to 181,400 metrics tonnes in the three months ended December 31. Nickel output added 57 per cent [...]
FirstGroup’s share price drops on profit warning January 28, 2016 FirstGroup's share price fell more than five per cent this morning after the transport operator issued a profit warning on the back of major flooding in the north of England. The figures Revenues in the third quarter fell by 9.5 per cent on a constant currency basis, on the back of changes to its rail franchise portfolio and [...]