European Business & Economy - Page 25

FT.com - London equities made slight gains in opening trade on Wednesday after strong trading updates from SABMiller and Home Retail Group received a warm reception from investors. Shares in DSG International fell back after it reported lower interim profits. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - Scottish & Southern Energy provided the main talking point in a London market that closed sharply lower on Tuesday. More Info...  

FT.com - Scottish & Southern Energy provided the main talking point in a London market that closed sharply lower on Tuesday. More Info...  

AFP - Tony Blair indicated he plans to stay in office until at least the end of June, leaving his likely successor finance minister Gordon Brown waiting even longer to take the reins of power.

FT.com - London equities came off session lows by midday on Tuesday, as investors produced a measured response to news that UK inflation has reached its higher level in a decade. More Info...  

AFP - European equity markets have retreated, with investors choosing to bank profits after 2001 records were struck the day before in Frankfurt and Paris, dealers said.

FT.com - London equities fell in morning trade on Tuesday after news of a 3 per cent year-on-year rise in the December consumer price index made further interets rate rises in the short term more likely. More Info...  

FT.com - London equities were little changed in opening trade on Tuesday as investors awaited UK inflation data due out at 9.30am. Lonmin suffered after it warned of reduced platinum output in the first half, while investors in Tesco took profits after Christmas trading beat forecasts. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - London equities gained in opening trade on Monday as investors rushed to buy into Smiths Group. The company unveiled plans to sell its aerospace division to General Electric, with much of the proceeds due to be returned to shareholders. Miners enjoyed fresh gains after strong third-quarter earnings from Vedanta. More Info...  

FT.com - London equities gained in opening trade on Monday as investors rushed to buy into Smiths Group. The company unveiled plans to sell its aerospace division to General Electric, with much of the proceeds due to be returned to shareholders. Miners enjoyed fresh gains after strong third-quarter earnings from Vedanta. More Info...  

FT.com - Johnson Matthey was among the best perfomers in a London market that managed to find direction on Monday even with US markets shut for a public holiday. More Info...  

AFP - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet congratulated Slovenia on a successful changeover to the euro but urged authorities to step up efforts to match economic gains elsewhere in the European Union.

AFP - Leading shares closed up in thin trade as investors lacked any direction from Wall Street.

AFP - European equities have risen, with British industrial firm Smiths Group rocketing on the cash sale of its aerospace unit to General Electric for 4.8 billion dollars (3.7 billion euros).

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AFP - Leading European stock markets fell, with overall overnight support from Wall Street countering sharp falls for British music group EMI and French supermarket giant Carrefour.

AFP - Germany has ended years of high budget overspending, slashing its public deficit last year to 1.9 percent of output and well within EU limits, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck has said.

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AFP - The blue-chip index closed on a high as it shrugged off early losses to reach session highs -- as a strong mining sector offset the impact of the BoE's unexpected rate rise.

AFP - The blue-chip index closed on a high as it shrugged off early losses to reach session highs -- as a strong mining sector offset the impact of the BoE's unexpected rate rise.

Reuters - An upward shift in global interest rates looked more than ever inevitable after a surprise increase by the Bank of England on Thursday and signals of more to come from the central banks of Switzerland and the euro zone. More Info...  

AFP - Germany has won back its place as the driving force in the European economy, striding into the fastest growth for six years in 2006 and slashing its public deficit.