Livre sterling

Livre sterling 30/08/2010

07:48 : Exchange-rate effect has UK manufacturing humming - British manufacturing has clocked its strongest performance against services in modern memory, powered by weak sterling and roaring demand in Germany for components.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

Livre sterling 27/08/2010

18:36 : AT&T Completes Divestiture of Sterling Commerce to IBM - AT&T* today completed its divestiture of Sterling Commerce to IBM (NYSE:IBM). AT&T, which acquired Sterling Commerce in 2000, received approximately $1.4 billion in cash and expects to record a one-time ...

Source : euroinvestor-co-uk

Livre sterling 23/08/2010

03:30 : Dana to press KNOC to raise takeover offer - report - SEOUL (Reuters) - British oil explorer Dana Petroleum will press Korea National Oil Corp to drop its 1.87 billion pound hostile takeover bid and raise the offer in return for board recommendation, ...

Source : reuters-com

02:07 : Fate of Woolworths stores reveals state of British high street - Two in five former Woolworths stores are empty, most of the rest now host pound shops, according to researchers Two in five former Woolworths stores are still standing empty, two years ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 20/08/2010

16:12 : BG Group rises on Shell bid rumours, analysts unconvinced - LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in gas producer BG Group gained as much as 6.7 percent on Friday following a report of a possible 54 billion pound bid for the company, of which analysts were generally dismissive.

Source : reuters-com

16:00 : Eddie Stobart transport group boosted by Tesco and Irn Bru - Eddie Stobart group's performance ahead of last yearTrucking group Stobart, whose Eddie Stobart lorries are a common site on Britain's motorways, said its business had made a strong start to the year thanks to new multi-million pound ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 19/08/2010

18:17 : Activists set up Climate Camp at Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters - Hundreds of campaigners descend on RBS offices in Edinburgh in protest at bank's investments in oil industryHundreds of climate activists have occupied land at the Royal Bank of Scotland's headquarters in protest ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 16/08/2010

10:46 : Bid talk stalks Aviva despite RSA rebuff - By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Paul Hoskins LONDON (Reuters) - Insurer Aviva failed to see off bid speculation despite rejecting a 5 billion pound offer from rival RSA that analysts and shareholders said might ...

Source : euroinvestor-co-uk

02:37 : Britain's RSA gets 5 bln pound backing from banks-FT - LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - RSA has secured backing from three major banks for at least 5 billion pounds ($7.8 billion) in equity if the British insurer can pursue its bid for Aviva's non-life unit in the UK, Canada and Ireland, ...

Source : reuters-com

01:47 : Turmoil in eurozone hits British exports, a study by Close Brothers shows - • British exports to the Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain plunged by 16% • The fall comes amid an 11% drop in the value of sterling against the euroExports ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 15/08/2010

14:37 : Aviva investor says saw synergies in RSA deal - LONDON (Reuters) - One investor in Aviva , which recently rejected a 5 billion pound ($7.81 billion) bid for its general insurance unit from RSA , said there were potential synergies in a deal of that nature.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 13/08/2010

19:15 : Japanese Yen Declines vs. Dollar & Pound - The Japanese yen weakened today against the US dollar and the Great Britain pound and traded near the opening level versus the euro as the traders consider the possibility of the intervention by the Bank ...

Source : topforexnews-com

Livre sterling 10/08/2010

13:52 : Pound down against US dollar on weak economic data - The pound lost almost 1% against the US dollar, trading at $1.5743, following a stream of weak news about Britain's economy.The RICS housing market survey found that house prices ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 09/08/2010

02:19 : Why can't Britain export its way out of recession' - Sterling is down and manufacturing is relatively healthy, so why can't the UK export its way out of recession'At the Bank of England they are scratching their heads. Across town at the Victoria ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 06/08/2010

11:19 : Taxpayers move into black on bank stakes - LONDON (Reuters) - British taxpayers are sitting on a 3.5 billion pound paper profit on its stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds as both swung back to profit to drive their shares higher.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 05/08/2010

12:51 : Sterling extends fall; investors await Bank of England decision - Sterling extended yesterday's drop, following disappointing results from Barclays Capital's investment banking unit. The currency, which suffered yesterday from a slowdown in the consumer services sector, traded 0.2% ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 03/08/2010

09:42 : Sterling continues rally, hits six-month high against US dollar - Sterling continued its rally against the US, boosted by optimism about Britain's economic recovery.The pound reached a six-month high of $1.5952, or 0.4% up from Monday.The jump was fuelled yesterday by strong ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 02/08/2010

14:23 : Hopes for UK economy energise sterling - Strong earnings news from HSBC add to a bullish mood towards the pound ahead of the monetary policy committee's meeting this week, which traders will watch closely for any changes to the outlook for Interest rate|interest ...

Source : ft-com

12:10 : Pound hits six-month high vs dollar - LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling hit a six-month high against the dollar on Monday, extending gains versus a broadly weaker U.S. currency and lifted by higher UK shares after a strong earnings report from British bank HSBC.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 01/08/2010

02:39 : 1st-Air.Net Reports Around the World Business Class Fares May Be on the ... - NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 07/31/10 -- 1st-Air.Net (www.1st-Air.Net) reports that Around the World business and first class fares may be on the rise for travelers originating travel in the Euro zone or United Kingdom. ...

Source : euroinvestor-co-uk

Livre sterling 30/07/2010

18:55 : Shire slips after downgrade while FTSE fades on US GDP data - Shire has come under pressure ahead of next week's results and imminent news from a US study into treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).The study, commissioned by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2007, is looking ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 27/07/2010

11:10 : Tomkins recommends £2.9 billion Canadian bid - LONDON (Reuters) - Car parts maker Tomkins Plc has recommended an offer from Canada's largest private equity firm, despite concerns from some shareholders that the 2.9 billion pound pricetag undervalues the company.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 26/07/2010

10:54 : Pound to push higher on UK economic view - LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling is poised to build on its broad rally as investors speculate that fiscal and economic conditions in Britain will improve faster than in the euro zone or the United States.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 23/07/2010

16:49 : Pound to push higher on economic, fiscal view - LONDON (Reuters) - The pound is poised to build on its broad rally as investors speculate that fiscal and economic conditions in Britain will improve faster than in the euro zone or the United States.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 19/07/2010

19:13 : Pound slides to seven-week low vs euro - LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling hit a seven-week low against the euro and fell versus the dollar on Monday as the euro staged a broad recovery from lows hit after a ratings downgrade on Ireland ...

Source : reuters-com

12:10 : International Power talks to test coalition on foreign takeovers - • Shares jump 10% on news of talks with France's GDF Suez • International Power has six plants in UK • Possible foreign takeover follows outcry over Kraft-CadburyInternational Power has reopened talks with France's GDF Suez ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

09:55 : BT in smart energy meter plan - BT signs partnership to bid for work in government's installation of 28m smart energy meters in homes and small businesses over the next decadeBT is launching a bid to take part in the multi-billion pound rollout of smart energy ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 18/07/2010

15:47 : Desmond frontrunner to buy TV channel Five - report - LONDON (Reuters) - Richard Desmond, owner of the Daily Express newspaper and OK! magazine, is putting the finishing touches to a 100 million pound deal to buy British TV channel Five, the Sunday Times reported. ...

Source : euroinvestor-co-uk

Livre sterling 14/07/2010

16:44 : M&S faces down protest over executive pay - LONDON (Reuters) - Retailer Marks & Spencer won support for its executive pay plan at its annual shareholder meeting, despite complaints over the 15 million pound package awarded to new CEO Marc Bolland.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 13/07/2010

18:16 : Euro falls on Portugal debt rating downgrade - Credit rating agency Moody's Investor Service has today cut Portugal's debt rating by two notches, sending the euro down against the dollar and the pound. Moody’s downgraded Portugal’s rating by two notches ...

Source : financemarkets-co-uk