Livre sterling

Livre sterling 20/01/2012

02:54 : PRESS DIGEST - British business - Jan 20 - U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett has given Tesco a 500 million pound vote of confidence by buying millions of shares in the aftermath of last week's shock profits warning.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 19/01/2012

15:04 : Syria pound hits record low as sanctions bite-traders - AMMAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Conflict in Syria has pushed the pound currency to a record low of 70 to the U.S. dollar on the black market, exchange dealers said on Thursday, eroding a third of its value since ...

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 16/01/2012

02:17 : PRESS DIGEST - British business - Jan 16 - British finance minister George Osborne will hail a ground-breaking agreement with China on Monday that will bring a multibillion pound boost to the UK's financial services district.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 11/01/2012

16:44 : Japanese Yen Gains Against Euro, Pound - Japanese yen is gaining against the euro and the pound today, thanks to renewed fears about what's next for Europe. Yen is lower against the US dollar, though, thanks in part to the re-emergence of the ...

Source : topforexnews-com

Livre sterling 09/01/2012

22:23 : Pound Retreats Against Euro, Higher vs. Dollar & Yen - The Great Britain pound ticked down against the euro after the leaders of Germany and France have met today in order to find a way out of the dangerous situation with the European debt. The ...

Source : topforexnews-com

Livre sterling 08/01/2012

16:16 : RBS may offer dowry for stockbroking unit - report - LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland may offer a multi-million pound dowry to bidders for its stockbroking business in its bid to secure a sale, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Source : reuters-com

16:04 : RBS may offer dowry for stockbroking unit-report - LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland may offer a multi-million pound dowry to bidders for its stockbroking business in its bid to secure a sale, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 05/01/2012

21:15 : Euro plunges on fears of banking crisis - Currency falls to 16-month low against sterling as Italy's UniCredit spells out risk of eurozone collapseThe Italian bank UniCredit warned its investors of the potential risk of a break-up ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Livre sterling 18/12/2011

15:47 : Exxon mulls £7 billion approach for Gulf Keystone - paper - LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp is mulling a 7 billion pound takeover of Kurdistan-focused explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum , the Independent on Sunday ...

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 12/12/2011

05:26 : Irish pound could rise in case of euro break-up, say analysts - A new Irish pound would probably rise against other currencies, not fall, with Ireland appearing to be the most competitive of the major euro economies, research by Bank of America analysts has found.

Source : independent-ie

Livre sterling 05/12/2011

12:51 : HSBC fined record £10 million for mis-selling to elderly - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator slapped a 10.5 million pound fine on HSBC on Monday for mis-selling products to elderly customers paying for care home costs, the biggest-ever fine for a retail banking ...

Source : reuters-com

12:40 : HSBC fined record 10 million pounds for mis-selling to old - LONDON (Reuters) - The Financial Services Authority slapped a 10.5 million pound fine on HSBC on Monday for mis-selling products to elderly customers paying for care home costs, the biggest-ever fine for a retail banking ...

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 27/11/2011

14:11 : PRESS DIGEST - Sunday British business - Nov 27 - Thomas Cook Group Plc is set for a boardroom clearout and restructuring that will lead to at least 1000 job cuts. The firm, which agreed a new 200 million pound debt facility on Friday, will slash costs and sell ...

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 24/11/2011

16:20 : Enterprise sees Edinburgh Council deal pulled - LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - British firm Enterprise, owned by private equity company 3i Group, has lost out on a 210 million pound ($326 million) environment contract with Edinburgh council after members went against ...

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 16/11/2011

03:22 : PRESS DIGEST - British business - Nov 16 - After six years, three profit warnings in 12 months and a controversial 10 million pound ($15.8 million) bonus, John Pluthero has marked the end of his reign at Cable & Wireless Worldwide with a plunge into ...

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 15/11/2011

08:20 : BA looks at St Athan to grow its Rhoose servicing facility - BRITISH AIRWAYS is considering a major expansion of its maintenance operations which could see a new, multi-million- pound facility at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Source : walesonline-co-uk

Livre sterling 11/11/2011

21:11 : Barclays makes RMBS return - LONDON, Nov 11 (IFR) - Barclays marked its return to the public UK RMBS market with its first post-crisis trade last week. In doing so Gracechurch Mortgage Financing 2011-1 became the latest UK RMBS to take advantage of ...

Source : reuters-com

19:45 : £10bn Russian lawsuits against BP thrown out - BP has claimed victory in two "legally absurd" multi-billion pound lawsuits after a Siberian court rejected claims brought by a minority shareholder in its Russian joint venture.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

Livre sterling 08/11/2011

18:35 : Frankie Cocozza to be edited out of M&S ad after being kicked off X Factor - Marks & Spencer moves swiftly to edit Frankie Cocozza out of Christmas TV advertising campaignMarks & Spencer has swiftly moved to edit Frankie Cocozza out of its multi-million pound Christmas TV advertising ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

12:11 : Pound Rises Ahead of Vote in Italy - The Great Britain pound strengthened today after the manufacturing production expanded, while the concerns about the situation in the European Union increased demand for the currency as a safe haven.(...)Read the rest of Livre ...

Source : topforexnews-com

Livre sterling 07/11/2011

00:21 : Carphone Warehouse cashes in on US venture - Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone is in line for a multimillion pound windfall as he prepares to sell the mobile phone retailer's US business for up to ...

Source : thisismoney-co-uk

Livre sterling 01/11/2011

15:55 : UK Pound Lower Against US Dollar, But Up Against Euro - UK pound is down against the US dollar today #8212; but what high beta currency isn't? With all of the uncertainty surrounding Greece, China and MFGlobal, it's really no surprise that stocks ...

Source : topforexnews-com

Livre sterling 30/10/2011

22:23 : CVC makes 4 billion pound offer for RBS insurance - report - LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity group CVC Capital Partners has made an offer for the insurance arm of Royal Bank of Scotland for about 4 billion pounds, the Mail on Sunday reported.

Source : reuters-com

13:24 : Two more shareholders oppose G4S-ISS deal-report - LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Two large shareholders in G4S -- Artemis and Schroders -- are set to vote against the security firm's 5.2 billion pound ($8.4 billion) deal for Danish outsourcing firm ISS , the ...

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 29/10/2011

22:06 : Société Générale sued over fraud that marked end of Welsh steel mill - French bank Societe Generale is facing a multi-million pound claim relating to an alleged fraud that led to the collapse of Welsh steel mill Alphasteel.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

Livre sterling 26/10/2011

20:57 : GBP/USD Falls as Risk Aversion Rules Market - The Great Britain pound declined today versus the US dollar as the uncertainty about the outcome of the European Union summit made traders prefer safer currencies, shunning the sterling ...

Source : topforexnews-com

Livre sterling 20/10/2011

18:02 : G4S investor Parvus leads opposition to ISS deal - LONDON (Reuters) - Parvus Asset Management, the fifth-largest shareholder in British security firm G4S Plc , on Thursday led hostility to the company's 5.2 billion pound deal to buy ISS, calling it "an untested vision" ...

Source : reuters-com

13:20 : Large G4S investor Parvus to vote against ISS deal - LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Parvus Asset Management, the fifth-largest shareholder in British security firm G4S , branded the company's 5.2-billion pound ($8.2 billion) deal to buy ISS "an untested vision", and said it would ...

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 18/10/2011

02:10 : PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Oct 18 - G4S is set to become one of the world's biggest employers after agreeing to buy ISS , the Danish services provider, in an ambitious 5.2 billion pound ($8.2 billion) deal that seeks to create a global leader in outsourcing ...

Source : reuters-com

Livre sterling 17/10/2011

06:42 : Funds Flow Out of Euro as Central Bankers Prefer Yen, Pound - The euro's rebound from its weakest levels since January is in jeopardy as banks from UBS AG to Morgan Stanley say they see money flowing out of the currency.

Source : businessweek-com