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Brexit chaos causes sterling to tumble
The pound plunged 10% on Friday and today fell again to US$1.3218 - a new 31 year low - as the globe looks at the UK and sees uncertainty and potential recession ahead.
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EasyJet blames EU vote result for expected revenue hit
EasyJet says uncertainty caused by EU vote outcome is likely to reduce second-half revenue
Brexit turbulence hits airlines as BA owner warns
International Consolidated Airlines Group "no longer expects to generate an absolute operating profit increase similar to 2015.” Other airlines follow the descent.
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BREXIT LIVE: City reaction as Britons choose leave
That's it from us for a very volatile Friday, more Brexit reaction to follow on Monday.
FTSE 100 takes a tumble as Brexit fears grow
Having held its own for most of the week, the top shares index finished down on the week, laid low by fears over a UK exit from the European Union
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Fretful Friday for Footsie
All but two of the top-share index's constituents were in the red
EasyJet boosts May passengers but takes air traffic control hit
Budget airline carried 6,861,040 passengers during the month, up 5.7% from 6,490,974 a year ago
PREVIEW - Sainsbury's investors warned on difficult second half
The bank says the stock appears affected by downward momentum as underlying sales are falling at a crucial time.
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Marks dressed down by Deutsche
Marks shares tanked 8% on Wednesday as the firm warned that turning around its struggling clothing arm would hit profits
Herencia Resources leads London pack higher
Chilean miner is biggest riser of the session as it sells silver-zinc-lead project
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London shares climb as Greek hopes rise
The FTSE 100 opened with a slight dip then recovered 47 points to 6161
EasyJet dives into the red but hikes dividends
Budget carrier blames currency volatility and terrorism for first-half losses
Shares to start higher despite mixed signals from abroad
easyJet's profits flat on a constant currency basis. Capita on track to meet consensus expectations.
PREVIEW: Capita looking to step up the pace
Updates are also expected from Summit Therapeutics, Maxcyte and Hiscox
FTSE 100 retreats late as miners suffer, small caps steady
Shares in London fall back late on despite solid start
Week Ahead: Summit Therapeutics to reflect on year of unrelenting progress
News flow for the drugs developer has been nothing but positive this year
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Brokers: Easyjet and Monarch Airlines deal makes sense
Also, Reckitt Benckiser, Fresnillo, Diamondcorp...
UK shares muted but Cyan Holdings PLC top gainer
UK shares were rather muted at the off but Cyan Holdings PLC was a notable riser - up over 118%.
Risers & fallers: Greatland Gold PLC, Imaginatik PLC, UMC Energy PLC ...
Major share price risers and fallers in London at 4.00pm
FTSE 100 on course to set new high for 2016
Metals prices are on the up taking mining stocks with them
FTSE 100's advance driven by miners
Miners were doing much of the heavy listing in early trading
FTSE 100 to amble higher
Results from WPP and the LSE both showed strong top-line growth
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Footsie closes lower as oil and Standard Chartered weigh
Footsie closed 1.25% down as oil weighed along with the results from Standard Chartered..
London shares fall on mining woe and business's EU exit fears
Footsie companies warned that EU exit could cost UK jobs and investment
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Brokers: Out with BP, in with Shell
Also covered: OPG, Tullow, Premier Oil, BT, easyJet, Hikma, Firestone
EasyJet to trial fuel-free aircraft taxiing
Budget carrier hopes to reduce its fuel bill with clean energy technology
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FTSE 100 pares losses
Footsie had a firm start and a strong finish but still finished in the red
FTSE 100 dragged lower by oil giants
The oil price is on the slide and taking with it the integrated oil giants
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Cineworld’s shares now present good value, says broker
Cineworld, Easyjet, ICAP, Synthomer, BP and BG Group are in the broker spotlight on Wednesday.
Expansion takes off for Wizz Air after strong last quarter
Wizz Air reports robust performance and planned expansion despite turbulent last quarter for other low cost airlines.
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FTSE 100 shares ends higher after crude rallies
The FTSE 100 Index recovered to stand 9.65 points off at 5867 by lunchtime
Risers and fallers: Stock Spirits, Avacta, Purplebricks, Avon Rubber, Soco Intl and more...
Main share price risers and fallers in London at 4.15pm
EasyJet shrugs off Paris attacks as revenue falls
Budget carrier boosted passenger numbers by 8.1% to 16.1mln in the three months to December 31
Tuesday's agenda: Dixons Carphone in the driving seat
Dixons had a good Black Friday; what about the red & green Christmas?
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FTSE 100 rises 60 points despite resources millstone
While it is unlikely the Footsie will finish the year in credit, three more days of 60 points gains will see it go close
House builders wanted as north of England surveys flood damage
Flood damage in the north of England could see a lot of work coming the way of Britain's house builders
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Markets: Oil stocks push FTSE100 lower
The FTSE100 ended the day almost 15 points lower to 6,223.
Friday's agenda: Berkeley Group building towards ambitious earnings target
Interims from house builder Berkeley and a passenger stats update from easyJet are expected. On the macro front, it's all eyes on US unemployment numbers.
Week ahead: OPEC unlikely to offer much relief
Next week, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will meet.
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FTSE100 ends lower on geopolitical conerns
The shooting-down of a Russian jet by Turkey unsettled traders
Downing of Russian jet shakes London shares
The FTSE 100 Index dropped 79.95 points to 6225 at lunchtime
Tuesday's followed - EasyJet and tumble driers
A look at which news stories are trending across webworld today....
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Airlines lose height as higher oil prices and terror fears weigh
Concern about higher fuel costs hit shares in airlines
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FTSE 100 ends lower; Home Retail lifts on bid talk
The group, which also owns Homebase, could fetch up to £1bn according to reports
FTSE100 flat as miners rise but travel stocks weigh
The UK’s main index remained flat throughout the morning session and was just 2 points higher at lunch to 6,270.
FTSE 100 ends Tuesday almost 2% higher after CPI boost
Consumer price inflation (CPI) stayed steady at -0.1% last month
Traders defy attack jitters to push market higher
The Footsie climbed 90.15 points to 6236 while France's CAC-40 gained 84 points
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Risers & Fallers: React Group, WS Atkins, Oilex, Carclo, Ferrex and Anglo American
Below are the main news-driven share price movements at 4pm.
EasyJet plays down risk of disruption from Paris attacks
McCall said EasyJet welcomed tighter security where necessary
Paris attacks set to cast a shadow over easyJet results
No-frills carrier set to face questions about possible impact of attacks
Transport and travel stocks fall after Paris attacks
Airlines, hotels and cruise operators moved lower amid tourism concerns
Tuesday's agenda: Paddy Power faces hit from poor sporting results
Paddy Power looks set to update on the Betfair merger, as well as current trading
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European markets open lower after Paris attacks
The attacks were unlikely to have a long-term economic impact, analysts said
Week ahead: Poundland to update on Spain venture
Poundland and the Royal Mail grab the corporate headlines but the Fed will also dominate the news
Thursday's agenda: Top-line disappointment in store for Morrisons and Astra
Not much chance to catch your breath at 7.00am on Thursday, with a cavalcade of company updates scheduled.
Week ahead: Marks aims to emulate Next's success
Marks reports on Wednesday, while a host of other companies report alond with a slew of economic data.
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Deutsche upbeat on European airlines
Deutsche says it expects strong third quarter numbers from the European airlines...
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FTSE100 closes flat with miners the big gainers
Miners were the big risers of the day but Footsie finished flat at 6,325 after some volatile trading at the end of play.
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Oil price rises keep shares buoyant, but airlines dip
The FTSE 100 Index lifted 41.87 points to 6368 in early afternoon trading
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Rising oil prices give London shares a lift
The price of a barrel of Brent crude increased 1.5% to US$52.7
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Footsie digs itself out of a hole
Resource stocks returned to favour, pushing the top-share index into positive territory
Week ahead: Can Tesco follow Sainsbury's lead?
Tesco and Vedanta catch the eye next week which kicks off with the Conservative party conference.
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Cantor flys easyJet target higher
Cantor Fitzgerald has flown the target price up on budget carrier EasyJet today, following the firm's uplift in profit guidance last week.
FTSE 100 down 90 as non-farms loom
London’s blue chips were almost 100 points lower as investors waited nervously for the US non-farm payrolls number.
FTSE 100 plummets after mixed non-farms number
Though the non-farms missed expectations, there is a tendency for the August figure to be revised upwards in subsequent readings.
FTSE 100 slides after Asian markets wobble
London’s blue chips were on the back foot again as Asian markets endured another tough session.
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Reckitt Benckiser upgraded as JP Morgan eyes sector topping growth
RB's not cheap, but JP Morgan tells investors to be 'overweight'
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FTSE 100 makes biggest gain in a week
The FTSE 100 registered its biggest one day gain in a week as the European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged on Thursday at record lows.
Morrisons takeover talk lifts London shares
South African billionaire Wiese said to be interested in UK supermarkets
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Eurozone stimulus hopes spur rise in London shares
Reduced market tension over Greece helped to lift Eurozone services activity in August
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Risers & Fallers: Motif Bio, Booker Group, Morrisons, Trinity and Invista...
Below are some of the main news driven share price movements at 4pm.
EasyJet ups profit forecast after record August
Passenger numbers for August were 7.06 million, a record for the group
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Thursday's agenda - IAG's stats flying onto investor radar
If you like airline statistics then Thursday will see you bopping in the aisles...
Week Ahead: Airlines to report on August traffic statistics
There are precious few trading updates scheduled from FTSE 350 companies this week.
easyJet shares in holding pattern as passenger numbers fail to impress
The budget carrier revealed passenger numbers had grown - but the shares failed to react.
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Thursday's agenda: Super Thursday as BoE embraces change
The Bank of England has fallen into line with many other central banks by holding a press conference following the announcement of its interest rate decision.
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Week Ahead: HSBC - one last time before exiting stage right?
HSBC and Standard Chartered are often bracketed together because of their focus on Asian markets, and they continue their double-act this week.
Pearson's FT sale may just be the start, suggests Deutsche
Unsurprisingly, Pearson and its sale of the FT to Japan's Nikkei received coverage...
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Footsie drops a ton as resource stocks crash
Resource stocks all fell hard today but chip-designer ARM got it in the neck hardest of all
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Oil and mining stocks drag down London market
Results from US tech giants Apple and Microsoft also hit sentiment.
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Apple disappointment drags London market lower
Footsie drops as tech stocks fall after Apple and Microsoft results.
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Risers & Fallers including The Mission Marketing Group, ARM, Anglo, Independent Oil & Gas and more
Independent Oil & Gas got some much needed funding while Anglo American is hit by the iron ore price.
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Footsie drops a ton as resource stocks tumble
Oil and mining stocks bore the brunt of market pessimism today, while chip-designer ARM was hit by a double whammy
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FTSE100 heads lower as market runs out of positives
Britain's top share index closed almost 20 points lower...
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Wednesday's agenda - Investors recommended to muscle in to ARM shares
Flying onto the news radar midweek will be budget carrier EasyJet and chip designer ARM Holdings....
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Risers & Fallers: blur Group, Arbuthnot, Admiral Group, Cable & Wireless, Atlas and more
blur Group attracted 30% more large business customers to its e-commerce platforms while Cable & Wireless reported flat first quarter mobile revenue.
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Week Ahead: Emerging markets growth a concern at Unilever
Property companies feature heavily this week, but the man in the street may be more interested in an update from consumer goods giant Unilever, maker of the mighty/manky Marmite.
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FTSE100 closes down as investors weigh up macro issues
Britain's top share index closed around 21 points down as traders mulled over Greece, potential UK interest rate rises and the US economy.
Deutsche Bank takes a knife to 'Spoon's price target
The German bank has taken a stab at estimating how badly the profits of leisure firms will be hit by the new national living wage.
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Risers & Fallers: Billington, Connemara, Seeing Machines, Litebulb, Velocys, Europa Oil & Gas
Scaffolding specialist Billington was climbing high after saying half year results would be significantly ahead of market expectations.