Week Ahead: MPC unlikely to rock the boat
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to leave its base rate unchanged; the question is, how many committee members will vote for change?
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Whitbread PLC
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Whitbread PLC is the UK's largest hotel and restaurant company operating businesses in the budget hotels and restaurant sectors. Its brands include Premier Inn, Beefeater, Table Table, Brewers Fayre and Taybarns. Whitbread PLC employs over 33,000 people and serves 8.5 million customers every month in its 1500 outlets across the UK.
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FTSE100 ends much lower after OPEC meeting
The FTSE100, which had been just slightly lower at lunch, eased further, ending the day at 6,228, a drop of 46 points
Market: Anglo rises despite likely divi cut
The UK’s main index lost around 8 points to 6,266
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FTSE100 ends higher; Europe remains lower after Paris attacks
The FTSE100 ended the day 18 points higher to 6,136 but it was a different story in mainland Europe
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Experian Group firmly in credit, Citi says
Update - additional companies covered: Gemfields, Stratex International
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FTSE100 ends lower despite some big gainers
Costa Coffee and Premier Inn owner Whitbread and Holiday Inn-owner Intercontinental Hotels Group did their best to boost the index.
Positive eurozone bank news fails to lift shares
The FTSE 100 Index was 16.47 points adrift at 6335 by lunchtime
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Stocks tread water on mixed Asia performance
The FTSE 100 Index rose 9.55 points to 6361 in the first hour of trading
Whitbread profits rise as it pledges to create 15,000 jobs
Whitbread reported a 13.8% rise in underlying pre-tax profit to £291.3mln
Wetherspoon to expand hotel business as profits dip
Pub chain blames higher wage and utility costs for lower profits
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FTSE100 closes higher as ‘dip’ buyers still step in
UK shares closed convincingly higher as traders were willing to embrace risk again...
Chinese and eurozone economic figures lift shares
dealers took heart from better-than-expected Chinese trade data
Greene King posts higher sales despite bad weather
The pub and brewing group expects to save £30mln from buying Spirit
Risers & Fallers: Auhua Clean Energy, ISG, Starcom, Ashmore, Whitbread and more...
Below are the main news-driven share price movements at 3.30pm.
FTSE100 closes higher as ‘dip’ buyers still step in
Dealers took heart from better-than-expected Chinese trade data
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London shares gain as traders brush off negative Chinese data
China's currency reserves shrank at biggest rate ever in August
Soggy summer and wage hike hit Whitbread
August trading failed to match strong performance at the same time last year
Tuesday's agenda: Berkeley kicks off busy week for housebuilders
Berkeley and Whitbread are scheduled to release trading updates on Tuesday,
Broker spotlight: Shoppers' delight
Consumers have never had it so good, says UBS, which is not necessarily good news for retailers.
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FTSE100 closes more than 3% higher as investors come back
Britain's blue chips closed Thursday over 3% higher as traders put recent worries behind....
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FTSE 100 opens lower; Greece weighs on markets again
The FTSE 100 was 40 points lower to 6,670 in early deals this morning.
Whitbread serves up strong start to year
Premier Inn and Costa Coffee drive first quarter sales
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US shares open on the front foot
The FTSE 100 was lower at lunch to 6,681 as Greece remains in stalemate with its creditors.
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Tuesday's agenda - Investors will smell the coffee as Costa owner Whitbread reports
Ashtead and Whitbread lead the equity-related news while UK consumer price index and the start of the Federal Reserve means Tuesday is likely to be busy.
Week ahead - Berkeley and Poundland results in focus as investors await Fed meet
Monetary tightening stateside will be a theme next week but there will also be corporate news to chew over for investors, with, notably Poundland (LON:PLND) and home developer Berkeley (LON:BKGH) set to report.
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Week ahead - Fed meeting, Poundland and Berkeley Group come to the fore
Monetary tightening stateside will be a theme next week but there will also be corporate news to chew over....