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Wed 16 May 2012
- Greek exit speculation sinks stocks again
- ECB stops funding to some Greek banks (report)
- Eurozone crisis to limit UK GDP in 2012, says BoE
After a temporary foray into positive territory, the FTSE 100 slipped late on to finish in the red for a third straight day as concerns over a potential Greek exit from the Eurozone began to escalate.
With the main political parties in Greece unable to reach an agreement on the formation of a coalition government, the country is expected to go back to the polls in mid-June. Parliament is expected to be dissolved on Monday or Tuesday with a caretaker prime minister to be appointed. Acc... Read more
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Wed 16 May 2012
Pubs group and brewer Marston's is expected to announce further steady progress in both its managed and leased estates when it issues interim results.
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Wed 16 May 2012
Alliance Boots, the parent company of High Street of health and beauty chain Boots, caught a cold last year as profits fell on the back a cut in governmental reimbursement for generic medicines and reduced sales of cold and flu products.
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Wed 16 May 2012
After spending most of the day in positive territory, blue-chips fell back in the afternoon session, as investors decided continuing concerns about Greece outweighed some decent economic data on the home front.
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1630: Today saw the BoE tone down its economic growth projections for the UK economy in its May inflation report and is now forecasting the UK economy will grow 0.8% this year, a more pessimistic projection that its forecast of...
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Week Ahead |
Thursday 17 May
Finals 3i Group, Invensys, Investec, National Grid, Rugby Estates, Shanks Group, Vedanta Resources
AGMs Noricum Gold Ltd (DI), STM Group, Restaurant Group, UTV Media, Tanfield Group, LMS Capital, Lloyds Banking Group, Manganese Bronze Holdings, Intertek Group, Resolution Ltd., Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc., Amlin, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Essenden, Yule Catto & Co, Prudential, Beacon Hill Resources, Brammer, Cookson Group, Next, Thalassa Holdings Ltd. (DI)
Friday 18 May
Finals Blinkx, JZ Capital Partners Ltd
AGMs Kentz Corporation Ltd., Michael Page International, Computacenter, JSC Kazkommertsbank GDR (Reg S), Chesnara, Huntsworth, Total Produce, Keller Group, Fresnillo, Menzies(John)
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