Stock market happy with Osborne's tome and tone
FTSE 100 was up around 60 points soon after George Osborne sat down, consolidating gains made earlier in the day.
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Centrica PLC
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Centrica plc is an integrated energy company operating predominately in United Kingdom and North America. In the United Kingdom, it operates three segments: upstream, downstream and storage.
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Thursday's agenda - Mothercare among those reporting
A plethora of interims awaits investors tomorrow, including from South Africa based investment bank Investec and baby retail specialist Mothercare (LON:MTC).
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
Watchdog fines E.ON £7mln for meter roll-out failings
Watchdog says E.ON failed to hit an April 2014 deadline for supplying meters
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Brokers: Centrica and SSE get Goldman red ink treatment
Glencore updared, while Cantor remains sanguine on house stocks APC and OPG
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Gaps, Lloyds and the not-so-heart warming tale of Centrica
Our resident tea leaves reader takes a look at the illogical - as well as Centrica and Lloyds.
British Gas in latest UK data breach alert
Cyber security appears to be the watchword(s) this week as British Gas, owned by utility giant Centrica, became the latest UK company to announce a data breach.
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Burberry's luxury market less easy these days, says Deutsche
Luxury fashion chain Burberry (LON:BBRY) received a target price chop from heavyweight broker Deutsche to start the week.
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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.
UK gov’t puts fracking debate back on the front burner
The UK shale gas industry appeared to be given a leg-up as new rules from the government are poised to fast-track so called 'fracking' applications.
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Proactive oil & gas highlights - Dragon Oil, Premier Oil, Hurricane Energy, Shell, Centrica, SSE
ENOC extends Dragon deadline, Premier happy with first half, whilst Shell and British Gas cull jobs
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Footsie hits the gas
Shell and InterContinental Hotels were the stand-out stocks on a busy day for trading updates from Footsie firms
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Rising heavyweight stocks drive up London shares
Royal Dutch Shell and AstraZeneca haul Footsie higher
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Most followed: accesso, All Leisure Group, Centrica, Lloydspharmacy, Royal Dutch Shell, Sainsbury
It has not been a good day for small caps to garner much coverage, but All Leisure Group has managed it - and probably wishes it hadn't.
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London market rides crest of corporate results wave
Shares rise modestly as blue-chips flood market with updates
Centrica job cull follows British Gas price drop
The gas and power group is set to axe 5,000 UK jobs, even though British Gas doubled profits
FTSE100 keeps going well, keeps going Shell
The Anglo-Dutch index heavyweight fuelled gains for the Footsie
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Thursday's agenda - More big cap results, including Rolls and BT
More results today on offer with some more big caps showing how much they are contributing to the UK's current growth trajectory. Lets start with a British stalwart - engineer Rolls Royce which posts second quarter earnings. It's been a tor
RBC Capital has change of heart on Centrica
RBC Capital is upbeat on British gas owner Centrica and has flipped its rating on the shares to 'outperform' from 'underperform'.....
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Week Ahead: Big oil and the banks to dominate
No shortage of big names reporting this week, including the state-controlled lenders Lloyds and RBS, plus integrated oil giants BP and Shell