United Kingdom
17:43 :
Fairfax Announces Agreement to Acquire Thomas Cook India -
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 21, 2012) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") (TSX:FFH)(TSX:FFH.U) announced today that, through its Fairbridge Capital subsidiary, it has entered into an agreement with Thomas Cook Group plc ("Thomas ...
11:26 :
Gunter Sachs art collection to be auctioned in UK -
(05-19) 08:51 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- A modern art collection, including works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Salvador Dali, will be sold next week in London, Sotheby's said Saturday. The works were... Presented ...
09:33 :
Britain's Cameron: UK must stand by spending cuts -
(05-08) 06:45 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- Britain must stick to its tough austerity measures despite doubts elsewhere in Europe over the best remedy to fix the continent's stalled economies, Prime Minister David...
14:34 :
London stages final test events ahead of Olympics -
(05-05) 12:11 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- Thousands of sports fans braved the rain and cold at the Olympic Park in London on Saturday as organizers staged the final test events ahead of the Summer Games. Student...
05:12 :
U.K. PMI Services Retreat in April -
The United Kingdom released the Purchasing Managers\' Index for Services, where the British Services sector slumped in April to 53.3 from the previous of 55.3, more than expectations of 54.1.
01:36 :
U.K. Nationwide House Prices for April -
The United Kingdom released the nationwide house prices index for April, where the monthly index dropped unexpectedly by 0.2% from the previous drop of 1.0%, missing 0.5% expansion estimates.In addition, the annual non-seasonally ...
11:09 :
Sell in May and Go Away? Not! -
"Sell in May and go away." It is an old British adage that I have been hearing every year since I began as a financial journalist in London in the early 1970s. These days it seems to be almost as often mentioned in stock market dispatches in United ...
05:09 :
U.K. PMI Manufacturing retreats in April -
The United Kingdom released the PMI Manufacturing for April, where the performance retreated to 50.5 from the revised previous of 51.9 from 52.1, below expectaitons of 51.5.
11:10 :
Apartment blocks may host missiles for Olympics -
(04-29) 08:12 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- Surface-to-air missiles could be stationed on the rooftops of an apartment block in east London as part of Britain's air defenses for the Olympics, the country's military...
12:17 :
HSBC To Sack 2,200 Employees -
HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) plans to cut more than 2,200 jobs in the United Kingdom, where it's most profitable, in a bid to lower costs and boost profit margins, according to published reports.
05:09 :
U.K. index of services below expectations in February -
The United Kingdom released the index of services from the month of February, where the monthly index dropped by 0.4% from the revised previous of 0.0% from 0.2%, below expectations of 0.2% expansion.Moreover, the 3-month index also ...
05:08 :
U.K. CBI Total Orders Remain Steady in April -
The United Kingdom released the CBI trends total orders for April, where the figure remained steady at -8 in line with the previous reading, missing estimates of -6.
03:53 :
U.K. Unexpectedly Contracts in the First Quarter of 2012 -
The United Kingdom released the gross domestic product figures for the first quarter of 2012, where the advanced reading showed that the royal economy contracted unexpectedly by 0.2% from the previous contraction of 0.3%, below estimates ...
03:10 :
Fundamental Oil Report (2012-04-25) -
Crude oil continues to trade narrowly within a sideway range, yet slightly biased to the upside ahead of the EIA crude oil inventories report and also ahead of the growth data from the United Kingdom and the Federal Open Market Committee ...
04:30 :
U.K. Public Sector Deficit Widens in March beyond Expectations -
The United Kingdom released the public finance reports for March, where the public finances deficit widened beyond expectations to 16.5 billion pound from the revised previous surplus of 8.2 billion from 7.8 billion, missing estimates ...
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