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Ftse NewsCharles Dunstone keys into the laptop phenomenonSHAREHOLDERS take a lot on trust with Charles Dunstone, chief executive of Carphone Warehouse. He is an entrepreneur who has created a FTSE-100 company based on reading changes in the fast-moving communications and technology market. And for investors who have backed him, their loyalty has paid off. The company has morphed from a mobile-phone retail specialist to selling broadband and is now intending to ride the laptop boom. It’s easy to get left behind in this game and lose your relevance to the marketplace, but so far, bar a few hiccups in terms of delivery, Dunstone has kept up with the trends.Read Full Article Kazakhmys dismisses derisory ENRC £7bn bid in miner squabbleThe unusual antics of the FTSE 100’s Kazakhstani miners continued yesterday with a “derisory” £7 billion takeover offer for a company valued at more than £8 billion.Read Full Article Intertek prospers in spite of global trade slowdownIntertek may have been one of the better performers among last year’s Tempus Ten - its shares rose 19 per cent - but that has not stopped the FTSE 250 testing and inspection services provider from starting 2008 in similar fashion. After a poor January, it has risen 17 per cent over the past three months to touch a record high this week.Read Full Article Fresnillo in £200m payout to parentThe Mexican silver miner that is poised to join the FTSE 100 will pay a £200m dividend to its main shareholders before its London listingRead Full Article Smith & Nephew to take $100m hit on Plus deal$Smith & Nephew, the FTSE 100 medical-equipment group, today warned that “unacceptable” sales practices in a business it bought last year will cost it more than $100 million ($£50 million) in lost sales this year.Read Full Article External News for: ftseEuropean shares advance as banks gain - MarketWatchEuropean shares advance as banks gainMarketWatchOverall, the UK FTSE 100 index rose 0.4% to 5637.90, the German DAX index advanced 0.6% to 5965.64 and the French CAC-40 index climbed 0.5% to 3949.84.Europe Factors-Shares set to track Wall St, Asia gainsReutersUK Shares Drift Lower; Japan JumpsWall Street JournalWhere to invest, from A to ZTimes OnlineRTT News -The Associated Press -MarketWatchall 492 news articles »European shares advance as banks gain - MarketWatchEuropean shares advance as banks gainMarketWatchOverall, the UK FTSE 100 index rose 0.4% to 5637.90, the German DAX index advanced 0.6% to 5965.64 and the French CAC-40 index climbed 0.5% to 3949.84.Europe Factors-Shares set to track Wall St, Asia gainsReutersUK Shares Drift Lower; Japan JumpsWall Street JournalWhere to invest, from A to ZTimes OnlineRTT News -The Associated Press -MarketWatchall 492 news articles »FTSE up 0.3 pct led by firmer banks, commods - ReutersInTheNews.co.ukFTSE up 0.3 pct led by firmer banks, commodsReutersBy 1212 GMT the FTSE 100 .FTSE index was 17.23 points higher at 5634.49, having closed 23.31 points, or 0.4 percent lower on Thursday. ...Banks continue to lift FTSE 100 as traders await US retail salesThe GuardianUK Stocks Rise, Extending Weekly Gain; RBS Climbs (Correct)BloombergFTSE ends week on bright noteThe Press AssociationNASDAQ -InTheNews.co.uk -Economy Newsall 115 news articles »European shares advance as banks gain - MarketWatchEuropean shares advance as banks gainMarketWatchOverall, the UK FTSE 100 index rose 0.4% to 5637.90, the German DAX index advanced 0.6% to 5965.64 and the French CAC-40 index climbed 0.5% to 3949.84.Europe Factors-Shares set to track Wall St, Asia gainsReutersUK Shares Drift Lower; Japan JumpsWall Street JournalWhere to invest, from A to ZTimes OnlineRTT News -The Associated Press -MarketWatchall 492 news articles »FTSE up 0.3 pct led by firmer banks, commods - ReutersInTheNews.co.ukFTSE up 0.3 pct led by firmer banks, commodsReutersBy 1212 GMT the FTSE 100 .FTSE index was 17.23 points higher at 5634.49, having closed 23.31 points, or 0.4 percent lower on Thursday. ...Banks continue to lift FTSE 100 as traders await US retail salesThe GuardianUK Stocks Rise, Extending Weekly Gain; RBS Climbs (Correct)BloombergFTSE ends week on bright noteThe Press AssociationNASDAQ -InTheNews.co.uk -Economy Newsall 115 news articles »FTSE supported by telecos, BSkyB; mixed US data - ReutersThe GuardianFTSE supported by telecos, BSkyB; mixed US dataReutersThe FTSE 100 .FTSE index ended 8.39 points higher at 5625.65, after it closed 0.4 percent lower on Thursday. The index added just 0.5 percent this week. ...Markets: BSkyB rumours lift FTSE 100Interactive InvestorFTSE Just 8 Points Higher At End Of Sluggish Weekshareprices.comFTSE 100 movers: Murdoch gossip lifts BSkyBShareCastTelegraph.co.uk -Hemscott -The Guardianall 118 news articles » |
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