4:43pm

Taxpayers’ banks fall but FTSE climbs

Defensive stocks mount comeback, offsetting losses for banks

From COMPANIES 4:51pm

UBM’s cautious forecasts spooks investors

Shares in events organiser fall almost 5%

From COMPANIES 2:16pm

Instem soars on US government contract

IT group lands deal that could run for nine years

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RBS moves closer to privatisation

Hester targets 2013 as last year of reform despite losses

Feb 28, 2013

RBS at bottom of FTSE as provisions rise

Lloyds rallies in London ahead of its earnings

From COMPANIES Feb 27, 2013

Restaurant Group shares rally on sales rise

Cinema attendance rise boosts Frankie & Benny’s chain owner

Feb 27, 2013

Weir hits record high as FTSE recovers

Pumpmaker’s annual results trigger bear squeeze

From COMPANIES Feb 26, 2013

Esure warned against IPO overpricing

Investors question £1bn tag

The London Stock Exchange Feb 26, 2013

London financials feel heat from eurozone

Barclays down as negative rates talk triggers selling

From COMPANIES Feb 26, 2013

DCC to move listing from Dublin to London

Blow to Dublin as energy group announces move to FTSE

Feb 25, 2013

BT slides on worries over pension shortfall

FTSE 100 edges higher after choppy day

From COMPANIES Feb 25, 2013

Bunzl to pass on cost of falling pound

UK supermarkets, hospitals and hotels set to be hit by price rises

From COMPANIES Feb 25, 2013

New Hiscox chairman downplays vote threat

Robert Childs dismisses corporate governance fears

From COMPANIES Feb 25, 2013

Genus plans further China expansion

Animal genetics group eyes joint ventures in pork farming

Feb 23, 2013

Phytopharm falls after drug test failure

Trial for Parkinson’s treatment shows drug has no effects

From COMPANIES Feb 22, 2013

M&C misses profit forecasts

Revenues fall 6% as group is hit by closure of top-end hotels

Feb 22, 2013

G4S hit by security arm concerns

Company misses London rally as focus turns to profit margins

From COMPANIES Feb 22, 2013

Lloyds to defer chief’s bonus until 2018

Award set to be linked to bailout price

Trader's Diary from PERSONAL FINANCE Feb 22, 2013

Be on guard for a market correction

The stock market rally is facing growing headwinds, warns David Schwartz

From COMPANIES Feb 21, 2013

BAE launches £1bn share buyback

Defence group’s move comes after warning of US job cuts

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