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FTSE 100 closes higher, bolstered by sterling's fall; rate rise doubts
The index of leading UK shares closed up just shy of 50 points higher at 7,676, while the FTSE 250 was also up
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Experian PLC
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Experian is a global leader in providing information, analytical tools and marketing services to organisations and consumers to help manage the risk and reward of commercial and financial decisions.
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As Ryanair's struggles continue can easyjet look to the blue skies?
Easyjet and Severn Treant are among the key names in the diary for Wednesday.
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Week ahead: Investors hope Royal Mail delivers the goods and Unilever meets targets
The week ahead includes updates from Royal Mail, Unilever, Sports Direct, Rio Tinto and Anglo American along with official UK data on jobs, inflation and retail sales
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Experian off to strong start with North America leading the way
In North America, organic revenue growth was up 11% year-on-year, with B2B up 12% and Consumer Services up 8%.
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FTSE 100 firms on Friday as Trump's UK visit dominates headlines
In the currency markets, the pound gained 0.07% against the Euro and was up 0.11% against the US dollar
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Hays to report another quarter of growth, wrapping up positive week for recruiters
The day ahead includes trading updates from Hays and Experian
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High street vs online: Updates from retailers Mark & Spencer and ASOS will provide fuel
Aside from M&S and ASOS, the week ahead will also bring trading updates from the likes of Ocado, Burberry, Barratt Development, Experian, and JD Wetherspoon
Ashtead appoints Paul Walker as new chairman
The FTSE 100-listed equipment rental company said Chris Cole, who has been chairman of Ashtead since 2007 and previously as non-executive director, will retire from the company on September 11
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FTSE 100 closes in red as speculation swirls on August rate rise
The rise in sterling hit the dollar- earning constituents of the FTSE 100
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Dixons Carphone to report slump in profits, Bank of England to stand pat on rates
Markets are pricing in a 3% chance that the Bank of England will raise interest rates, making it "about half as likely as England winning the World Cup", said Hargreaves Lansdown
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Dixons Carphone has already had a kicking so investors will be hoping full-year numbers provide some relief
The Week Ahead also includes updates from blue chips Ashtead Group and Ferguson, plus mid-cap housebuilder Berkley Group, and the latest Bank of England interest rate decision
Deutsche Bank downgrades Experian on forecasts of slower second half growth
The bank said while increased monetisation of its subscriber base could provide potential upsides, an improved growth outlook had already been priced into its forecasts
Experian shares gain as 2018 revenues rise on growth in B2B division
Experian said it expects "another year of strong performance, with EBIT growth at or above revenue growth and further strong progress in Benchmark earnings per share"
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FTSE 100 clocks off at new closing high
FTSE 100 closed at a new all time high on Thursday, up 0.70% to 7,787
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Royal Mail in the spotlight, but will Thomas Cook deliver more growth?
As Moya Greene's last set of Royal Mail results are released analysts expect the attention will be on guidance for 2019.
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Wide variety of blue-chip updates due in coming week - from Centrica to AstraZeneca
Week ahead includes updates from drugs giant AstraZeneca, mobile phones operator Vodafone Group, British Gas-owner Centrica, and postal delivery firm Royal Mail Group
Experian buys upstart rival ClearScore for £275mln
ClearScore was only founded in July 2015. It was the first company in the UK to provide free access to credit reports
Experian posts 5% increase in third quarter organic revenue driven by North America
The FTSE 100-listed credit checking company said organic revenue from ongoing activities was up 5% in North America but was unchanged in UK and Ireland at constant exchange rates
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FTSE 100 extends losing streak to four days; ABF top loser
The FTSE 100 closed lower on Thursday as there was no clear direction across global equities
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Royal Mail’s Christmas performance under the microscope on Thursday
As well as Royal Mail, updates are expected from Costa Coffee owner Whitbread and Associated British Foods - the parent company of Primark
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Coffee break eyed at Whitbread as retail trading updates continue to flow
Week ahead includes trading updates from Whitbread PLC, Associated British Foods PLC, Experian PLC, Royal Mail Group PLC, William Hill PLC, Burberry PLC, plus UK inflation and retail sales data
Credit due: Experian up as a second broker upgrades to 'buy' ahead of trading update due next week
Following on from yesterday’s a move to ‘buy’ from by Swiss bank UBS, London broker Shore Capital today upped its stance for the FTSE 100 listed firm to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’.
Credit given: UBS raises stance for Experian to 'buy' ahead of trading update
In a note to clients, the UBS analysts said: “We believe 2018 will likely see Experian start to accelerate organic growth from c4% back towards >7%, for the first time since 2013”
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FTSE 100 feeds off Wall Street rally to close near 7,700
If you happen to work for a FTSE 100 company, your boss has already earned more in the past two-and-a-half days then the average UK employee will this year
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City schedule remains distinctly holiday-like for Thursday
Unless some market acquaintance has been forgot … there’s little of note in the schedule for Thursday.
Serco, Equiniti and Page Group downgraded by Credit Suisse amid Brexit uncertainty
Credit Suisse has adjusted its ratings and target prices on a number of business service stocks
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FTSE 100 closes higher; Next keeps festive cheer rolling
On a separate note, Mifid II comes into force today with the aim of increasing transparency and making everyone in the investment chain more accountable for their decisions
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Next to kick off key high street trading updates; US jobs data also due
Week ahead still looking very quiet, but trading update from clothing retailer Next PLC and the December US non-farm payrolls will provide excitement
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Nothing much aside from indigestion on the post-Christmas agenda, but the New Year will bring Next's update and US jobs data
The next two weeks will be dominated by the Christmas and New Year holidays, of course, so investors will have to wait a while for the excitement of a trading update from Next PLC and the latest US report until the first week of 2018
Banks higher ahead of next week’s stress tests results on FCA Libor support news
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers today in London
Experian sees spike in enrolments after data breach at Equifax as it reports first half profit growth
Experian said it may face greater regulatory and information security risks following the hack at rival Equifax
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FTSE 100 joins global sell-off to close lower
Data out yesterday suggested Chinese industrial production growth is starting to slow, which is bad news for miners, but Fresnillo topped Footsie today
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Talktalk Telecom to shed light on its growing B2B unit
Growth in the business unit might ease some of the pain from lower revenues and earnings
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Don’t expect fireworks from Taylor Wimpey’s quarterly numbers
House builders and telcos will provide some of the weeks highlights.
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FTSE 100 closes firmly lower as pound strengthens; Next surges
Sterling surged past US$1.33 shortly after the Bank of England voted in favour of keeping interest rates at 0.25%, with analysts describing the move as a 'hawkish hold'
US credit score giant Equifax poised for biggest daily drop in 20 years after massive data breach
Up to 143mln Equifax customers have had their personal data hacked in one of the biggest cyber-security breaches seen in the US
Stronger headwinds to slow growth at Experian, Morgan Stanley says
Ten years after the credit crunch, regulators are getting nervous about credit delinquencies
FTSE 100 finishes nearly 44 points higher after strong start on Wall Street
The UK blue chip index closed at 7,353, as concerns over the US and North Korea tensions abated
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FTSE 100 closes lower after up and down day
FTSE 100 had a bumpy ride on the day and closed almost 14 points down at 7,390...
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Royal Mail to deliver latest trading update; UK inflation numbers the key focus
Day ahead: Updates from Royal Mail, Rio Tinto; UK June inflation numbers ...
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Unilever results to illustrate strategy review boosts; investors looking for Vodafone improvements
Week Ahead: Unilever PLC, Vodafone PLC, easyJet PLC, Sports Direct PLC, Royal Mail Group PLC ...
FTSE 100 closes lower as EU summit begins; oil weighs
The FTSE 100 dropped 8.5 to close at 7,439 on the day
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Fingers crossed for news events, Thursday’s agenda is looking rather bare
We know the ex-div stocks, but, there's little else queued up in Thursday's agenda.
Experian slumps after Jefferies downgrades on Trump uncertainty and Brazil financial scandal
Jefferies expects Experian to spend US$500mln on acquisitions after carrying out a share buyback
Pantheon Resources up as its says it can develop a processing facility that should produce gas for less than US$5 a barrel
A look at some of the biggest London-listed risers and fallers today
Footsie ends the week in profit as US stocks extend rally
Concerns over "the Donald" appear to be easing, and investors took the opportunity to return to equity markets
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FTSE 100 closes lower as Trump slump continues
Well, it's not a triple digit fall for the FTSE 100 on Thursday
Credit Suisse downgrades its rating for Experian on valuation grounds, as stock within a whisker of its fair value
The Swiss bank said the FTSE 100-listed firm was worth 1,630p a share - 14p above the current price - as it moved to a ‘neutral’ recommendation from ‘outperform’
FTSE 100 shares close lower, tracking Dow and Donald
FTSE 100 shares closed lower on Tuesday in sympathy with declines of up to 160 points on Wall Street’s DJIA as the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s first week in office continued to take its toll
European growth anticipated for Burberry Group
“We expect Burberry’s Q3 trading update (to be released tomorrow before the market) to show similar trends to Q2," Haitong said.
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Week Ahead: Christmas hangover lingers for retailers
Among the big retail names reporting are Burberry, Halfords and Pets at Home.
'Knowing me, knowing you' – the GBG story
The firm's activities break down into three areas: Personnel screening; Fraud, risk and compliance management; and Customer insight - who they are and how they'll behave
FTSE 100 shares close higher after Trump victory speech
FTSE 100 shares closed higher on Wednesday in a snap back from initial losses on news of Donald Trump's US presidential election victory
Will someone in the City bury bad news when the world watches US vote count?
So … who’s already pencilled into the schedule for Wednesday?
Week Ahead: US election takes centre stage
Aside from the election, several UK retailers have results due next week
Fresnillo twinkles after upgrade from HSBC
Silver miner's stock rises after broker advises investors to buy it
PREVIEW - Halfords pedals out first quarter preview
Broker Investec rates shares a 'buy' but has slashed its target price back to 390p from 470p.
Week Ahead: ASOS PLC likely to welcome sterling's post-Brexit tumble
Youth-orientated fashion firms ASOS and Supergroup go head to head, while a bit further up-market Burberry may regard the Brexit fall-out as a mixed blessing
PREVIEW: Solan in focus for Premier Oil investors
The Solan field came online in April, and its early performance will be a key highlight for investors.
Week Ahead: Summit Therapeutics to reflect on year of unrelenting progress
News flow for the drugs developer has been nothing but positive this year
FTSE100 continues to slide as miners weigh
The FTSE100 was around 1.5% lower, or 86 points, at 5,831 by lunch, with miners at the bottom of the index.
FTSE100 to open lower on Friday
The FTSE100 is expected to follow the trend of Asian stocks, sliding to around 5,912
Week Ahead: Supermarket sweep
The twin perils of food deflation and the hard discounters continue to threaten the supermarkets, while the warmish weather has caught firms on the hop
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FTSE100 ends 2015 on whimper
FTSE100, the UK's premier share index, closed out the year around 25 points lower in a curtailed trading day...
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Experian Group firmly in credit, Citi says
Update - additional companies covered: Gemfields, Stratex International
Risers and Fallers: Lonmin, Speedy Hire, Experian, Drax, Kuala and Sovereign Mines
Below are the main news-driven share price movements at 4pm.
Week Ahead: TalkTalk has some explaining to do
There are bigger companies reporting this week, such as Sainsbury's, Prudential, SABMiller and Rolls-Royce, but few will command as much coverage as TalkTalk,
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FTSE100 rises after brief US-related stumble
In the UK, things were looking better than they were after the data release, with the FTSE100 ending almost 60 points higher, around 1%, to 6,129.
Risers & Fallers: Lloyds, Magnolia Petroleum, SDL, Renewable Energy Holdings and more...
Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes at 4pm.
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Investec tells Stagecoach investors to ‘mind the gap’
Stagecoach, BG, BP, Experian and Close Brothers are under the broker spotlight on Tuesday
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Thursday's agenda: Dixons Carphone dialling it in
Dixons and Rio Tinto battle it out for coverage with credit checking firm Experian lurking in their shadows.
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Week Ahead: Dixons Carphone to report on slow death of the telly
Dixons Carphone recently announced plans to crack the US, but for now the main concern is a softening market for televisions in Europe.