London stocks climb as homebuilders shine, China weakness drags miners
Barclays up after bullish view from MS
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Barclays up after bullish view from MS
*Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, propelled by gains on Wall Street at the end of last week.
Read more(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:
Read moreLONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt will meet the bosses of top British banks next Tuesday to seek reassurance they can keep lending to the economy, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Read moreLONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - British supermarket Sainsbury's said on Thursday it would wind down its banking business and instead offer financial products through third parties, as part of a strategy to focus on its core retail operations.
Read moreDAVOS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Bank CEOs meeting in private at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday aired concerns about the competitive risks from fintech firms and private lenders, and complained about onerous regulations, a source familiar with the matter said.
Read moreJan 16 (Reuters) - Former Barclays veterans Bob Diamond and Rich Ricci have agreed an all-share merger of Panmure Gordon and UK rival Liberum, the firms said on Tuesday, creating Britain's largest independent investment bank amid an extended dealmaking slump.
Read more(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:
Read more(Alliance News) - City brokers Panmure Gordon and Liberum on Tuesday said they have agreed an all-share merger that will create the "UK's largest independent investment bank" with over 250 quoted corporate clients.
Read moreLONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Job opportunities in London's financial sector plummeted nearly 40% last year, recruiter Morgan McKinley said on Monday, as market turbulence and high inflation led employers to tighten their belts on costs.
Read moreLONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain's finance watchdog said on Thursday it would start looking into the motor finance industry, amid rising tensions between thousands of consumers and finance providers about commission arrangements.
Read more(Alliance News) - Big Yellow Group PLC on Thursday said that revenue and lettable area had increased despite occupancy dropping during the "seasonally weaker third quarter".
Read moreNorway's Dec core inflation lower than expected
*Read moreNEW YORK, Jan 10(Reuters) - "Sell" or "split" was the favorite word for activist investors across the world last year when their demands for companies to pursue some form of mergers and acquisition-related activity hit a new record and appeared in roughly half of their 2023 campaigns even as M&A activity dropped off, according to new data from Barclays.
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