Gulf Keystone, the Kurdistan oil explorer, has raised $200 million (£127.2 million) through a placing of new shares to speed up development of the huge finds it has made in the autonomous region of Iraq... more
"Who could be interested in Regus?" That was the question on the lips of almost every trader in the City, as shares in the serviced office provider rocketed... more
Another day, another slump in Ocado's shares. The online grocer, which City wags are calling "the shopping basket case", hit yet another record low today... more
Oh dear - another equity strategy boffin has taken his red pen to forecasts for the FTSE 100, adding to an already miserable mood in the City this morning... more
Market round-up: Royal Bank of Scotland is one of London’s biggest losers today as investors fretted over the state-controlled lender’s exposure to Ireland... more
Market Round-up: Takeover chatter boosts Moneysupermarket.com, with investors hoping the price-comparison website might soon receive a bid from private equity... more
Market round-up: A gloomy verdict on the prospects for copper stocks and a rising dollar pushes the mining titans to the top of the blue-chip loser list ... more
Timing is everything in the stock market, which is why Goldman Sachs has removed shares in the London Stock Exchange from its influential Conviction Buy list and downgraded their rating to neutral ... more
Tullow Oil was one of the best blue-chip performers, climbing 84p to 1199p amid rising hopes that the world's biggest oil company ExxonMobil is poised to take a stake... more
Life insurers were shining again today as bid rumours continued to ignite the sector and Deutsche Bank gave a glowing verdict on its prospects ... more
Gulf Keystone, the AIM-listed Kurdistan explorer made a major discovery in Northern Iraq last month and saw its shares hit the stratosphere — rising from 9p to 90p in a little under three weeks... ... more
Goldman Sachs is the latest broker to warn of future dividend cuts following publication of the water industry regulator Ofwat’s draft tariff proposal for the next five years ... more
Shares on the London stock market surged to their highest level in 10 months amid signs that the worst of the banking crisis may be over and that even the global economy was starting to look in better shape... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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