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US housing market cooled slightly in February
Activity in the US housing market cooled slightly in February, according to one of the most widely-followed surveys for the sector, but an uptrend was expected to resume over the rest of the year.
Research grants for Haydale graphene products
A number of new graphene-enhanced products were on the cards at Haydale on Tuesday, with the awarding of a number of British government research grants to the firm totalling £350,000.
European Parliament leader says cannot guarantee new deal on UK membership
UK Prime Minister David Cameron's plans to have a watertight deal on Britain's renegotiated terms of its EU membership suffered a setback on Tuesday after the leader of the European Parliament said he could not guarantee it.
Credit Suisse downgrades Pennon to 'underperform'
Credit Suisse downgraded Pennon to ‘underperform’ from ‘neutral’ and cut the price target to 730p from 770p.
Castle Street acquires C4L in £20m deal
Castle Street Investments expanded its network and data assets on Tuesday, announcing the acquisition of C4L Group Holdings.
Cenkos declares second interim dividend
Seemingly riding out the stormy financial markets with ease, small and mid-cap broker Cenkos has declared a second interim dividend as its financial results for the calendar year met their targets.
FTSE 100 movers: IAG and Merlin provide lift
The FTSE 100 index shot off to a strong start but lost momentum before beginning a later push higher after midday.
Berkeley Energia starts drilling Salamanca project
AIM-listed Berkeley Energia has started the first phase of a major exploration programme targeting further uranium deposits at its Salamanca project.
FTSE 250 movers: Spectris leads the way after mixed results
The FTSE 250 was up slightly in early afternoon trade as markets tailed off their earlier highs. At 1415 GMT the midcap index was up 0. 24% at 15,765 points.
US open: Stocks rise as market resumes trading after President's Day
US stocks rose on Tuesday as the market resumed trading after being closed a day earlier for President’s Day.
Qatar says tentative agreement reached on freezing oil output
The energy ministers of Russia, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela reached an agreement on Tuesday to keep oil output at current levels, contingent on obtaining the agreement of other major producers, Qatar's energy minister said, according to a report citing Reuters.
US pre-open: Wall Street set to gain at start of week
Wall Street was seen starting the week on the front-foot, with investors scurrying to catch-up with gains on overseas markets after the long holiday weekend.
Empire State manufacturing still deep in negative territory
Business conditions in the New York region remained depressed in February, according to a survey from the New York Fed.
GLI Finance appoints permanent CEO as NAV drops
It was a case of some good news, some bad news at GLI Finance on Tuesday, with the good news being the company had decided to appoint its interim CEO - Andy Whelan - as permanent chief executive.
Eland remains confident in Nigerian workover plan
Eland Oil & Gas was confident in its 2016 workover plan on Tuesday, updating the market on its operations at OML40 in the Opuama field, Nigeria.
Premier African Minerals issues new shares after loan conversion
Premier African Minerals said it had issued 78m shares in the company after Darwin Capital Ltd decided to exercise a convertible loan note.
Ferrum Crescent secures option on lead, zinc interests
AIM-listed Ferrum Crescent said it had secured an option that could see it take over GoldQuest Iberica, which holds lead and zinc exploration interests in Spain.
Wednesday preview: UK jobs data, Federal Reserve meeting minutes
UK jobs data on Wednesday will be scrutinised carefully by the Bank of England after the central bank underscored weak wage growth in its latest Inflation Report.
Investec puts Spectris under review after full year earnings
Investec has placed its rating and price target on Spectris under review after the company reported its full year earnings.
Results round-up
Anglo American posted a pre-tax loss of $5. 5bn after $3. 8bn of write-downs since the half year, as it unveiled its promised "radical" overhaul of the business to counter crumbling commodity prices.