Market Pulse
US wholesale inventories drop more than expected in November
US wholesale inventories fell more than expected in November, but sales dropped even faster, according to data released on Friday by the Commerce Department.
Sopheon "comfortable" ahead of full-year results
Sopheon described its position as comfortable this week, as it updated the market on second-half trading ahead of its full-year results.
US open: Stocks rebound after better-than-expected non-farms
US stocks rebounded after the non-farm payrolls report beat forecasts and the turbulence in Chinese equities subsided.
Berenberg downgrades M&S on structural challenges
Berenberg downgraded Marks & Spencer to ‘sell’ from ‘hold’ and slashed the price target to 380p from 560p.
Week ahead: Investors looking for answers from Carney
What were the implications of the softening in economic activity towards the end of last year for the 2016 outlook in the UK?.
Churchill China's operating performance to beat views
Churchill China said on Friday that it expects its operating performance for the year to be ahead of current market estimates and significantly better than 2014.
Positive sales growth for expanded Crawshaw Group
An expanded Crawshaw Group was looking for positive sales growth towards the end of 2015, as revealed in a trading update on Friday.
Games Workshop sees profit lower than last year
Games Workshop warned on Friday that its profit for the year to 29 May was likely to come in lower than the previous year after a tough Christmas.
Moody's pegs easyJet's inaugural rating at Baa1 with 'stable' outlook
Moody's has assigned an inaugural Baa1 long-term issuer rating to budget airline easyJet, with a ‘stable’ outlook.
US pre-open: Markets to partially recover losses
US markets looked to recover some of its losses at the end of the first week of the trading year after China’s markets rebounded.
Bowleven pleased with gas test results at Bomono Permit
Bowleven was pressing on with development of its activities at the onshore Bomono Permit in Cameroon this week, after positive results from its most recest testing.
JP Morgan adds Tullow Oil to Analyst Focus List
European oil exploration and production companies bore the most collateral damage from last year's "devastating" market share battle between the world's two top producers, but better times might lie ahead, JP Morgan said, if the oil market began to rebalance.
Europe midday: Gains prove short-lived as stocks slip back into the red
European stocks reversed earlier gains to trade a little lower as soft Eurozone data and the upcoming release of key US jobs numbers kept investors wary, despite a recovery in Chinese markets.
Aramco confirms it's studying IPO options
Saudi Arabia's state oil company, Aramco, confirmed it has been studying various options to allow broad public participation in its equity through the listing in the capital markets of “an appropriate percentage” of its shares and/or the listing of a bundle of its downstream subsidiaries.
Chinese interest rates to be "liberalised" further, keep yuan basically stable
China's central bank indicated it had plans to liberalise interest rates further on Friday, as Beijing officials worked to calm markets after a week of painful volatility.
London midday: Equities advance as China chaos subsides
UK equities advanced on Friday as a report showed the trade deficit narrowed on lower oil prices and as concerns on China abated.
Friday newspaper share tips: Shoppers avoid Poundland, investors advised to do the same
The lack of retail foot traffic has hit Poundland shares, and The Times’ Tempus doesn’t think it’s worth jumping in and snapping up a discount.
Banks in Shanghai and Shenzhen told to limit dollar sales, report says
Chinese banks were restricting US dollar purchases by their customers, with officials having issued verbal instructions to that effect to lenders in Shenzhen, according to the Financial Times.
Photo-Me may beat FY expectations on strong Japan trading
Picture booth operator Photo-Me International said its full year results are likely to be materially ahead of expectations if trading in Japan continues to be as strong in the remaining four months of the year.
Asia: China rebounds; Sydney, Tokyo suffer record New Year losses
The Chinese roller coaster ride continued on Friday, and much to the relief of mainland investors, the carriages were on the incline this time.