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Market Pulse
14 Jul
blackrock
BlackRock's second-quarter profit drops

Asset manager BlackRock reported a drop in profit for the second quarter amid challenging markets.

14 Jul
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Commodities: Oil drops sharply as inventories continue rising

A retreat in crude oil futures weighed on the commodities complex on Wednesday amid a host of bearish factors.

14 Jul
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London midday: FTSE falls flat after BoE holds rates

London stocks were brought back down to earth with a bump but the pound spiked as the Bank of England surprisingly left monetary policy unchanged on Thursday.

14 Jul
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EU regulators announce more charges against Google

The European Commission has issued statements of objections to Google, accusing the company of favouring its comparison shopping service in its search result pages.

14 Jul
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BTG loses out on sterling benefit due to hedging and dollar costs

Healthcare company BTG said it would make little gains from the collapse of the pound as its currency hedging contracts would negate the potential revenue benefits from the stronger dollar.

14 Jul
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ONS announces changes to data release schedule

Having reviewed its current model, the Office for National Statistics announced changes to the way it publishes data from January next year.

14 Jul
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UK Mail makes a "solid" start to the year

Postal service company UK Mail said it had made a “solid” start to the financial year and its performance for the first quarter was was in line with previous expectations.

14 Jul
Thursday broker round-up

Poundland: HSBC reiterates hold with a target price of 222p.

14 Jul
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US pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors eye BoE rate cut

US futures pointed to a firmer open on Wall Street as investors bet the Bank of England would cut interest rates on Thursday for the first time since 2009.

14 Jul
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Broker tips: GSK, Sage, Burberry

Shares in GlaxoSmithKline rose on Thursday as Jefferies upgraded the stock to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ and lifted the target price to 2,000p from 1,650p.

14 Jul
Singapore
Asia report: Markets mostly higher, though Singapore stalls

Asian markets ended mostly higher on Thursday, with the major indexes now rallying for more than a week, although a technical fault brought the Singapore market down from most of the session.

14 Jul
sage group, IT
Deutsche Bank initiates coverage of Sage at 'buy'

Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of software company Sage at ‘buy’ with a 760p price target.

14 Jul
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Pokemon Go launches in the UK on Android and iOS

Pokemon Go has launched in the UK after intial technical problems, with the hugely popular app now available to download on Apples's iOS and Android software systems.

14 Jul
johnson matthey
Johnson Matthey appoints Anna Manz as finance director

Speciality chemicals company Johnson Matthey has appointed Anna Manz as group finance director with effect from 17 October, succeeding Den Jones.

14 Jul
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GSK shares boosted by Jefferies upgrade

Shares in GlaxoSmithKline rose on Thursday as Jefferies upgraded the stock to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ and lifted the target price to 2,000p from 1,650p.

14 Jul
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Connect Group appoints David Bauernfeind as CFO

Newspaper and magazine distributor Connect Group has appointed David Bauernfeind – previously chief financial officer at Xchanging – as CFO with effect from 15 August.

14 Jul
bhp billiton, mining
BHP Billiton says Samarco unlikely to reopen this year

BHP Billiton said on Thursday that its Samarco joint venture iron ore operations in Brazil are unlikely to restart this year, adding that it has begun discussions with a view to cutting the workforce by around 40%.

14 Jul
Brexit worries hurt buyer interest in UK housing market in June

Buyer interest in the housing market fell significantly across the UK after Britain’s decision to leave the European Union on 24 June, a survey revealed on Thursday.

14 Jul
City workers
Hays expects FY operating profit ahead of market views

Hays surged on Thursday after saying it expects full-year operating profit to be ahead of current market estimates at around £180m.

14 Jul
vedanta resources, mining
Vedanta Resources redeems $514.8m bonds

Vedanta Resources has repaid in full and redeemed $514. 8m in convertible bonds due on 13 July.