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Second oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico 2 September 2010
US oil exploration company Mariner Energy saw its share price drop on Thursday as reports began to surface of an explosion on another oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Market update (PM): Hedge fund Man Group grows on upgrade 2 September 2010
Listed hedge fund Man Group was the strongest riser at the end of the day, after being upgraded to 'buy' status by Numis.
Market update (AM): M&A rumours lift Autonomy 2 September 2010
Ongoing rumours of further merger and acquisition activity in the technology sector was enough to send Autonomy Corporation to the top of the best performers’ list in early trading.
- Market update (PM): Cable & Wireless leads as FTSE 100 lifted by positive data 1 September 2010
- Standard Life to cut 600 jobs 1 September 2010
- Hargreaves Lansdown unveils pre-tax profit surge in prelims 1 September 2010
- Market update (AM): Tui travels up after German press interest 1 September 2010
- Market update (PM): ARM chipper after Intel assurances 31 August 2010
- Market update (AM): Serco biggest faller after downgrade
31 August 2010 - Market update (PM): Cable & Wireless up after GDP revision 27 August 2010
- Market update (AM): Tullow suffers on Ugandan press reports 27 August 2010
- Hargreaves Lansdown founder resigns as executive director 27 August 2010
- Top ten trades: Thursday 26 August 2010 27 August 2010
- Market update (PM): Kazakhmys results raise sector hopes 26 August 2010
- Market update (AM): Kazakhmys results boost miners 26 August 2010
- Market update (PM): Serco soars on government demand 25 August 2010
- Market update (AM): Tullow Oil falls on Ugandan tax dispute 25 August 2010
- Market update (PM): Indian headache for Vedanta as share price slides
24 August 2010 - Market update (AM): Vedanta mining plans for tribal area blocked
24 August 2010 - Market update (PM): Petrofac prospers on subsidiary demerger 23 August 2010
- Market preview: Petrofac, Cairn Energy, WPP, Admiral, G4S, Diageo, BHP Billiton, Tullow Oil 23 August 2010
- Market update (AM): Old Mutual ascends on Nedbank talks 23 August 2010
- Market update (PM): BG Group soars on takeover tittle-tattle 20 August 2010
- Market update (AM): BG Group rises on takeover speculation 20 August 2010
- Market update (PM): Inmarsat down while Serco flies high 19 August 2010
- Market update (AM): Utilities slide after weak start for FTSE 19 August 2010
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Market update (PM): Inmarsat tunes in to multi-million dollar radio contract 18 August 2010
Global satellite communications group Inmarsat at the end of play, rising by 5.6 per cent to 725p, after announcing the details of a £216 million ($337.5 million) deal.
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WI Trader: A beginner's guide to CFDs 25 June 2010
With retail investors being offered more sophisticated ways to trade than ever before, Joe McGrath weighs up whether the risks and costs of CFDs are worthwhile. [Locked content]
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Top Ten Life Funds
| Fund | Offer | 1y | 3y | 5y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS Life Structured Credit A | 94.15 | 174.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Skandia Finland FIM Russia | 11.29 | 60.6 | -2.7 | 48.5 |
| Skandia Finland Alfred Berg Ryssland | 0.86 | 49.5 | -18.0 | n/a |
| Skandia Finland BlackRock Gold & General | 2.57 | 45.6 | 41.3 | 150.3 |
| Zurich American Property AL G4 | 43.30 | 44.7 | 20.9 | 39.3 |
| Skandia Norway Alfred Berg Ryssland | 0.87 | 41.2 | -16.8 | n/a |
| Aviva Investec Global Gold S4 | 0.00 | 41.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Skandia Finland JPM New European | 2.07 | 40.7 | -13.2 | 44.6 |
| Skandia Finland First State Greater China Growth | 1.35 | 40.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Skandia Finland Neptune Russia & Greater Russia | 1.49 | 39.8 | n/a | n/a |
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