A possible buy-back should worry Lloyds investors

Proactive Investors – 31 Jul

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/109557/a-possible-buy-back-should-worry-lloyds-investors-109557.html

LONDON MARKET MID-MORNING: Stocks Mixed; Liberty Global Ups ITV Stake

Alliance News – 31 Jul

http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code=r0i9mqwp&headline=LONDON_MARKET_MIDMORNING_Stocks_Mixed_Liberty_Global_Ups_ITV_Stake

Lloyds floats special dividends but PPI costs weigh

CityWire – 31 Jul

http://citywire.co.uk/money/lloyds-floats-special-dividends-but-ppi-costs-weigh/a830235

IMF playing good or bad cop?

Proactive Investors – 31 Jul

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/columns/morning-market-pulse/22684/imf-playing-good-or-bad-cop-22684.html

Lloyds Shares Drop; Another PPI Provision Weighs — Market Talk

Dow Jones – 31 Jul

Lloyds drops 0.7% to 85.45p despite reporting a rise in first-half profit. This 1H profit figure was hit by the bank taking another provision to compensate customers who were wrongfully sold insurance products, this time to the tune of GBP1.4 billion. This takes the grand total to a whopping GBP13.4 billion, notes Mike van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets, begging the question: “will we ever see the back of this mis-selling overhang?” Adds a 0.75p/share interim dividend will please the income seekers, but news that the bank might consider a share buyback instead of special dividends to return capital to shareholders “will be a worry for those who went without regular income for so long post-bailout and quite rightly consider cash as king.”

Market overview: Lloyds knocked down by profits miss and ‘illusionary buyback’

Digital Look – 31 Jul

http://www.digitallook.com/news/market-overview/market-overview-moneysupermarket-and-itv-lead-the-UK Index -movers–818487.html

RBS posts H1 loss on legal and shake-up costs

Scotsman – 31 Jul

http://www.scotsman.com/business/finance/rbs-posts-h1-loss-on-legal-and-shake-up-costs-1-3844714

London close: Stocks end higher despite Fed decision

Digital Look/Sharecast – 30 Jul

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/london-close-stocks-end-higher-173200120.html

London midday: Heavyweight corporate earnings lift UK 100

Digital Look – 30 Jul

http://www.digitallook.com/news/market-report-midday/london-midday-heavyweight-corporate-earnings-lift-UK Index -100–817235.html

Europe midday: Stocks rise amid well-received corporate news

Digital Look – 30 Jul

http://www.digitallook.com/news/market-report-europe/europe-midday-stocks-rise-amid-well-received-corporate-news–817199.html

RBS reports surprise profit despite restructuring costs

Int. Bus. Times – 30 Jul

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/rbs-reports-surprise-profit-despite-restructuring-costs-1513314

Shell leads UK Index higher on plans for 6,500 job cuts

CityWire – 30 Jul

http://citywire.co.uk/money/shell-leads-UK Index -higher-on-plans-for-6500-job-cuts/a830008

London market rides crest of corporate results wave

Proactive Investors – 30 Jul

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/109485/london-market-rides-crest-of-corporate-results-wave-109485.html

Cautious Fed leaves door ajar for September hike

Proactive Investors – 30 Jul

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/columns/morning-market-pulse/22676/cautious-fed-leaves-door-ajar-for-september-hike-22676.html

Compass loses way on weak results in energy and mining

CityAM – 30 Jul

http://www.cityam.com/221263/compass-loses-way-weak-results-energy-and-mining

Gold steady ahead of Fed meeting

Proactive Investors – 29 Jul

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/market_reports/109479/gold-steady-ahead-of-fed-meeting-109479.html

UPS impressed but will Fed-ex-plain rate timing more

Proactive Investors – 29 Jul

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/columns/morning-market-pulse/22669/ups-impressed-but-will-fed-ex-plain-rate-timing-more-22669.html

Market Report: Compass serves up £50m restructuring costs and worries City

Standard – 29 Jul

http://www.standard.co.uk/business/markets/market-report-compass-serves-up-50m-restructuring-costs-and-worries-city-10424117.html

Compass shares head south as world’s biggest caterer warns on profits as demand from oil rigs and mining camps fall

This is Money – 29 Jul

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-3178418/Compass-shares-head-south-world-s-biggest-caterer-warns-profits-demand-oil-rigs-mining-camps-fall.html

Hikma and Barclays help Britain’s UK Index to climb higher

Reuters – 29 Jul

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/29/markets-stocks-UK Index -idUSL5N1092WD20150729

Barclays boosts UK Index on cost-cutting plans

CityWire – 29 Jul

http://citywire.co.uk/money/barclays-boosts-UK Index -on-cost-cutting-plans/a829719

Compass profits to take hit from restructuring

Telegraph – 29 Jul

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/supportservices/11769978/Compass-profits-to-take-hit-from-restructuring.html

Zurich Insurance s’intéresse à Royal & Sun Alliance

Agefi – 28 Jul

http://www.agefi.com/ageficom/suisse-economie-politique/detail/edition/online/article/lassureur-zurichois-a-explique-quil-etait-en-train-devaluer-une-offre-sans-toutefois-confirmer-son-intention-den-faire-une-403747.html

RSA leads UK Index higher as Zurich eyes bid

CityWire – 28 Jul

http://citywire.co.uk/money/rsa-leads-UK Index -higher-as-zurich-eyes-bid/a829481

RSA share price soars as Zurich confirms takeover talks

CityAM – 28 Jul

http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Business/7554x932z/RSA-share-price-soars-as-Zurich-confirms-takeover.htm

Bounce or trounce?

Proactive Investors – 28 Jul

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/columns/morning-market-pulse/22659/bounce-or-trounce-22659.html

MARKET REPORT: UK Index retreats as traders sell out…April’s all-time high is now a distant memory as 2015’s gains disappear

This is Money – 27 Jul

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-3176557/MARKET-REPORT-UK Index -retreats-traders-sell-April-s-time-high-distant-memory-2015-s-gains-disappear.html

Futures are getting smoked

Business Insider – 27 Jul

http://uk.businessinsider.com/closing-bell-july-27-2015-7?r=US&IR=T

Ride crash costs Merlin a fortune

Interactive Investor – 27 Jul

http://www.iii.co.uk/articles/257541/ride-crash-costs-merlin-fortune

Alton Towers crash: Merlin issues profit warning after Smiler rollercoaster accident

Int. Bus. Times – 27 Jul

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/alton-towers-crash-merlin-issues-profit-warning-after-smiler-rollercoaster-accident-1512734

Markets picking up…. where they left off

Proactive Investors – 27 Jul

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/columns/morning-market-pulse/22651/markets-picking-up-where-they-left-off-22651.html