US close: Jobs boost pushes NASDAQ to 11-year high

3 Feb 2012 | 23:36

- NASDAQ Composite rises for fifth week in a row - Tragedy strikes Micron as boss dies in light-plane crash - Treasuries fall out of bed as investors up risk exposure
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Europe close: Stocks finish higher on US data

3 Feb 2012 | 17:32

-Italy asking IMF to soften enhanced surveillance.
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London close: Footsie breaks 5,900 as US jobs data excites

3 Feb 2012 | 16:58

The much-anticipated January employment report from the US Labor Department didn't disappoint, with a better-than-expected increase in non-farm payrolls sending the FTSE 100 vertical in afternoon trading to break through the 5,900 level.
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Sector movers: BT lifts telecoms higher

3 Feb 2012 | 16:19

Telecoms giant BT Group was lifting the fixed line telecommunications sector on Friday afternoon following its well-received third quarter results announced this morning.
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US open: S&P 500 at technical resistance

3 Feb 2012 | 16:11

Dow Jones Industrial: 1.01%
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Results Round-up

3 Feb 2012 | 16:07

Walker Crips, the integrated financial services group, admitted that trading during the third quarter remained weak, with group net revenue down 9.8% to £3.76m.
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Papademos threatens to resign if not backed by parties

3 Feb 2012 | 15:57

Greek daily Ekathimerini reports that Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has threatened to resign if the country's political parties do not support the new fiscal austerity measures requested by the "troika" (European Union, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund).
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IAG quantifies impact of pilots' strike at Iberia

3 Feb 2012 | 15:10

International Consolidated Airline Group (IAG), the company formed through the merger of British Airways and Iberia, saw strong growth in premium traffic in January.
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Change at the top at ENRC

3 Feb 2012 | 15:02

Kazakhstan-focused miner, Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC), has named Mehmet Dalman as its new Chairman after the abrupt and immediate departure of the previous occupant of the big chair, Dr Johannes Sittard.
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Rothschild faces wrath of major Bumi shareholder

3 Feb 2012 | 14:59

Nathaniel Rothschild and James Campbell, the founders of Bumi, the Indonesian coal miner, could be out on their derrieres if major shareholder Borneo Bumi Energi & Metal has its way.
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