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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
TweetThe Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) provides banking and insurance services. The UK Government owns 84% of the bank through UK Financial Investments Limited (which also own Northern Rock and 41% of the Royal Bank of Scotland). The bank is still listed on the London Stock Exchange. RBS is the worlds largest company in... Stock market news »
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc.
TweetBritish Sky Broadcasting Group plc (often called BSkyB or just Sky) is the largest pay-TV broadcaster in the UK with over 10 million customers. It was formed in 1990 when Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting merged – both companies were struggling financially and were not able to effectively compete with each other. It... Stock market news »
FT30 Share Index Given A Makeover
TweetFT.com announced today that it is giving the FT30 share index a makeover. FT30 Index is the oldest of the indices and was set up to track the top 30 companies in 1935. The FT30 was the brainchild of Maurice Green and Richard Clarke who worked for the Financial News in the 1930′s. Having just... Stock market news »
Vodafone Group plc.
TweetVodafone is the world’s largest telecoms company (based on revenue) and the UK’s 4th largest company. It operated in 30 countries and owns 45% of Verizon Wireless, America’s most popular mobile telecoms company. Why Vodafone? The Name is derived from VOice DAta FONE. Vodafone is listed on the NASDAQ as well as the LSE.... Stock market news »
BHP Billiton Plc.
TweetBHP Billiton is the UK largest stock (based on first quarter 2011). It’s headquarters are in Melbourne with its second office in London. It is the world’s largest mining company based on annual revenues and is the 3rd largest company in the world. BHP operates a variety of mines all over the world including... Stock market news »
British American Tobacco Plc.
TweetBritish American Tobacco Plc. (BAT) is the world’s second largest tobacco company. It’s HQ is in London and it operates globally with a very strong presence in more than 50 countries. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. BAT History, Mergers and Acquisitions BAT was formed in 1902 when... Stock market news »
Cairn Energy plc
TweetCairn Energy plc. is a Scottish oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in Edinburgh. It produces around 33,000 barrels of oil a day. It has discovered many oil fields in India in recent years, especially in the Rajasthan region. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.... Stock market news »
Barclays Plc.
TweetBarclays Plc. was founded in 1690 and is the 4th largest UK bank and the 10th largest bank in the world and trades on both the London and New York stock exchanges. Barclays is structured into several clusters, the High Street bank which most people are familiar with is just one part of the... Stock market news »
BT Group Plc.
TweetBT Group plc. is the original UK telecommunications company and the oldest telecommunications business in the world. Until 1984 it was a state run company which originally was a part of the telegraph service and then became a part of the General Post Office. In 1980 Post Office Telecommunications was renamed British Telecom. In 1984... Stock market news »
British Land Company Plc.
TweetThe British Land Company plc (LSE: BLND) is a major property developer in the UK. It was founded in 1856 as a part of the National Freehold Land Society. The society was set up to help people to become freeholders to allow them to vote. Over half of British Land’s property is tied up in... Stock market news »
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