Provides the latest RSS feeds for UK Markets News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page London Mercury.com http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a6470658fef1b31c/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:24:29 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:24:29 -0500 30 German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday concluded her three-day visit to China. It was her fifth official visit to the country, Global Times reports. http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231159/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:40:03 -0500 IANS http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231159/cs/1/ Imogen Thomas was spotted in a dressed down look for her trip to Tesco in North London on Thursday - a far cry from her glamorous appearance at a party the night before. http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231146/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:10:02 -0500 ANI http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231146/cs/1/ A majority of the 2012 London souvenirs, including Union Jack-emblazoned tea cups, tea towels, crystal ware and fluffy toys are produced by workers abroad, mainly China. http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203224595/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:20:26 -0500 ANI http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203224595/cs/1/ The Russian government has announced awards of $130,000 to Russian athletes who win a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203216385/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203216385/cs/1/ The continuing row over bonuses is damaging Britain's reputation as a place to do business, leading international bankers has warned. http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231183/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:40:41 -0500 IANS http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231183/cs/1/ Super League has gone back to the future in the 16 years since summer rugby was launched in April 1996, when Paris Saint-Germain played Sheffield Eagles on a balmy spring evening.There were 12 teams ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203235982/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:11:05 -0500 The Guardian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203235982/ Police arrested six protesters Saturday after violence erupted at the Syrian Embassy in London, where about 150 demonstrators gathered, officials said. The demonstration in London was one of many ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203235983/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:49:37 -0500 UPI http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203235983/ HONG KONG: Japan will look to take a giant stride toward a fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympic Games on Sunday as Takashi Sekizuka's side travel to Amman to face fellow Group C ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203235523/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:25:13 -0500 Arab News http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203235523/ Sex parties are attracting regular noise complaints from neighbours. Auckland Council environmental control team manager Mervyn Chetty told the Herald on Sunday his officers were being called to ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203235131/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:12 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203235131/ A motorist passes snow that has settled on Dartmoor on February 2, 2012 near Princetown, England. The UK is currently in the grips of a cold snap which has seen the Met Office upgrading its cold ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203234221/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:11:18 -0500 WHP CBS 21 http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203234221/ PHOENIX, Arizona, February 4. THE February issue of Swimming World Magazine features an Olympic preview entitled Lane Lines to London, sponsored by Competitor Swim ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203233644/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:06:44 -0500 Swimming World http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203233644/ Transport for London (TfL) says more than 10,000 tonnes of salt is ready to be put on the roads, more than ever before. Garrett Emerson of Transport for London said a lot of lessons had been ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203234218/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:13:37 -0500 BBC http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203234218/ LONDON  — Thirty percent of flights at London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday have been canceled amid forecasts for snow and severe weather in London. BAA, the owner of the airport, ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231675/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:43 -0500 MSNBC http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231675/ Six people have been arrested during a demonstration at the Syrian embassy in London, Scotland Yard said.About 150 demonstrators descended on the in Belgrave Square, London, at around 2am and ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231664/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:43:54 -0500 The Guardian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231664/ LONDON (AP) — The owner of Heathrow Airport says it has canceled 30 percent of flights for Sunday amid forecasts for snow and severe weather in London. BAA says it reached an agreement with ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203232346/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:42:17 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203232346/ UAE conglomerate Al Habtoor Group is eyeing hotel acquisitions in London and Paris but will steer clear of investments in the Arab world outside the Gulf region, its chairman said. Khalaf Al ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231469/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:33:27 -0500 Arabian Business http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203231469/ Join SMi at their Adaptive Designs in Clinical Drug Development conference to be held on the 26th & 27th March at the Grange Holborn in London. This event is the premier event of its kind in ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203228460/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:59:32 -0500 Medical News Today http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203228460/ A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, symbolic of the hacktivist group ''Anonymous'', takes part in a protest in central Brussels January 28, 2012. British police said they were ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203229411/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:06:46 -0500 IBTimes http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203229411/ Mother Riccarda Saved Jews From NazisLONDON, JAN. 18, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The causes of beatification for two London-born nuns have finished their diocesan stage and are headed to Rome.The dossier on ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203229409/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:41:20 -0500 EWTN http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203229409/ In Britain, the prospects for creating our own Facebook are just that - wild dreams. So is the wealth creation on a grand scale that the digital economy promises to deliver. Mark Zuckerberg went ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203226428/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:07 -0500 The Independent http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203226428/ German Chancellor Angela Merkel left south China's Guangdong Province on Saturday, concluding her fifth official visit to China since taking office. During her three-day trip, Merkel met with ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203221929/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:26:48 -0500 Global Times http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203221929/ DALLAS (AP) -- Paul George and the Indiana Pacers are getting more and more confident. They should be with the way they're playing - especially on the road. George hit seven 3-pointers ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203223205/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:57:13 -0500 Sports Illustrated http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203223205/ * 'Wealth effect' still lacking in US consumers -exec * Home prices must recover to spur real auto market growth * 'Unlikely' that Hyundai will lose US market share in 2012 * ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203226427/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:38:05 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203226427/ The hooded figures are pictured carrying candles as they process through Chigwell and Leytonstone in Essex on Jan. 31. The photographs began to circulate the internet on Tuesday and have caused a ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203223988/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:28:09 -0500 IBTimes http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203223988/ LONDON - Abi Morgan has built such a successful career out of measuring time that you half expect her to open a clock shop next. Ms Morgan's chronological charts for the screen - scripts that ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203222417/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:17:30 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203222417/ (15) Comments UW Interim Chancellor David Ward on Friday warned Adidas, the school's licensee and major sponsorship partner, that it needed to address issues involving an overseas ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203213119/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:23:49 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203213119/ London is home to some of the world's most opulent hotels, but with five-star rooms in short supply during the Olympic Games this summer, wealthy visitors are increasingly turning to private ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212858/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:04:35 -0500 CNBC http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212858/ Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N plans to close its Electro-Motive locomotive plant in London, Ontario, following several months of unsuccessful contract negotiations with the Canadian Auto ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212661/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:37:29 -0500 Leader-Post http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212661/ The Ford administration said it will impose conditions on workers and expect them to remain on the job if 11th hour talks with the union this weekend fail to bring about a deal. Canadian Union of ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212871/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:36:12 -0500 National Post http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212871/ (Follows alerts) Feb 3 (Reuters) - Aeropostale Inc said its chairman Julian Geiger would step down and the teen retailer named a new chairman of the board. Karin Hirtler-Garvey would replace ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203219669/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:16:33 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203219669/ Feb 3 (Reuters) - Shares of Urban Outfitters Inc(URBN.O) rose as much as 7 percent, after the women's apparelretailer said Tedford Marlow will return to the company as thechief executive of its ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203219671/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:16:24 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203219671/ * Changes combine roles at The Bay, Lord & Taylor * Shakeup follows promotion of Bay CEO Bonnie Brooks (Adds details on Zellers) TORONTO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Retailer Hudson's Bay Co has ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203219673/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:16:15 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203219673/ LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Britain's benchmark stock index climbed Friday, inspired by better-than-expected U.S. jobs data and signs that business activity is picking up in the U.K.'s ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212854/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:11:04 -0500 Market Watch http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212854/ Olympics volunteers rest at Beijing 2008. London Games organisers say they aim to avoid staff becoming bored and unmotivated. Photograph: Rungroj ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203215247/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:09:33 -0500 The Guardian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203215247/ Despite the take-up of London offices falling by 27 per cent in 2011, investors in the sector still have reason to be upbeat about the market's future prospects. Knight Frank highlighted the ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203216322/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:02:12 -0500 IBTimes http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203216322/ surprisingly strong U.S. employment report offered further proof of a healthier global economy, enabling the FTSE-100 to post its biggest weekly gain in two months. The strong U.S. data added to ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212669/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:28:14 -0500 London South East http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203212669/ Pricing in the hotel industry is demand-led. So of course prices will rise for what is the world's biggest sporting event. You compare prices at the London 2012 Games with those of August last ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203216320/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:26:45 -0500 The Independent http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203216320/ < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } The mother of 3-year-old Caleb Pacheco, whose body was found tucked underneath a Sterling mobile home last week, has been officially charged in her son's ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203219668/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:23:09 -0500 Denver Post http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203219668/ Greenwich Beach will be located on the Greenwich peninsula near the O2, the former Millennium Dome. The concept has been approved by Greenwich council. It is expected to imitate the Paris-style ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203206507/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:24:58 -0500 IBTimes http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203206507/ Four British jihadists pleaded guilty on February 1 to an al-Qaeda-inspired conspiracy to detonate a bomb in the restrooms of the London Stock Exchange, while another nine men involved in the plot ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203205349/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:20:30 -0500 Foreign Policy http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203205349/ * Sees Q3 EPS $0.27-$0.31 * To take charges, invest in advertising * Q2 EPS $1.01, in line with estimates * Shares down 6.7 percent (Adds forecast, comparisons, share movement) Feb 3 (Reuters) ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210264/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:36 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210264/ By Sarah McBride and Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210270/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:32 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210270/ Feb 3 (Reuters) - Clorox Co (CLX.N) reported a higher quarterly profit, aided by cost cuts and a decision to raise prices on bleach and other goods. Clorox's net earnings rose to $105 ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210265/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:32 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210265/ * Overhauling dealer standards key to Lincoln revival * More than half Lincoln metro dealers agree to changes * Casinos, safari tours inspire dealer standards By Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT, Feb 3 ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210266/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:27 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210266/ * Q4 adj EPS $0.69 tops Wall St view of $0.67 * Sales rose to $637.5 mln * Sees '12 EPS up at high single-digit rate (Adds sales, analysts' estimate, outlook, bullet points) Feb 3 ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210267/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:24 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210267/ * China's Youngman bids for bankrupt carmaker Saab * Receivers see more money if Saab sold in parts-source * Youngman wants to produce Saab 9-3, Lotus in Sweden By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM, ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210268/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:20 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210268/ * Q1 EPS 42 cents vs Street view 33 cents * Sales up 9 pct to $8.33 billion, meeting Street view * Shares rise nearly 3 pct in premarket trade (Adds CEO comment, byline) By Martinne Geller Feb ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210269/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:16 -0500 Reuters http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203210269/ Planning Minister John Rau is in the final stages of drafting a city development blueprint expected to significantly alter existing height, density and design guidelines set by Adelaide City ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203205367/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:26:49 -0500 AdelaideNow http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203205367/ London . The new BlackBerry model is expected to look like a miniature BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, with the same rounded corners and an all-black color scheme. The device will run on RIM's ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203208111/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:19:34 -0500 IBTimes http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203208111/ By Toni Vorobyova LONDON Feb 3 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged higher on Friday, bolstered by solid economic data and upbeat corporate reports, but concerns over a possible weak ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203205343/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:48:27 -0500 London South East http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/203205343/