British American Tobacco Plc.
British 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...
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BHP 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...
View ArticleVodafone Group plc.
Vodafone 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...
View ArticleFT30 Share Index Given A Makeover
FT.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...
View ArticleBritish Sky Broadcasting Group Plc.
British 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...
View ArticleRoyal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
The 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...
View ArticleMarks & Spencer Plc.
Marks and Spencer plc. is one of the most successful retailers in the UK. It was founded by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer, with the first shop opening in Leeds in 1884. It has 703 stores throughout...
View ArticleAberdeen Asset Management
Aberdeen Asset Management sponsored Dragon BoatAberdeen Asset Management is a fund manager from Aberdeen, founded in 1983. In March 2012 they joined the FTSE 100 Index.Over the last 20 years they have...
View ArticleJ Sainsbury Plc.
J Sainsbury plc. is the holding company for Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd, which is the UK’s third largest supermarket. It was founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann Sainsbury. By...
View ArticleIntertek Group
Intertek Group plc is a multinational business which carries out inspections, product testing and provides certification to export companies. They have sites all over the world which oversee inspection...
View ArticlePersimmon share price suffers
UK house builder Persimmon suffered on the markets last week following Chancellor George Osborne request to the Bank of England to ensure that the new ”Help to Buy” scheme does not cause a housing...
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