Citywire Top Stocks Daily News Digest

All the news from across the web about the companies featured in Citywire's Top Stocks

AstraZeneca PLC

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• Wall Street Journal: AstraZeneca Thursday raised its full-year earnings forecast as it said its net profit more than doubled owing to favorable currency movements and strong performances in emerging markets

Barclays PLC

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• Home Move: Barclays is extending its range of fixed-rate mortgage deals to 90% loan-to-value, and including a fee-free three-year fix at 4.99%

BP PLC

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• The Economic Times: An increasing number of oil companies, including BP, are likely to see $100-a-barrel oil as the new norm

Diageo PLC

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• Bloomberg: Diageo said it expects to stem a decline in sales at its European unit this year even as tough economic conditions in Western Europe restrain spending

DS Smith PLC

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• ShareCast: DS Smith, the recycled packaging group, says like-for-like sales of its key corrugated products in the first half of its current financial year are up 3% on 2010

HSBC Holdings PLC

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• Financial Times: HSBC Holdings is seeking to sell its consumer finance unit in Brazil
• LoanSafe: HSBC has announced the launch of HSBC 100+ Series Global Goals Investment in Australia
• AME Info: HSBC has signed a $24 million medium term facility to finance telecommunications equipment and systems supplied by Nokia Siemens Networks to Asiacell, a mobile operator in Iraq

Kenmare Resources PLC

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• Reuters: Kenmare Resources Plc said third-quarter revenue rose strongly from the second quarter mainly on higher production and also helped by increased prices

Premier Oil PLC

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• ShareCast: Premier Oil said it would abandon its Qua Mit Vang exploration well off the coast of Vietman

Rio Tinto PLC

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• Reuters: Canada's Hathor Exploration said on Thursday that it had received Rio Tinto's formal takeover offer
• Reuters: Rio Tinto is looking to spend more heavily in Africa

Royal Dutch Shell Plc

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• AFP: Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that net profits doubled to $6.98 billion between June and September
• Daily Times Nigeria: Royal Dutch Shell Nigeria, has been slammed with a $1 billion law suit over the frequent oil spills and pervasive air pollution from its refining operations in Ogoni land, Delta state

Tate and Lyle PLC

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