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Banks and resource firms led U.K. stocks lower on Wednesday, tracking a downbeat mood across European bourses, while shares of United Utilities Group PLC bucked the trend after the firm reported earnings.The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.4% to 5,779.34.Shares of Bunzl PLC dropped 3.9%, after Citigroup cut the consumer-products firm's price target to ÛÛ11.90 from ÛÛ12.50 to reflect a new earnings forecast.Resolution Ltd. shares slid 1.7%, after UBS cut the insurer to neutral from buy. The analysts said they expect the firm to miss its 2013 targets.Bucking the negative trend in London, shares of United Utilities Group PLC added 1.9%, after the firm reported a rise in earnings per share for the six months to end Sept. 30 and said it's on track to meet its regulatory targets.Most U.K. stocks were weighed by comments from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The Nevada Democrat said late Tuesday that only little progress has been made in negotiations between Democrats and Republicans to avert...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESMedical-device company Biomet Inc. has agreed to pay about $22.7 million to settle civil and criminal charges stemming from allegations the compan...
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged medical device company Smith & Nephew under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for bribing Greek public docto...
By Katie ReidZURICH (Reuters) - Synthes <SYST.VX> said on Monday it was in takeover talks with Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N>, after reports the U.S. group is looking to ...
FOX Business: The Power to ProsperBuilding on its first seven-week surge in nearly four years, Wall Street climbed steadily higher to fresh two-year highs on Tuesday...
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The U.K.'s benchmark index ended with a small loss Monday, with weak banking shares offsetting deal news in the medical-devices industry.The ...
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The U.K.'s benchmark index held steady Monday as gains for oil giant BP PLC and deal news in the medical-devices industry were offset by loss...
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Shares in U.K.-based Smith & Nephew PLC (SN.LN) jumped 4% in early business Monday after the Sunday Times newspaper reported that U.S. pharmaceu...
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- London's benchmark stock index ended lower Friday, weighed down by losses across the mining sector, while shares of technology firm ARM Holdi...
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- London's benchmark stock index declined on Friday, weighed down by the mining sector, while shares of technology firm ARM Holdings PLC rallie...
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K.-based Smith & Nephew PLC (SN.LN) took the unusual step Friday of denying it was in any takeover talks after market speculation pushed share...
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Smith & Nephew PLC (SN.LN), a global medical technology business, said Friday it is not engaged in any discussions which could lead to a merger ...
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Smith & Nephew PLC (SN.LN) said Wednesday it will buy U.S. wound care business Healthpoint Biotherapeutics for $782 million in cash, boosting the U.K. medical techno...
Orthopaedics and medical technology firm Smith & Nephew PLC (SN.LN), said Monday that it has appointed Julie Brown as Chief Financial Officer, adding that she will f...
These stocks set one-year highs:While trading on above-average volume, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) climbed today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week high o...
U.K. medical device maker Smith & Nephew PLC (SN.LN) Thursday reported a 3% rise in first-quarter net profit and said that guidance for the full year, provided last ...
Here are stocks that are up on high volume:Today, Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:PANL) is up on high volume, trading at a volume of 1.1 million, or 1.9 times ...
Here are stocks that are down on high volume today:Trading at a volume of five million, or 2.1 times its average daily volume, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is down on high v...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESMedical-device company Biomet Inc. has agreed to pay about $23 million to settle civil and criminal charges stemming from allegations the company'...
