A largely positive week on the FTSE 100 saw it post comfortable triple-digit gains, as positive economic data from the UK and US outweighed ongoing concerns over the Greek debt deal.
A busy five days on the corporate calendar will bring updates from corporate giants including BP and GlaxoSmithKline, plus a torrent of economic data. See what's in store...
Having managed to negotiate a variety of economic headwinds, BT Group released positive results, buoyed by the strong performance of its broadband-providing Openreach division.
BT Group is the blue-chip company to look out for when it reports its third-quarter results on Friday, while investors will also be keeping an eye on January's service sector purchasing managers' survey.
Despite cautionary outlook statements by both AstraZeneca and Smith & Nephew, investors cheered shares in the latter, while AstraZeneca shares lingered in the doldrums.
After days of intense speculation Facebook has unveiled its plans for a $5 billion initial public offering, filing papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission late on Wednesday.
Thursday sees a number of heavyweights reporting, including Royal Dutch Shell, AstraZeneca and Unilever. See what else is coming up in the next 24 hours...
Imperial Tobacco said its current performance is set to meet ambitious expectations for the financial year to October 2012, with strong sales momentum in emerging markets.
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With management showing both manufacturing and marketing skill, recessionary times ought to be useful for accumulating shares in luxury wallpaper company Walker Greenbank, says Edmond Jackson.
It could go either way: stockmarkets are poised either for an almighty crash or a sudden surge. Then again, markets could also continue to reflect the 'muddle through' scenario, where policymakers, particularly those involved in attempting to solve the eurozone crisis, do just enough to keep investors sweet.
