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This is Money6 April 2006 STRONG commodity prices sparked a fresh round of buying of mining stocks today as the FTSE 100 Index scaled heights not seen since the dotcom era. OTHER STORIES Footsie five-year high on Vodafone chat A-Day 'good for economy, bad for shares' New on the market Smaller Companies report: Wed close Isa savers face final countdown THE EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP  ...

There had been expectations that the Shipley-based company would go outside for a chief to succeed John Dyson, who is set to step down. At the half year results stage announced in January, Pace indicated it was considering a young candidate who was deeply into the technology the company's products bring to the home – personal video recorders, high definition pictures, home media centres and the li ...

The Sheffield-based group, which has property investments all over Yorkshire, said the market had grown by nearly 20 per cent in 2005 after an excellent run."We think it might slow down," said managing director Jamie Boot. "There is such a huge appetite out there at the moment and it could slow down. If it does it won't cause us any problems. In fact, it may make the market more sustainable."He ad ...

DSG International will use the 'Currys.digital' banner for its 190 Dixons stores as it merges its two core operations to create a new 550-shop division.While the Dixons name will remain in use for DSG's e-commerce operation, the stores move ends a presence on the high street dating back to 1937.DSG said the move gave Dixons customers access to a wider range of products, including kitchen appliance ...

Vodafone, one of the world’s biggest mobile phone operators, on Thursday unveiled a wide-ranging restructuring aimed at cutting costs in mature markets and driving growth in emerging markets and new technologies. // The company will be re-organised into three business units: Europe; Central Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and affiliates; and new business and innovation. Vodafone, which is head ...

HONG KONG (Dow Jones) -- Asian markets traded higher across the board Thursday, led by gains in Taiwan and Japan where high-tech issues advanced, tracing gains in U.S. markets as the tech-oriented Nasdaq finished at a five- year high. In Tokyo trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Average ended the morning up 157.50 points, or 0.91%, at 17,401.48. At midday, the broader Topix index finished up 19.08 po ...

LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Lloyd's of London, the U.K. specialist insurance market, swung to a 103 million pound ($180 million) pretax loss in 2005 following the worst hurricane season on record. The group's loss was the first since 2001 and followed a pretax profit of 1.37 billion pounds in 2004. Net claims for the year rose 24.3% to 9.51 billion pounds, with 3.31 billion pounds of that figure c ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Gains in mining companies, including the world's number one, BHP Billiton , pushed the leading share index to a fresh 5-year high on Thursday after copper prices charged to new records. Shares in BHP Billiton were among the top FTSE 100 risers with an advance of 1.7 percent, while Rio Tinto , Anglo American and Xstrata added more than 1 percent each. Copper miner Antofagasta ticked up 0.7 percent, boosted by strong copper prices and also by news it would produce 440,000 tonn ...

Jim Armitage, Evening Standard6 April 2006 THE Lloyd's insurance market today admitted it has made its first annual loss since the 9/11-struck year of 2001. OTHER STORIES Pensions A-Day is here Bank won't break the ice on rates Market report: Thursday preview Average house price breaches £175,000 Supermarket shares face bird flu blow THE EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP ADVICE: How ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Gains in mining companies, including the world's number one BHP Billiton, pushed the FTSE 100 to a fresh five-year high on Thursday after copper prices charged to new records. Shares in BHP Billiton (BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research) were among the top FTSE 100 risers with an advance of 1.7 percent, while Rio Tinto (RIO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) , Anglo American (AAL.L: Quote, Profile, Research) and Xstrata (XTA.L: Quote, Profile, Research) added more than 1 percent each ...