Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 145.3 points to close at
13,236.1.

The S&P 500 gained 16.95 points at 1,464.07, and the Nasdaq Composite gained
31.5 points to 2,552.8.

See you in the morning with the latest....

G.

Director Dealings - Wednesday 22 August 2007

Access Intelligence (ACC)Aviva PLC (AV.)BAE SYSTEMS PLC (BA.)BB Holdings Ltd (BBHL)Bespak PLC (BPK)British Land Co PLC (BLND)Cardpoint PLC (CASH)Cheltenham & Gloucs (CAGP)Experian Group Ltd (EXPN)

FirstGroup PLC (FGP)IVI Umbrella FundInforma PLC (INF)JPMorgan Elect PLC (JPE)Ladbrokes PLC (LAD)Lloyds TSB Group PLC (LLOY)Montrusco Bolton CanNordAnglia Education (NAE)OMG PLC (OMG)

Old Mutual PLC (OML)Pennon Group PLC (PNN)Persimmon Plc (PSN)Personal Assets Tst. (PNL)Proven Growth & Income VCT (PGO)Sunrise Diamonds PLC (SDS)Thus Group PLC (THUS)Workplace Sys Intnl (WSI)

Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

Barclays faced fresh embarrassment yesterday over its 314 million emergency loan from the Bank of England, when HSBC, its rival, furiously denied that an error by its bankers had forced Barclays into the red.

HSBC denies blame for forcing Barclays into the red over loan

The scale of Britain's personal debt mountain has come into sharp focus with new research showing a record number of households are facing serious debt repayment problems, and that Britons owe more money than the entire economy can generate in a year.

Record numbers face debt meltdown

Switzerland's top banker has warned of massive losses from the unfolding credit crisis, describing the collapse in US lending standards as "unbelievable". Jean-Pierre Roth, president of the Swiss National Bank, said market turmoil was far from over as tremors from the sub-prime debacle continued to rock the world.

Top Swiss banker attacks US lending standards as 'unbelievable'

America's largest mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial, appeared last night on the verge of receiving a $2bn (1bn) bail-out from Bank of America, alleviating the threat of a bankruptcy that could have rocked the US financial system.

Mortgage giant set for $2bn rescue package

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

OUTLOOK Rentokil H1 seen lower but analysts expect positive outlook, H2 growthTFN economic and business calendar

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng rose 624.43 points to 22,971.31 in the morning
session, while the Nikkei was recently up 380.61 points at 16,281.25.

Crude oil for October delivery, which marked its first day as a front month contract
in New York Wednesday, lost 31 cents to end at $69.26 a barrel, its lowest level in
two months.

Happy trading!

G.

Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Shares up, oil mixed

TFN UK calendar and forecasts for today

London shares outlook - higher, on Wall Street rally

The Thursday Press Roundup

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

Tokyo shares close sharply higher on Wall Street lead, softer yen

Australian shares close higher for 4th straight day on upbeat results

BROKERWATCH Deutsche Bank downgraded in Goldman Sachs European banking reviewUK smallcap opening - Wham Energy climbs on agreed Venture Production bid

UK smallcap opening - Sarantel firms as two design wins secured

Australian shares close higher for 4th straight day on upbeat results - UPDATE

Tokyo shares close sharply higher on Wall Street lead, softer yen - UPDATEUK smallcap opening - Interactive Prospect Targeting up on bid prospects

FTSE opens firmly higher

UK smallcap opening - Media Corp edges up on disposal news

London shares open higher after Wall Street gains

STOCKWATCH Rentokil underperforms on return, H1 results draw mixed reaction

STOCKWATCH Northern Rock gains on new bid talk; ING in the frame

UK smallcap opening - International Greetings slides on FY profits warning

UK small caps open sharply higher with Sarantel strong on two design wins

Good morning all

and what a good day is turning to be

PCI 8.25 - 8.50p +0.73p

doing well since selected yesterday on the "UPS"

The parabolic SAR has gone positive

STOCKWATCH Sainsbury up as Numis Securities maintains 'buy', cuts tgt to 682p

Metals - LME inventory data (Thursday)

Metals - Gold rises for second day as dollar weakens vs euro

Metals - Base metals continue higher as recovery in equities restores confidence

London shares - mid-morning features

Metals - Gold rises for second day as dollar weakens vs euro UPDATE

Metals - Base metals higher as recovery in equities restores confidence UPDATE

STOCKWATCH Northern Rock gains on new bid talk; ING in the frame UPDATE

RPT STOCKWATCH Persimmon shares fall; ABN Amro cuts target price to 1,530p

OUTLOOK Antofagasta H1 pretax climbs on higher output, may pay special dividend

STOCKWATCH Basilea moves higher after solid H1 results, focus on pipeline news

US futures move higher

London shares - midday features

Midday Market Roundup

UK small caps stay sharply higher at midday; Wham Energy climbs on bid newsWALL STREET OUTLOOK Stronger; BoA investment in Countrywide Financial supports

Precious Metals Summary - London AM Fixings

STOCKWATCH Rio Tinto higher on 40 bln usd financing deal for Alcan

        LUNCH TIME FUN

Metals - Copper edges higher, tracking equities; subprime lingers in backgroundTFN economic and business calendar to Thursday Sept 6

STOCKWATCH Northern Rock gains on new bid talk; ING denies interest UPDATE

End-of-day Market Roundup

        JOKE OF THE DAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Some employees bought their boss a gift for his birthday.

Before opening the gift, the boss shook it slightly,
and noticed that it was wet in the corner.
Touching his finger to the wet spot and tasting it,
he asked, "A bottle of wine?"

His employees replied, "No."

Again, he touched his finger to the box and tasted the liquid.
"A bottle of scotch?"

"His employees replied again, "No."

Finally the boss asked, "I give up. What is it?"

His workers responded, "A puppy."