Economy. Written by Roberta Murray. Monday, 30 July 2012. Financial News Roundup: FTSE 100, National Grid, Reckitt Benckiser, O'Donnell won't be Barclays Chairman, independent review of Libor scandal ordered.

3 comments. Computacenter's five-year payout has already out-paced that of the wider market. The last few years have been tough for investors relying on the FTSE 100 (UKX) to deliver a rising dividend payout.

0 comments. Character Group (LSE: CCT) and Pearson (LSE: PSON) drop this morning. The FTSE 100 (UKX) still appears to be in the grip of euro-worries, falling eleven points to 5562 this morning, with fears not having been assuaged by European Central ...

By Preeti Upadhyaya, MarketWatch. LONDON (MarketWatch) - London's main stock index closed higher on Friday after the French newspaper Le Monde reported that the European Central Bank and euro-zone governments are planning to buy Spanish and ...

News round up: Shell, FTSE 100, Lloyds Banking Group plc, Facebook Inc, Oil companies, Greece, NatWest. Royal Dutch Shell plc (LON:RDSA) surprised the City with a 13 per cent fall in profits to �5.7bn yesterday.

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Centrica (LSE: CNA) and ITV (LSE: ITV) boost their interim dividends. The FTSE 100 (UKX), at current levels of around 5500 points, is on a trailing dividend yield of 3.9%.

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LONDON -- The FTSE 100 (UKX) is continuing to travel sideways, and at 5633 points is just a few points ahead of yesterday's close, despite early signs that the U.K.