Events Database

70 historical macro events · 2010–today

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DateEvent
Aug 15, 12West coast mainline franchise changes: Q&A
Aug 15, 12Rail fare rises are a problem for the whole of Britain
Aug 15, 12Virgin Trains loses west coast mainline franchise to FirstGroup
Aug 15, 12FirstGroup drops 6% as analysts say it overpaid for west coast mainline
Aug 15, 12Richard Branson brands government west coast mainline decision 'insane'
Aug 9, 12FirstGroup set to win Virgin's west coast rail franchise
Jul 29, 12FirstGroup trumps Virgin as frontrunner for west coast rail franchise
Jul 20, 12FirstGroup hangs on to Great Western – and state subsidies
Jul 16, 12Markets close flat despite IMF cutting growth forecasts and US retail figures down
Jul 15, 12FirstGroup vies with Virgin in west coast rail bidding war
May 29, 12InterContinental Hotels adds 2% as broker suggests Marriott tie-up, while FTSE shakes off eurozone woes
May 23, 12FTSE loses £35bn on Greece worries, with miners hit by broker caution
Mar 29, 12FTSE 100 falls to two month low but International Power surges on GDF Suez approach
Mar 29, 12FirstGroup shares slump as bus growth stalls
Mar 29, 12Marks & Spencer and Next fall on H&M cost comments, as FTSE slips back again
Dec 7, 11Virgin Trains boss says: We'll win west coast rail franchise on customer service
Nov 9, 11FTSE slumps nearly 2% on Italy worries, while Admiral sinks 25% after warning
Nov 9, 11FirstGroup expresses fears over eurozone crisis
Jul 15, 11FirstGroup CEO suffers shareholder rebuke over bonus package
Jul 13, 11Fresnillo fired by silver and gold rises, as FTSE rises on China growth and Bernanke
Jun 3, 11FTSE recovers despite poor US jobs data, as Resolution rises on cash hopes
Jun 3, 11Stagecoach and Go-Ahead accelerate after positive JP Morgan note
Mar 13, 11FirstGroup may give up First Great Western franchise three years early
Mar 11, 11Insurers fall after Japan quake, as FTSE suffers worst weekly drop for eight months
Mar 11, 11FirstGroup loses 5% after US school bus problems
Feb 9, 11National Express rises on break-up talk, as rail companies come into focus
Jan 26, 11FirstGroup's bus and rail boss Mary Grant steps down
Nov 4, 10FirstGroup to throw bus service cuts into reverse
Oct 20, 10Smith & Nephew shines as FTSE takes government spending cuts in its stride
Oct 20, 10Transport groups accelerate after rail fare and bus subsidy news
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