Spread Bet on SSE Shares | Trade SSE SSE is in the energy business. It was formed in 1998 from Scottish Hydro-Electric and Southern Electric, and was called Scottish & Southern Energy PLC until 2010, when a rebranding and...

Standard Chartered plc is an international bank and financial services company, head-quartered in London. It operates in more than 70 countries, and most of its profits come from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, perhaps because...

Standard Life is a long-term savings and investment business, head-quartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It employs around 9000 people, 6000 of whom are in Scotland, and it services over 6 million customers in more than 50 countries...

Tate & Lyle is one of the standards of the British food industry. It is multinational, and involved in much more than its familiar sugar and golden syrup markets. In fact, Lyle’s Golden Syrup was sold to American Sugar...

Sector: Oil & Gas Producers Sub-sector: Exploration & Production Business: Exploring for hydrocarbons Tullow Oil (TLW) is a story of an entrepreneur who less than 30 years ago saw an opportunity. It is now the 30th...

United Utilities is a comparatively new company, but based on long-standing older companies. While you might feel that the provision of water and sewage services to 7 million people is a very stable company goal, the share prices...

Vedanta is a global mining company, the largest in India and with other mining operations in Australia and Zambia. It is head-quartered in London. The company was originally founded in 1976, but was listed on the London Stock...

The Weir Group is an engineering company based in Scotland, with its headquarters in Glasgow. It works in the mining, oil, and gas industries. It was founded in 1871 as an engineering company, specializing in pumping equipment...