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Thursday, 28 August 2008
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Yahoo profits up in Q1
Yahoo has reported a massive growth in profits in the first quarter of 2008. The internet company, which is currently resisting a takeover bid from Microsoft, said that its income rose to $542.2 million, up from $142.4 million in the same period in 2007.
23 Apr 2008 |
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Neteller Q1 revenue down 48%
Global online payments business, Neteller Plc has reported a fall in revenue for the first quarter of this year. The company said its revenue was down 48 per cent from the same period last year, dropping to $16.98 million.
18 Apr 2008 |
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Prudential sales up 13% on strong Asian performance
Prudential Plc said on Thursday that its total sales went up 13 per cent in the first three months of 2008, compared with the same period last year. The insurers' total sales reached £729 million in the first quarter.
17 Apr 2008 |
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WH Smith profits up 8%
Stationer WH Smith has reported an 8.0 per cent rise in profits to £64 million, for the six months ended 29 February. The news comes despite a 2.0 per cent drop in like-for-like sales.
17 Apr 2008 |
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Small growth at L&G in Q1
Legal & General (L&G) has reported small increases to its business in the first quarter of 2008. The insurer said that worldwide new business was up 6.0 per cent on the last quarter of 2007, rising to £352 million. However there was no change compared with the first quarter of 2007, where business was worth £368 million.
14 Apr 2008 |
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Eurostar passengers and revenues up in Q1
Eurostar has reported a rise in revenues of 25.2 per cent to £78.4 million in the first three months of 2008 thanks to a substantial rise in passenger numbers in the period. The train operator said it had 2.17 million passengers (up 21.3 per cent) in the first quarter of the year.
14 Apr 2008 |
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Wall St sees deeper slide in earnings
Wall St analysts have cut their first-quarter earnings outlook for U.S. companies yet again, according to data from Reuters Estimates on Monday.
14 Apr 2008 |
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Cadbury sales up in first quarter
Cadbury Schweppes has reported strong growth in its confectionary sales for the first quarter of 2008, with sales up 7 per cent.
The company said that sales in chewing gum were especially strong and that price increases meant it was able to offset the rising price of commodities.
07 Apr 2008 |
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First Direct withdraws mortgages
HSBC-owned bank First Direct has withdrawn mortgages for new customers to clear a backlog after people flocked to the bank's relatively cheap rates as other lenders withdrew offers due to the credit crunch.
31 Mar 2008 |
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Wolseley warns on trading
Building materials group Wolseley reported a 23 percent fall in first-half trading profit on Monday and warned that business conditions in its major markets would become more challenging.
17 Mar 2008 |
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