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Saturday, 6 September 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HSBC-owned bank First Direct has withdrawn mortgages for new customers to clear a backlog after people flocked to the bank's relatively cheap rates as other lenders withdrew offers due to the credit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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Darling set to cut growth forecasts
Chancellor Alistair Darling looks set to cut growth forecasts and ramp up borrowing in his first budget on Wednesday as the economy faces its most challenging test in more than a decade.
In the job since last June, Darling has had a tough time dealing with a global credit crunch and Britain's first bank run in more than a century, which resulted in the government having to nationalise the country's fifth-biggest mortgage lender.
12 Mar 2008 |
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First Great Western to invest £29 mln in service improvements
First Great Western (FGW), a subsidiary of FirstGroup Plc, has said that it had agreed a package of passenger benefits to address poor performance in relation to cancellations of train services and the contravention of the Franchise Agreement.
26 Feb 2008 |
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Go-Ahead profits in line with expectations
Go-Ahead Group Plc, the operator of busses and trains, has reported a 14.5 per cent rise in first half underlying profit to £58.3 million, in line with expectations.
15 Feb 2008 |
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Diageo spirits up after earnings rise
Diageo, the world's biggest alcoholic drinks group, posted a 15 percent rise in first-half earnings on Thursday as it maintained its full-year target for underlying operating profits to rise by 9 percent.
14 Feb 2008 |
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Compass reports strong first quarter
Compass Group Plc has reported a strong first quarter and said that global revenues had increase organically in line with last years levels.
08 Feb 2008 |
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Credit crunch hits first-time buyers
First-time buyers are finding it harder to get a foot on the property ladder than at any time since 2005, a survey shows, but mortgage payments are becoming more affordable.
30 Jan 2008 |
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