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1. SIG underlying first-half profit up 10.2 pct
Insulation and roofing materials group SIG met forecasts on Thursday with a 10.2 percent rise in underlying first-half profit and said it was confident of further progress but prepared for a slowdown.
21 Aug 2008
2. Persimmon first-half profits down
Housebuilder Persimmon reported a 64 percent fall in profits on Thursday and reduced its dividend to 5 pence per share from 18.5 pence due to tough first half trading and very difficult housing market conditions.
21 Aug 2008
3. Tolent posts fall in first-half pretax profit
Construction group Tolent reported a 28 percent drop in first half pretax profit of 1.1 million pounds on Wednesday, reflecting difficult trading conditions in the construction sector.
20 Aug 2008
4. HP results top Wall Street targets
Hewlett-Packard results beat Wall Street targets as net profit rose 14 percent, subduing fears that slowing economies and a stronger dollar would weaken the world's biggest computer and printer maker and its rivals.
20 Aug 2008
5. Insurer Hiscox posts record first-half profit
Insurer Hiscox shrugged off the effects of turbulent financial markets to post record first-half pretax profit on Monday, beating forecasts.
18 Aug 2008
6. BHP Billiton posts record year profit
Top miner BHP Billiton, bidding for rival Rio Tinto in what would be the world's second-biggest takeover, posted a 12.4 percent rise in full-year net profit to a record $15.4 billion (8.2 billion pounds), as Chinese demand stoked a commodities boom.
18 Aug 2008
7. Interserve first-half profit up 19.5 percent
Building and maintenance company Interserve said a strong market for its services in the Middle East left it well placed for further growth, as it posted a 19.5 percent rise in first-half profit.
13 Aug 2008
8. Insurer Catlin's profit falls 21 percent
Insurer Catlin reported a bigger than expected 21 percent fall in profit for the first half of 2008, blaming a sharp drop in investment income on the back of weak financial markets.
08 Aug 2008
9. Fund firm Schroders profit hurt by writedowns
First-half pretax profit at Schroders fell by 27 percent, hurt by writedowns and client outflows, and the fund firm warned that demand from retail investors would weaken.
08 Aug 2008
10. Cookson profit up on ceramics business
Industrial materials group Cookson beat forecasts with a 45 percent rise in first-half profit, driven by its ceramics business and a recent acquisition, and was upbeat about its full-year prospects.
05 Aug 2008
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