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Friday, 5 September 2008
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Unemployment down in 2007 final quarter
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released data today showing a drop in unemployment in the UK in the last three months to December. The ONS said that the number of unemployed people dropped by 61,000 in the last quarter of 2007.
13 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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BSkyB revenue up on customer retention
Pay-TV firm BSkyB added fewer new customers in the second quarter than expected but said it was making more money per user, growing customer loyalty and operating in line with targets.
06 Feb 2008 |
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BP profits slump
BP reported a 24 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit to $2.97 billion (1.5 billion pounds) on Tuesday, as charges related to selling service stations, weak refining margins and higher costs outweighed the benefit of higher oil prices and a small rise in output.
05 Feb 2008 |
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Ryanair third-quarter profit down
Airline Ryanair posted a sharper than expected drop in third-quarter net profit on Monday and warned high oil prices, an economic slowdown in the UK and weak sterling meant profits may fall up to 50 percent next year.
Europe's biggest low-cost carrier said net profit in the three months to the end of December fell 27 percent to 35 million euros (26 million pounds) as winter fares fell almost 5 percent. That excludes a one-off gain from the sale of aircraft.
04 Feb 2008 |
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Microsoft profit rises on Vista
Microsoft signalled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year earnings outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
25 Jan 2008 |
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Nokia 2007 net sales of 51.1 bln euros
Finnish telecoms giant Nokia has reported net sales of 15.7 billion euros in the fourth quarter of 2007, an increase of 34 per cent on the same period in 2006. For the full year the company reported net sales as reaching 51.1 billion euros, up 24 per cent on 2006.
24 Jan 2008 |
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LSE's third quarter revenue up
London Stock Exchange Group posted an 87 percent rise in its third-quarter revenue to 167.9 million pounds on Thursday, up 87 percent from a year earlier after it completed its acquisition of Borsa Italiana in October.
The LSE said revenue for the three months ended December 31 rose 15 percent from a year earlier on a proforma basis.
24 Jan 2008 |
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Apple forecast misses Wall Street view
Apple on Tuesday forecast a quarterly profit below analysts' expectations and posted disappointing holiday season iPod shipments, sending its shares down 11 percent in after hours trade on concern consumers were cutting spending.
23 Jan 2008 |
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