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Update: Marston's maintains divi despite profit fall
05 Dec, 2008 09:02
Marston's pushed ahead as the pub operator bucked the sector trend and maintained its final dividend despite lower full year profits and continued tough trading in the current year.
Small VAT boost for John Lewis
05 Dec, 2008 09:00
John Lewis department stores across the country suffered another dive in sales last week despite an upturn in business at the weekend following the recent cut in VAT.
Ofcom proposes price hikes for Openreach arm of BT
05 Dec, 2008 08:31
Ofcom is proposing to allow BT's wholesale arm Openreach to raise its prices to other broadband suppliers in a move that regulator Ofcom says will help generate sustainable competition.

Friday's newspaper round-up: BoE, banks, Sainsbury
05 Dec, 2008 06:33
The Bank of England is working on radical plans to inject cash directly into the economy - the nuclear option to be used only when interest rates approach zero, reports…
Thursday's newspaper round-up: Interest rates, BA, ITV
04 Dec, 2008 06:57
A string of weak economic data released this week has pushed City analysts to near-universal expectation that the Bank of England will cut interest rates by at least 1 percentage…
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Resolution, BA, 3i
03 Dec, 2008 06:15
Clive Cowdery, the insurance entrepreneur, has secured commitments from investors of just over £500m for a new vehicle to consolidate the hard-hit financial services sector, at the lower end of…

Clerkenwell Ventures mulls capital return
05 Dec, 2008 09:20
Clerkenwell Ventures rallied sharply Friday after the investment firm flagged plans to return capital to shareholders as it struggles to complete suitable acquisitions.
White Nile shifts focus to farming
05 Dec, 2008 09:19
Political turmoil in southern Sudan has finally forced oil and gas explorer White Nile to change tack and seek its riches in the African agricultural sector.
Coral Products sees better performance
05 Dec, 2008 08:24
CD and DVD cases maker Coral Products said it expects reduced losses going forward due to the recent falls in oil prices as it narrowed underlying pre-tax losses for the…

Stagecoach boss buys £3m worth
04 Dec, 2008 17:22
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Rayne boosts LMS Capital stake
03 Dec, 2008 16:10
A round-up of the biggest director buys today so far.
Halfords' chief exec starts assembling stake
02 Dec, 2008 15:39
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

Touchstone swings to loss, scraps divi
05 Dec, 2008 07:54
Business software maker Touchstone said it believes market conditions will continue to be testing as it swung to a half-year loss and scrapped its interim dividend.
Universe expects lower operating profits
05 Dec, 2008 07:34
Retail and loyalty systems provider Universe warned that whilst revenue growth has been strong, operating profit has been impacted by slower than anticipated equipment roll-outs from the JetSet business (JAV).…
Metal-Tech warns of FY loss
05 Dec, 2008 07:21
Speciality metal producer and recycler Metal-Tech warned that it expects to report a full-year loss due to the current crisis in the metals, construction and manufacturing sectors.

Sheffield United to delist from AIM
04 Dec, 2008 11:21
Football club Sheffield United has applied for its shares to be delisted from trading on AIM, blaming low liquidity of the shares and the current economic turmoil.
Update: Resolution confirms £1bn float
19 Nov, 2008 11:29
Resolution Ltd., the new vehicle of insurance entrepreneur Clive Cowdery, confirmed plans to raise £1bn in a share float next month to spend on struggling life assurance and asset management…
Resolution confirms placing to raise up to £1bn
19 Nov, 2008 07:20
Life insurance sector consolidator Resolution has confirmed its intention to float next month and to focus on opportunities in the life assurance and asset management sectors.

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