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• Moneysupermarket CEO rejects bid approach
  23 Jul, 2008 15:27
  Moneysupermarket.com said its chief executive Simon Nixon, a 54% shareholder, has rejected an unsolicited takeover approach for the price comparison site.

• Petrofac not awarded Algeria LNG deal
  23 Jul, 2008 15:22
  Oil and gas facilities service provider Petrofac said it has not been awarded the LNG contract in Algeria it had provisionally won last week.

• Glaxo unveils new strategy; slows buyback programme
  23 Jul, 2008 12:01
  Drugs giant GlaxoSmithkline outlined three new strategic priorities today, as it seeks to grow a diversified global business, deliver more products of value and simplify its operating model.

• Barclays' Hoffman new CEO of Northern Rock
  23 Jul, 2008 11:51
  Gary Hoffman, the vice chairman of Barclays, has been named chief executive of nationalised mortgage lender Northern Rock.

• Drax names Quinlan as new finance director
  23 Jul, 2008 11:38
  Power generator Drax has appointed Anthony Quinlan as finance director, taking effect on 1 September, to succeed Gordon Boyd who said in March that he will be leaving in the…

• Korean shipbuilder chooses Aveva
  23 Jul, 2008 09:17
  Engineering IT systems provider Aveva was buoyant Wednesday morning after announcing a contract win with a Korean shipbuilder.

• Record numbers fire Renishaw higher
  23 Jul, 2008 08:21
  Renishaw added ground midweek as the engineer reported a record set of full year results, with business in the Far East and Europe going especially well.

• Galiform sales slowing
  23 Jul, 2008 08:15
  Joinery and kitchen group Galiform saw a solid underlying performance in the first six months of 2008, but sales slowed towards the end of the half and that trend has…

• Bulging order book at confident VT Group
  23 Jul, 2008 08:13
  Defence and support services firm VT Group continues to trade in line with management expectations, with the order book running at record levels.

• Int'l Personal Finance profits soar 39%
  23 Jul, 2008 08:07
  Credit lender International Personal Finance, demerged from Provident Financial last year, saw first half profits jump a better than forecast 39% to £22.1m and said credit quality remained stable.

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