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FTSE 100 flat early on as strong miners offset weak banks
MORNING REPORT: The headline index was little changed in early deals today, as a strong performance from the mining community offset weakness in banks and a slump in cruise ship operator ...
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Impairments stifle Vodafone as full-year revenue slips 4.2%
Telecoms giant Vodafone reported group revenue down 4.2% to £44.4bn in the year to end-March, with full year organic service revenue off 1.9%, down 4.2% in Q4. EBITDA was down 3.1% at £13.3bn. ...
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The Press Roundup
A brief summary of Tuesday's main business headlines... Extensive coverage of Apple tax avoidance, oil price fixing, FirstGroup crash, ENRC
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Carnival lowers target
Cruise ship operator Carnival has updated its earnings guidance for the second half of 2013, primarily due to lower net revenue yield expectations.
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Greencore ups divi
Convenience food producer Greencore Group reported revenue of £572.9m, up 0.9%, for the half-year to end-March. Operating profit was up 6.3% to £33.7m.
Convenience Foods revenue of £542.1m, up 1.8%;
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Economic & Market Headlines
- London surge sends UK house prices higher
- UK factory gate prices down month-on-month
- Lower transport costs drive CPI lower
- Abbey Protection to return £5m to shareholders
- FLASH: UK house prices rose 2.7% in the year to March, says ONS
- FLASH: Factory gate prices rose 1.1% in the year to April
- FLASH: CPI grew 2.4% in the year to April, down from 2.8% in March
Latest Trading Statements
Latest Company Results
- HomeServe adjusted pre-tax profits fall
- Fusionex earnings up 14%
- Enova operating losses narrow
- Chamberlin underlying operating profits slip
- Livermore Investments NAV up 52.6%
- FLASH: JZ Capital Partners posts record total return
- Big Yellow adjusted pre-tax profits up 8%
Latest Broker Views
- Broker News & Views
- Brokers' round-up, buy Royal Bank of Scotland and Kier Group
- FLASH: Investec retains buy on e2v technologies, target raised from 200p to 210p
- FLASH: Investec cuts Lamprell to sell from hold, target raised from 90p to 145p
- FLASH: Investec reiterates hold on Lonmin, target cut from 366p to 279p
- FLASH: Investec reiterates buy on Cranswick, target raised from 1180p to 1190p
- FLASH: Investec lifts United Drug to reduce from sell, target raised from 240p to 320p
Latest Newspaper Headlines
- Marks and Spencer announces largest fall in profits in four years as clothing sales slump source: The Independent
- Torvill and Dean 'Next year's Dancing on Ice will be our last' source: The Daily Express
- Business news and markets: live source: The Telegraph
- Nick Buckles quits as boss of G4S source: The Telegraph
- MARKET REPORT: Fiji gold miner glitters again after Chinese firm takes 20% stake in Vatukoula source: The Daily Mail
- 'We're all so happy' Wayne and Coleen Rooney welcome second baby boy into the world source: The Daily Express
- 'We're all so happy' Wayne and Coleen Ronney welcome second baby boy into the world source: The Daily Express