Shares in FTSE 100 catering giant Compass rise on better earnings growth

Shares in leading global catering firm Compass (CPG) buck the weaker trend in UK stocks adding 3% to £16.40 as its full-year earnings for the 12 months to the end of September beat estimates. Sales and operating profits were in line with ...

20 November 2018, 12:47

Electrocomponents slumps on second quarter slowdown

Shares in electrical goods distributor Electrocomponents (ECM) crashed by more than 9% in mid-morning trading after half year results only just meet analysts’ lofty ...
20 November 2018, 12:04
Boston Scientific sets sights on BTG in £3.3bn deal

Shares in global healthcare company BTG (BTG) have rallied 34% to 824p after Boston Scientific agreed a recommended cash offer of 840p per share, valuing the business at ...
20 November 2018, 10:53
Electricals internet retailer AO World gloomy ahead of Black Friday

The blockbuster Black Friday sales event may be on the horizon this ...

DVD demise drags Entertainment One into a half-year loss

The decline in DVD sales across the UK has had a negative impact on ...

Why Bonmarche is failing to bounce

Hard-pressed women’s value fashion retailer Bonmarche (BON) holds ...

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The FTSE 100 fell 0.7% to 6,947 as Brexit fears, the US tech sell-off and trade war concerns weighed on...

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EasyJet profits swell as passenger numbers hit record

Low-cost airline easyJet reported Tuesday annual profit rose in-line with expectations supported by record...

20 November 2018, 07:34

Plus500 sees annual results beating market expectations

Broking house Plus500 said it expected its results for 2018 to be ahead of current market expectations....

20 November 2018, 07:03

Polypipe revenue up 4.5% in year to date; sees profits in line with expectations

Plastic piping and ventilation system manufacturer Polypipe Group said its revenue had increased 10.2% in...

20 November 2018, 07:19

SIG sees second-half profit rises as falling revenue offset by better margins

Specialist building products supplier SIG said it expected to deliver a 'significant' profit improvement in...

20 November 2018, 07:26

Spectris sales rise 9%; launches strategic review of assets

Instrumentation and controls company Spectris said its sales rose 9% in the four months through October,...

20 November 2018, 07:13

Shares in FTSE 100 catering giant Compass rise on better earnings growth

Electrocomponents slumps on second quarter slowdown

Boston Scientific sets sights on BTG in £3.3bn deal

Electricals internet retailer AO World gloomy ahead of Black Friday

DVD demise drags Entertainment One into a half-year loss

Why Bonmarche is failing to bounce

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Plus500 sees annual results beating market expectations

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SIG sees second-half profit rises as falling revenue offset by better margins

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