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Reuters re BP
5th July 2010
Shares in BP (BP.L) gain 2.4 percent making it one of the biggest risers on Britain's bluechip index on optimism that the plugging of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico is now only about a month away and reports that the company is seeking a strategic investor to secure its independence...Read more
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Reuters re Hunting (HTG.L)
30th June 2010
Shares in Hunting (HTG.L) take on 0.8 percent, bucking a weaker mid cap .FTMC trend, after the oil and gas services company issues an "upbeat" trading statement..Read more
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Reuters re Balfour Beatty
21st June 2010
Shares in mid-cap building contractor Balfour Beatty (BALF.L) gain 1.2 percent, while small cap IT partner RM (RM.L) takes on 0.9 percent, as investors welcome news the firm has been appointed preferred bidder for a 231 million pounds school building programme in Derby...Read more
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Yorkshire Post re Premier Farnell
10th June 2010
ELECTRONICS distributor Premier Farnell reported a 71 per cent leap in first quarter profits as companies around the world start to re-invest in research and development...Read more
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Manchester Evening News re SSL
18th May 2010
Condoms to footwear manufacturer SSL International has brought off what one trader described as an “all round humdinger of a full year performance” with a 50.7 per cent jump in profits to £115.3m...Read more
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Accendo 888 Quotes Reaching Gambling Sites
18th May 2010
Online gambling group, 888.com, is looking to capture the lucrative South Africa market through its Dragonfish division. A joint venture with South Africa’s Tsogo Sun Gaming Group and will help the business expand into online gaming for the first time.Charlie Menegatos senior trader at Accendo Markets said:... Read more
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Kent Messenger re Hung Parliament
7th May 2010
Bosses worried about hung parliament uncertainty have called for an all-party economic group to reassure markets that the UK is serious about cutting the deficit... Read more
_____________________________________________________ Cityam.com re Wetherspoon
6th May 2010
CHARLIE MENEGATOS | ACCENDO MARKETS
"While the progress reported by Wetherspoons is on track and shows progress in growth and sales, we believe investors may take profits in the short term." Read more
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FT re Tui Trading
20th April 2010
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Guardian re JD Sports
16th April 2010
JD Sports enjoyed a short-lived boost to its shares this morning after its latest results showed profits continuing to improve but it seems the market's enthusiasm has already petered out and profit-taking has now set in... Read more
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Yorkshire Post re Northern Foods
1st April 2010
NORTHERN FOODS is seeing a resurgence in ready meals as the economy comes out of recession and people return to their former eating habits... Read more
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IB Times re Regus
22nd March 2010
An early market snapshot from Charlie Menegatos, Senior Trader at Accendo Markets: Charlie Menegatos, Senior Trader at Accendo Markets believes it could be time for investors and traders to buy back into Regus (RGU). The annual results announcement from the office rental group illustrates a sound performance over an immensely challenging period... Read more
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Reuters re Petrofac
8th March 2010
Shares in Petrofac (PFC.L) gain 3.9 percent, topping the FTSE 100 .FTSE leader board, as the services company posts full-year net profit ahead of forecasts boosted by new contract awards and says it is confident for 2010...Read more
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Reuters & TalkTalk re Balfour Beatty
4th March 2010
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of construction firm Balfour Beatty said there will be opportunities in the UK infrastructure market, despite public spending cuts, as the private sector drives growth in the mid-to-long term...Read more
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The News re VT Takeover
3rd March 2010
Hundreds of staff at VT Group face five more weeks of uncertainty about a takeover bid by Babcock International.
City watchdog The Takeover Panel told Babcock yesterday that it has to make a firm and final offer for VT by April 12...Read more
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Yorkshire Post re PIC
2nd March 2010
DEMAND for high-definition television helped set-top box maker Pace to post a 405 per cent rise in 2009 profit and it said the soccer World Cup would make 2010 another good year...Read more
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Citywire re Barclays
16th February 2010
Barclays’ chief executive John Varley said today that the banking group has strengthened its financial position considerably and is well positioned to manage further changes that may be required by regulators...Read more
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Yorkshire Post re Aviva
4th February 2010
BRITAIN'S biggest insurer Aviva is cautiously optimistic about the outlook for 2010, saying it should benefit from any economic upturn thanks to defensive tactics adopted last year...Read more
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Citywire re BP
2nd February 2010
Oil giant BP's results disappointed and the sterling dividend was down 12% but improvements on costs mean market watchers are increasingly confident about the group's ability to continue to pay a dividend and maybe even increase it in the future...Read more
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The Scotsman re BNZL
19th January 2010
MP EVANS operates rubber plantations in Indonesia, beef-cattle operations in Australia and oil palm plantations and property developments in Malaysia. Overall, the company has 10,000 hectares of oil palm plantation in Sumatra and 3,750 hectares through six individual estates in Peninsular Malaysia...Read more
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The Scotsman re Stanelco
31st December 2009
STANELCO has two distinct areas. The BioPlastic division produces a bio-degradable and sustainable range of products replacing oil-based plastics. This has diverse applications including flexible films, moulded products, extruded sheets and food wraps...Read more
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Reuters re Petrofac
30th December 2009
Petrofac says it has been appointed by turkmengas to provide services in relation to the development of the south Ioloten gas field, with the first phase of the contract valued at around $100 million...Read more
___________________________________________________ This is Money re the FTSE 100
30th December 2009
The FTSE 100 Index pulled back from its landmark pre-Lehman Brothers collapse level today as falls among bank and mining stocks ended a five day winning streak...Read more
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Guardian re Petrofac
30th December 2009
The company's shares have jumped 13p to £10.23, making it the top riser in the leading index, after it was appointed by state owned Turkmengas to help develop the South Yoloten gas field 400km from the capital Ashgabat...Read more
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Reuters re Savills
17th December 2009
Savills says it expects its underlying performance for 2009 to be significantly ahead of its previous expectations as it delivers higher-than-expected cost savings as the global property recovery gathers pace...Read more
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Cityam re Bunzl
15th December 2009
Accendo Markets said that international distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl still deserved a “buy” rating, and set a short-term target of 680p a share. It said Bunzl’s 11 per cent revenue growth compared to last year was in line with expectations and its pre-close statement provided assurance that progress is still on track...Read more
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Daily Express re Marks & Spencer
25th November 2009
INVESTORS went bargain hunting at Marks & Spencer yesterday after it recruited Marc Bolland, the former boss of supermarket chain Morrisons, as its chief executive...Read more
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The Guardian re 3i & Amec
12th November 2009
On a busy day for corporate news - the not untypical Thursday rush to get results coverage before the weekend - two companies who must wish they hadn't bothered were 3i and Amec...Read more
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Your Trading Edge re Marc Kimsey
12th November 2009
I was exposed to trading from an early age. As a child my father would be responsible for boxes of junk piled up in the hallway, which he would then proceed to sell to all and sundry. I was always inspired by the Cheshire cat like grin on his face when counting his 'readies' after completing a 'deal'. Kitchen tiles, broken biscuits and 'genuine' Indian rugs, my father's name wasn’t Del-boy but perhaps it should have been...Read more
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London Evening Standard re Tesco
6th October 2009
Tesco today asserted its position as the dominant retailer in Britain with another leap in sales and plans for further aggressive expansion...Read more
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Guardian re 888
28th September 2009
Online gaming group 888 is in focus after its second deal in a month. The company's Dragonfish division has signed a joint venture with South Africa's Tsogo Sun Gaming Group and will help the business expand into online gaming for the first time. 888 said the deal was the first of many such potential partnerships in regulated markets. It follows news earlier this month that 888's software was to be used by US casino giant Harrah's Entertainment in its expansion into the UK. Charlie Menegatos senior trader at Accendo Markets said:..Read more
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Guardian re Unilever
25th September 2009
Unilever, the Anglo Dutch consumer goods group, is expanding its personal care business with a €1.275bn purchase. It is buying the personal care business of the Sara Lee Corporation, bringing in brands such as Sanex and Radox into a division which already includes Lux, Dove and Rexona. Unilever's shares are up 1p to £17.37 on the news. Charlie Menegatos, senior trader at Accendo Markets said:..Read more
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Euro Investor re Wetherspoon
11th September 2009
LONDON (Reuters) - Pubs group JD Wetherspoon (Wetherspoon (J D PLC) reported full-year pretax profit ahead of market expectations on Friday and said it was considering all options for refinancing its debt, including a rights issue...Read more
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Times Online re The Economy
11th September 2009
Wall Street opened down for a third successive day on continuing uncertainty about the speed of recovery in the world’s biggest economy...Read more
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The Scotsman re Balfour Beatty
13th August 2009
BALFOUR Beatty held out further hope for a recovery in the construction sector yesterday as it posted solid first-half profits and signalled a rebound in the infrastructure market. The news comes just days after UK-based peer Morgan Sindall reported a record six months at its infrastructure and construction units despite suffering a 28 per cent drop...Read more
_____________________________________________________ The Scotsman re Balfour Beatty
13th August 2009
BALFOUR Beatty held out further hope for a recovery in the construction sector yesterday as it posted solid first-half profits and signalled a rebound in the infrastructure market. The news comes just days after UK-based peer Morgan Sindall reported a record six months at its infrastructure and construction units despite suffering a 28 per cent drop...Read more
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The Yorkshire Post re Balfour Beatty
13th August 2009
CONSTRUCTION group Balfour Beatty reported stronger than expected half year profits yesterday, lifting the group's share price by over eight per cent and providing the market with some much needed good news...Read more
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Reuters re Balfour Beatty
12th August 2009
(Reuters) - Construction and engineering group Balfour Beatty (BALF.L) posted a robust first-half profit and signalled a rebound in the infrastructure market, lifting its shares 7.5 percent...Read more
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Yorkshire Post re Southern Cross
11th August 2009
SOUTHERN Cross, Britain's largest care-home operator, reported a nine per cent drop in earnings after occupancy rates fell, prompting a six per cent decline in the group's share price...Read more
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London Evening Standard re Intercontinental Hotels (IHG)
11th August 2009
London's two main airports are so bad they make Britain “an object of ridicule” the boss of the world's biggest hotels company said today...Read more
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Reuters re Southern Cross
10th August 2009
Shares in Southern Cross (SCHE.L) fall 3.8 percent after the care home group's latest interim management statement fails to excite...Read more
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London Evening Standard re Ladbrokes
6th August 2009
Ladbrokes is following arch rival William Hill by moving its online sports betting arm to Gibraltar - at a cost to the Treasury of about £12 million a year. The bookie said the move is an inevitable result of high UK tax and competitive pressure...Read more
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Kent Business re Taylor Wimpey
5th August 2009
Taylor Wimpey has claimed there were signs of an upturn in the housing market despite posting interim losses of £682million. The housebuilder with sites across the county said it saw stability in the UK market...Read more
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Daily Express re FTSE
31st July 2009
THE FTSE-100 smashed through the 4,600 barrier yesterday stopping just short of its highest level this year as a slew of forecast-beating results from some of the UK’s largest companies helped to propel the market...Read more
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