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  • Cobham CFO announces departure

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Aerospace and defence firm Cobham has announced the departure of its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Warren Tucker.

  • Barclays beats forecasts but gives cautious outlook

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Adjusted profits at UK lender Barclays came in well above expectations in the first quarter of 2012, but the company gave a cautious outlook owing to 'continued challenging market conditions'.

  • Shell reports upstream upside surprise

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Integrated oil and gas titan Royal Dutch Shell's upstream activities drove a bigger than expected increase in the Anglo-Dutch group's first quarter earnings.

  • Senior gets year off to a good start

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Engineering firm Senior traded slightly ahead of its expectations in the first quarter, as overall trading conditions remained positive in its Aerospace and Flexonics divisions.

  • Consumer confidence 'at nine month high'

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Consumer confidence hit a nine month high in March, according to a survey out on Thursday.

  • Barclays beats forecasts but gives cautious outlook

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Adjusted profits at UK lender Barclays came in well above expectations in the first quarter of 2012, but the company gave a cautious outlook owing to 'continued challenging market conditions'.

  • London open: Footsie rises after barrage of results

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    - Unilever, Shell, Whitbread, Barclays rise after results/updates - Astra, Croda, Admiral provide a drag - Fed expects growth to 'pick up gradually'

  • Thursday broker round-up

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Admiral, Astra, Barclays, Berendsen, Dixons, Howden, HSBC, Glaxo, Go-Ahead, Ladbrokes, Lloyds, UBM, Unilever, Whitbread, William Hill

  • Admiral's UK policy growth at lower end

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Car insurer Admiral said it has made a good start to the year with performance in line with management expectations.

  • Shell reports upstream upside surprise

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Integrated oil and gas titan Royal Dutch Shell's upstream activities drove a bigger than expected increase in the Anglo-Dutch group's first quarter earnings.

  • Broker snap: Astra's guidance cut comes as a surprise, says Jefferies

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Jefferies has maintained its cautious stance on pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca after the group missed consensus revenue estimates by eight per cent in the first quarter.

  • Adjusted profits jump at Barclays

    Thursday 26 Apr 2012

    Adjusted profits at UK lender Barclays surged by over a fifth in the first quarter of 2012, well above expectations.

  • Thursday preview: Barclays, Astra, Shire and Shell

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    Barclays kicks off the banking results season on Thursday, but it will have plenty of competition for headline space from other heavyweights reporting on the same day, including pharmaceuticals giants Astra and Shire, plus Anglo-Dutch titans Royal Dutch Shell and Unilever.

  • US close: Stocks cement gains after Fed statement

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    - Apple the pick of the bunch - Bernanke happy with Fed's monetary policy stance - Caterpillar's revenue disappoints

  • London close: Footsie pares gains after gloomy GDP data

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    - UK back in recession, GDP figures show - Markets await FOMC statement - Miners gain after China says growth will be ‘robust’

  • Sector movers: Miners wanted after comments from Chinese PM

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    The mining, a category often sensitive to the outlook for the Chinese economy, was making gains on Wednesday afternoon after the country’s Prime Minister sought to ease concerns about slowing growth.

  • Quarterly sales rise at Premier Foods

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    The UK's largest food manufacturer Premier Foods said first quarter results were in line with company expectations despite the ongoing challenging consumer environment.

  • Tracsis raises profit outlook again

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    Investors were jumping on the Tracsis bandwagon after the company raised profit expectations for the second time this year.

  • Embattled Johnston Press refinances

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    Johnston Press released its delayed full year results and they were not worth waiting for, as a slump in advertising revenues led to a collapse in profits.

  • Most over 50s 'have to save more and work longer'

    Wednesday 25 Apr 2012

    Three out of five workers currently over the age of fifty 50 will have to save more and work longer if they want to maintain their lifestyle in retirement, according to a new study.

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