General Finance

Mothercare reports pre-tax loss

By Ceri Jones | Thu, 23/05/2013 - 12:31

Mothercare posted a pre-tax loss of £21.5 million for the 12 months to the end of March, improving on last year's results.

Morrisons and Ocado drop as deal implications set in

By Ceri Jones | Thu, 23/05/2013 - 11:08

Some fund managers have sold their shares in Morrisons, while the head of Waitrose is rumoured to be refusing to meet with Ocado's CEO.

What's in store today...

By Darshini Shah | Thu, 23/05/2013 - 00:00

Thursday will be a busy day for water companies, as United Utilities and Pennon Group leak their full-year results.

IMIC offer "considerably undervalues" Afferro Mining

By Darshini Shah | Wed, 22/05/2013 - 10:58

Analysts and investors alike expressed disappointment at IMIC's offer for Afferro Mining and questioned whether a white knight would come to the rescue.

Britvic merger with AG Barr "less likely" - analysts

By Darshini Shah | Wed, 22/05/2013 - 10:15

As Britvic unveiled a cost savings plan on Wednesday, analysts stated that its first-half results made a strong case for the company as a stand-alone entity.

IMF urges UK to sell stakes in Lloyds and RBS

By Darshini Shah | Wed, 22/05/2013 - 09:07

The government's ownership of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group is not in the interests of the UK's economic recovery, the IMF says.

What's in store today...

By Darshini Shah | Wed, 22/05/2013 - 00:00

Soft drinks producer Britvic is the headline act on Wednesday, as it reports its interim results. Elsewhere, public finance data will be released.

Inflation drops to seven-month low

By Darshini Shah | Tue, 21/05/2013 - 13:02

A fall in consumer price inflation to 2.4% in April facilitates further monetary stimulus by the Bank of England, according to analysts.

Carnival plunges on profit warning

By Darshini Shah | Tue, 21/05/2013 - 11:52

Analysts offered differing views on cruise operator Carnival's profit warning, which saw its shares tumble on Tuesday.

Vodafone denies shareholders Verizon dividend

By Darshini Shah | Tue, 21/05/2013 - 10:33

After Vodafone's profits slumped, the telecoms giant confirmed it will not pay any of its £2.1 billion Verizon Wireless windfall to shareholders.

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