Sterling bites deeper into profits; UK company profitability has fallen by...

M2 Presswire;  September 18, 2000 ;     700+ words ......company profitability has fallen by 11 per cent in a year (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...for four consecutive quarters to 12.61 per cent in the 12 months to March 2000, after peaking at 14.18 per cent in the 12 months to March 1999. The UK economy...

Fed: Inflation reaches three per cent=3

AAP General News (Australia);  October 26, 2005 ;     194 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 10-26-2005 Fed: Inflation reaches three per cent=3 Transportation costs, which cover petrol, were up 5.9 per cent over the year and 3.3 per cent in the quarter. In a sign of fuel price volatility, prices rose four per...

ALonmin 3649p (up 251p 7.4 per cent) Traders speculate [Derived headline]

The Independent - London;  September 29, 2007 ;     263 words ...ALonmin 3649p (up 251p, 7.4 per cent) Traders speculate on a potential takeover. AYell Group 429p (up 11.25p, 2.7 per cent) Exane BNP Paribas says "buy". ATullow Oil 596p (up 11p, 1.9 per cent) Stages rally after losses during its first...

AAntofagasta 826p (up 26p 3.25 per cent) Miners lead [Derived headline]

The Independent - London;  October 6, 2007 ;     277 words ...AAntofagasta 826p (up 26p, 3.25 per cent) Miners lead the top tier up as commodity...ACadbury Schweppes 600p (up 15p, 2.56 per cent) Sanford Bernstein reiterates "outperform...AWPP Group 691.5p (up 16.5p, 2.44 per cent) "Buy" recommendation from Goldman Sachs...

Fed: Aboriginal literacy rates far worse in remote areas

AAP General News (Australia);  August 31, 2006 ;     488 words ......08-31-2006 Fed: Aboriginal literacy rates far worse in remote areas...remote communities have literacy rates far lower than those living...urban centres. While 93 per cent of all Australian students and 83 per cent of Aboriginal students...benchmarks, only 20 per cent of ...

AWolseley 442p (up 24.5p 5.87 per cent) Cheered by [Derived headline]

The Independent - London;  August 29, 2008 ;     259 words ...AWolseley 442p (up 24.5p, 5.87 per cent) Cheered by better-than- expected US economic...Bank of Scotland 230p (up 8.25p, 3.72 per cent) Recent board changes; sector rallies after...Agricole. AAMEC 835p (up 11.5p, 1.4 per cent) Positive results. ABodycote 224p (up 14p...

Fed: Trade deficit down 36 per cent in May: ABS=2

AAP General News (Australia);  June 30, 2003 ;     193 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Trade deficit down 36 per cent in May: ABS=2 The bureau said the value of rural exports slipped four per cent, or $68 million, to $1.8 billion. Wool and sheepskin sales fell 27 per cent, with exports of greasy wool down 36 per cent...

Paul Haigh: Decimated, but only by ten per cent.(Sports)

The Racing Post (London, England);  July 27, 2000 ;     639 words ...TEN per cent may not sound very much. It's only what your...used to have to pay on every bet. Ten per cent off the price of an item wouldn't normally...gimme, gimme just because he's seen 10 per cent extra free on a bar of chocolate or a can...

Boom & doom; Scots house values soar by 16 per cent as pricey South faces...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  January 3, 2003 ;     662 words ......HOUSE prices across Scotland rose by 16 per cent last year - the highest growth rate since...last year - an increase of about 25.3 per cent. The figure for Scotland was just pound...Scotland are expected to rise around 10 per cent in 2003, but the study predicts London...

Fed: Home finance slips 1.9 per cent in April: ABS

AAP General News (Australia);  June 10, 2003 ;     196 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Home finance slips 1.9 per cent in April: ABS CANBERRA, June 10 AAP - Finance for homes slipped 1.9 per cent in April, the Australian Bureau of Statistics...for housing in the month were up 1.9 per cent on April 2002. Finance commitments for...

City expects interest rates to hit 4 per cent by spring

The Scotsman;  November 11, 2003 ;     361 words ...INTEREST rates will rise to 4 per cent by March, according to the latest poll of...next year. Rates are currently at 3.75 per cent, following the Bank of England's decision to tack a quarter per cent on the cost of borrowing this month. The...

82 Per cent want a referendum on the constitution

The Spectator;  April 26, 2003 ;     625 words ...Only 15 per cent of people in Britain are aware that the EU is drafting a constitution. That's up 5 per cent from the month before (our YouGov poll for...things it might contain. Thirty-nine per cent approved of the general idea of creating...

Fed: Jobless rate drops to 4.1 per cent in August =2

AAP General News (Australia);  September 11, 2008 ;     118 words ...Fed: Jobless rate drops to 4.1 per cent in August =2 Despite the overall fall in the jobless rate, unemployment in NSW rose to 4.9 per cent in August from 4.7 per cent in July. However, in Melbourne it dropped to 4.3 per cent...

European plastics demand up 6 per cent. (Materials Marketplace).(Brief...

British Plastics & Rubber;  July 1, 2000 ;     500 words ...EUROPEAN demand for thermoplastics increased 6 per cent during 1999 to more than 30 million tonnes...PS, PVC and PET -- account for around 93 per cent of demand, and their share was up 6.4 per cent to more than 28 million tonnes in 1999. The...

Legal and Finance: Ten per cent rise in fat cats' salaries.

The Birmingham Post (England);  November 9, 2001 ;     397 words ...Directors' pay has risen by almost ten per cent in the past year although the link between...accountants Andersen, the increase of 9.8 per cent compares with the previous year's rise of 9.1 per cent. Almost 20 per cent of FTSE 100 companies...