All Finance articles – Page 268
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NewsSharewatch — just time for a bit more august gloom …
Results from Persimmon, Bovis Homes and Taylor Wimpey over the past fortnight contained about as much sunshine for investors as the month of August.
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NewsCostain gears up to enter UK airports market
Balfour Beatty and Hochtief are among other contractors linked to sale of BAA’s assets
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NewsThe curtain rises on Schmidlin UK’s second act
Company profile Two years after takeover by Lindner, cladding firm expects £18m turnover boost
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NewsSavills posts 41% drop in profit
Estate agent admits to finding 2008 a 'challenging year' as housing market slump continues
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NewsBAM turnover up 10% as public work buoys HBG
Dutch group posts 7% profit rise and says UK arm HBG has held up well despite slight fall in UK turnover
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NewsCredit crunch halves profit at fit-out firm Styles & Wood
But 2008 order book already full as food sector keeps retail fit-out specialist busy
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NewsCarillion reports 42% rise in profit
Cost savings from Alfred McAlpine takeover and growth in FM outsourcing boost results at construction and support services group
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NewsHenry Boot profit slips despite soaring turnover
Turnover up 153% with construction division thriving, but tough market knocks 7% off profit
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NewsProperty revaluations hit profit at mall developer Westfield
Half-year pre-tax profit falls 36% despite operational earnings up 15%
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NewsCostain profit leaps 26% in 2008
Engineering and construction group reports £10m profit and order book at record level
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NewsLand writedowns drive Taylor Wimpey into the red
Housebuilder to close 13 of its 39 operating businesses after £1.54bn first-half loss
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NewsPlan for trustee to oversee sale of BAA airports
Competition Commission considers taking control of sell-offs as well as management control
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NewsIrish materials giant CRH reports profit down 10%
Interim figures likely to be echoed in full-year results, driven by weaker dollar and flagging Western markets
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NewsProfits plunge 80% at Bovis Homes
Housebuilder says first half of 2008 has been its toughest ever period of trading
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NewsConstruction downturn slows economy to a crawl
A fall in construction output of 0.7% in the second quarter slows UK economic growth to 0.2%
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NewsLend Lease confirms 47% fall in net profit
Writedowns at UK housing arm and property devaluation drag full-year profit to barely half 2007 level
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NewsHousing slump pushes Persimmon profits down 64%
House price slide and lending squeeze conspire to hit first-half profits at UK housebuilder
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NewsVermont Developments goes into administration
Liverpool-based firm hits problems after mothballing of £40m residential development in Salford
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NewsBuy-to-let investors may withdraw £18bn from residential market
Survey suggests private investors are looking to place cash elsewhere as property becomes less attractive asset
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NewsMears pre-tax profit jumps 16%
AIM-listed company makes £7.7m profit for six months to June while turnover leaps 49% on back of contract wins