Finance News – Page 258
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NewsUK to part-nationalise biggest banks
Announcement expected this morning on £50bn rescue deal to avert banking sector collapse
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NewsMouchel upbeat despite fall in profit
Consulting and services group says public sector focus has left it 'relatively untouched' by economic turmoil
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Overseas growth drives Waterman profit up 37%
Shares in engineering group rise after announcement of increased profit on back of revenue growth abroad
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NewsBanking crisis triggers sharp falls in housebuilders' shares
Early trading leads to double-digit falls as uncertainty continues to disrupt banking markets
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NewsNuclear boost for Atkins with £2.5m MG Bennett buy
Consultant buys Rotherham-based engineer to enhance its nuclear capability
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News$700bn bail out fails to lift US markets
House of Representatives pass rescue deal on second attempt but financial markets remain subdued
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Taylor Wimpey banks deal delayed
Talks to secure robust financing structure for housebuilder likely to go on into next year
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NewsGuide to the six countries of the Gulf
Co-operation Council cover almost 2,5000,000km2, are home to nearly 35,000,000 people, and generate more than a trillion dollars a year. Here’s a whistlestop tour of the world’s fastest growing marketplace
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NewsRonald Barrott: ‘I’m not looking to take any lessons from Dubai at all’
Abu Dhabi developer Aldar’s commitment to sustainability, safety and partnership has made it the most progressive client in the Gulf. But it also has a staggering $65bn programme to support one of the most dramatic population explosions on Earth. How’s that going to work?
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NewsQatar: The quiet type
Despite its reputation as the Gulf’s gentle backwater, Qatar has some serious ambition – and the wealth to back it up.
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NewsGulf developers: the next generation
It’s not just about being the biggest, tallest and loudest anymore. Gulf developers have started to take urban planning, ecology and regeneration very seriously indeed. And if they happen to be better at it than anybody else, then so be it...
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Northern Bear financials on track
Diversification away from new-build housing keeps building services group accounts in line with expectations
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May Gurney reports robust trading in infrastructure services
Profit forecasts upbeat as public-sector work keeps order book heavy
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NewsFears over Oakdene's future
Housebuilder relies on temporary banking deal after £6.4m interim loss and failure to raise £5m on stock exchange
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NewsBovis Homes appoints non-exec deputy chairman
Alastair Lyons arrives from Admiral Group to take up roles of deputy chairman and senior independent director
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NewsBarratt offers 43% discount on multiple house purchase
Investors buying five or more units offered massive discount by housebuilder feeling the squeeze
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NewsCameron backs government's banking rescue plans
Tory leader drops opposition to finance bill in emergency statement to party conference
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NewsUS decision hits housebuilders' shares
News that US Congress rejected $700bn bail-out plan sent share prices downwards before recovering on the London Stock Exchange
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NewsTreasury bails out Bradford & Bingley to stabilise economy
Nationalisation of mortgage business and sale to Santander will safeguard customers' savings
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NewsContract wins keep Jarvis profit on track
Rail contractor's £20m of new contracts balance out falling freight volumes