All Finance articles – Page 225
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NewsMortgages fall 13% in August
Figures from Council of Mortgage Lenders show a decline on lending in July but underlying lending has 'stabilised'
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NewsBalfour Beatty shares fall 3%
Shares had risen 8% in wake of contractor’s purchase of infrastructure group Parsons BrinckerhoffShares in Balfour Beatty fell back more than 3% in early trading as the City digested the contractors £380m deal to acquire US infrastructure group Parsons Brinckerhoff. The deal, Balfour’s biggest purchase, had pushed Balfour shares up ...
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NewsMinisters plan spending cuts
Chancellor holds series of cabinet meetings to identify which programmes to target
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NewsEC Harris posts healthy profit
Consultant EC Harris has unveiled a full-year pre-tax profit of £41.1m, down slightly on the previous year’s £41.4m
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NewsMorgan installs new managing director in Redrow shake-up
Steve Morgan’s latest shake-up at Redrow Homes will install John Tutte, the chairman for the east of England, as group managing director
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NewsBalfour Beatty buys Parsons Brinckerhoff for £380m
Contractor announces £353m rights issue to fund acquisition of US engineer in bid to boost infrastructure business
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NewsKier pre-tax profit down 61% but construction orders up
Contractor also reports 9% fall in overall revenues for full year to 30 June
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NewsBalfour Beatty reveals plans for 'significant' acquisition
Contractor says any successful deal would be funded by a rights issue
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NewsConstruction employment levels fall again
Office of National Statistics shows 2.7% drop in employment levels over the third quarter
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NewsLDA accountant for £1.1bn Olympic budget was unqualified
Investigation into £160m overspend forces LDA chief executive to admit employee lacked formal qualification
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NewsShepherd signs £90m refinancing deal with HSBC
Builder says support from bank, along with restructuring, will help it pursue plans for growth
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NewsBillington posts 9% rise in first-half profit
Steel and engineering specialist also achieved 5% rise in revenue in past six months
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News'False dawn' for UK house prices
Ernst & Young predict values will not reach 2007 peak for five more years
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NewsMandelson pledges to maintain public spending
Business secretary to speak on Labour plan to reduce debt without slashing core services
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NewsFinal salary schemes face early retirement
As construction firms’ liabilities rise by £4bn, others may follow Costain in stopping all new benefits
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Citywatch: Still summer in the city
Construction firms have had a good summer in the City, if not in the real economy
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Commercial activity rises for first time in two years
Commercial development activity has risen for the first time in nearly two years according to research from estate agent Savills
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ISG profit falls 7% but retail turnover increases by half
David Lawther, chief executive of Interior Services Group, gave an upbeat assessment of industry prospects as his company posted a 7% fall in full-year pre-tax profit to £11.7m