All Finance articles – Page 242
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Persimmon sales volumes exceed expectations
But pricing and margins remain under pressure at housebuilder
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Budget 2009: the industry responds
Industry figures offer their responses to Alistair Darling's budget
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Budget 2009: Chancellor pledges £500m to restart frozen projects
But economy will contract by 3.5% and public borrowing will reach £175bn in 2009
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Treasury review reveals scope for £11bn property savings
Procurement and management efficiency are targeted as areas for savings over 10-year period
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Banks stump up for £5bn M25 widening
Scheme's preferred bidder successfully secures entire funding without recourse to PFI rescue fund
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Dubai developers to get second $10bn bail out this year
Government says the first $10m is already feeding through to contractors
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Public borrowing hits post-war record high
Chancellor will have to issue £200bn of government bonds this year to cover debt
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Taylor Wimpey begins rights issue talks
Housebuilder takes informal soundings from investors about the possibility of raising £350m
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Darling set to give housing industry £1bn boost
Tomorrow's Budget is predicted to include a package of measures to boost housebuilding
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Metal prices level off
Data shows that drop slowed in the first quarter of 2009 although steel continues to plummet
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Telford Homes warns of writedowns despite £57m grant
Housebuilder says HCA grants have shored up its position but falling property values will still mean writedowns
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Budget set to slash £15bn from public spending
But Darling also expected to announce £500m package to boost green housing and energy initiatives
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Tolent’s profit slumps 80%
Developer was hit by property writedowns and loss on a Sheffield residential scheme
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Styles & Wood enters crunch talks with investors
Cheshire fit-out firm woos turnaround specialists as it races to bolster balance sheet
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Commercial drought forces Keltbray to plan redundancies
Groundwork and demolition specialist Keltbray has said it will be forced to lay off staff as medium-sized commercial jobs dry up
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Industry holds its breath on Budget VAT cut
A cut in the rate of VAT levied on refurbishment is at the top of the construction industry’s wishlist for next week’s Budget
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A hat-trick of hospital wins takes BAM to the top in March
Business barometer: Dutch firm beats Vinci to first place as total volume of work falls 23% on 2008
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White Young Green forced to deny takeover
Share price rockets 155% as engineer publicly confirms no offers have been made
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Disputes in the Middle East - how best to get a happy ending
Local culture and customs must be taken into account when dealing with disputes in the region