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Thu 02 Sep 2010
UK construction sector growth slowed for the third month in a row in August, to its lowest in half a year, doing little to calm fears of a “double-dip” recession.
The Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 52.1 last month from 54.1 in July and 58.4 in June. It had been as high a 58.5 in May, its highest since September 2007.
That suggests last week’s estimate that a surge in construction activity was behind an upward revision of second quarter GDP from 1.1% to 1.2% may have been overegging it.
“While the construction sector still appears to be expanding after s... Read more
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Thu 02 Sep 2010
RBS is cutting another 3,500 UK jobs as it trims its back office operations, taking the number of staff axed since the bank was nationalised two years ago to 26,600.
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It’s looking like a subdued end to a quiet week for results with the field left wide open for airline British Airways and banana importer Fyffes to garner all the attention, at least until US non-farm payrolls data is released in the afternoon.
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Leading shares struggled for direction all day and closed little changed as most blue chips traded sideways.
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1630: Footsie traded sideways all day and closed barely ahead as buyers chose to sit on the sidelines. Bid gossip favourites Man, Autonomy and Whitbread topped the risers but miners were mixed while oil groups were weak led by Tullow...
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Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's has agreed a bid from C1 Acquisitions, the bid vehicle of Dubai-based Landmark Group.
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Thursday 02 Sep
Finals Eaga, Go-Ahead Group, Hays, Mcbride, Pacific Horizon Inv Trust
AGMs Software Radio Technology, Daejan Holdings, Dart Group, Invesco Property Income Trust, Advanced Computer Software, Carclo, Maple Energy, Cohort, Scott Wilson, ACM Shipping
Friday 03 Sep
AGMs MDM Engineering Group, Prosperity Minerals Holdings
Interims Fyffes
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