London pre-open: Winning streak to continue
12th Jul 2010 07:49
It looks like London could extend its winning streak to five sessions after Wall Street rallied Friday afternoon, with futures prices indicating an early 11-point gain. BP will be in focus again. It said the cost of the clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to $3.5bn from $3.12bn a week ago and
Read moreDomino's Pizza First-half Pretax Profit Up On Strong Sales
12th Jul 2010 07:32
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Pizza delivery company Domino's Pizza UK & IRL PLC (DOM.LN) Monday posted an increase in first-half profit as sales got a boost from poor spring time weather and the soccer World Cup, but the group said it faces some "very tough" comparatives in its second half. The 25-year-o
Read moreDomino's profits surge again
12th Jul 2010 07:09
Strong online sales and a boost from the World Cup helped pizza delivery firm Domino's post another bumper set of results. Profits jumped 30% to £17m, from £13.1m, in the half year. Sales for the 26 weeks ended 27 June 2010 grew by 20.8% to £237.1m (2009: £196.4m), driven by the growth in like-for-
Read moreWeek Ahead: Domino's Pizza, M&S AGM
9th Jul 2010 13:06
There has been no stopping pizza delivery franchiser Domino's Pizza and it is a cast iron certainty that it has had a better World Cup than, say, the England football team. It has certainly delivered more. Last week the number three operator in the UK pizza delivery market, Papa John, reported 9.7%
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Hays, Man, FirstGroup
9th Jul 2010 06:55
It was a better update from recruiter Hays than might have been expected given the continuing economic uncertainty here and in Europe. Happily for investors, the recruiter's reach extends well beyond these shores to places where the economic climate is altogether sunnier. The prospective yield is
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Kesa, Serco, Lloyds Banking
6th Jul 2010 06:39
The City's bearishness on Kesa shares partly reflects concerns over the tough trading environment that Comet faces in the UK. Furthermore, the City's UK-centric view glosses over the fact that Darty continues to deliver the bulk of the group's operating profit. Therefore, along with an improved per
Read moreMARKET TALK: Goldman Raises Domino's Pizza Price Target
28th Jun 2010 10:42
0942 GMT [Dow Jones] Goldman Sachs raises Domino's Pizza (DOM.LN) price target to 500p from 430p. This reflects the margin upside driven by efficiency savings from Domino's new commissary in West Ashland, along with the proposed UK corporation tax changes, says GS. Domino's estimates the new commiss
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING
28th Jun 2010 10:42
Stocks on the rise in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0942 GMT [Dow Jones] Goldman Sachs raises Domino's Pizza (DOM.LN) price target to 500p from 430p. This reflects the margin
Read moreinside-analytics.com / Weekly Top 10 European Insider Transactions
21st Jun 2010 08:07
inside-analytics.com / Roundup for the largest European Directors' Dealings for the reporting week from 13 to 20-June-2010 Top 10 Largest Directors' Purchases: 1) ATLANTIA SPA Insider: SINTONIA S.A. Insider Relation: Legal Person Transaction Date: 14 - 31-May-2010 Transaction Volume: 58.519 mln e
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Kazakhmys, Domino's Pizza, Bloomsbury
31st Mar 2010 06:40
The biggest drawback at copper miner Kazakhmys for now is that the recent recovery in copper prices ? to which Kazakhmys's fortunes are strongly geared ? means that its near-sevenfold share-price rally since the start of last year could run out of steam. At £15.44, or eight times 2010 earnings, an
Read moreLondon close: Footsie takes a late tumble
30th Mar 2010 16:55
A late dive in line with a slide into the red on Wall Street sent shares lower ahead of the close. US stocks were hit by worries over the sovereign debt situation. The retreat came as rating agency Standard & Poors cut Iceland's rating and after subdued demand for an auction of 12-year Greek debt.
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie seeking direction
30th Mar 2010 14:20
Footsie is still marking time as gains in the mining sector struggle to offset losses among banking stocks. Mining giant BHP Billiton is higher after saying it has successfully persuaded several of its iron ore customers in Asia to move to shorter term contracts. The renegotiated contracts cover th
Read moreBroker tips: Domino's Pizza, Connaught
30th Mar 2010 12:56
Broker FinnCap has been waxing lyrical about the Domino's Pizza business model after the pizza delivery firm announced another strong set of trading figures on Tuesday morning, despite going up against tough comparative figures from a year ago. The secret of the company's success is certainly not d
Read moreBroker snap: Facts Domino from FinnCap
30th Mar 2010 12:42
Broker FinnCap has been waxing lyrical about the Domino's Pizza business model after the pizza delivery firm announced another strong set of trading figures on Tuesday morning, despite going up against tough comparative figures from a year ago. The secret of the company's success is certainly not d
Read moreLondon midday: Equities mark time
30th Mar 2010 12:01
Footsie finished the morning little changed despite a strong showing from the mining sector. Mining giant BHP Billiton is higher after saying it has successfully persuaded several of its iron ore customers in Asia to move to shorter term contracts. The renegotiated contracts cover the majority of B
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