Whitbread poaches bean counter from Premier Farnell
4th Sep 2012 07:02
Nicholas Cadbury is defecting from electronic components supplier Premier Farnell to become the new Group Finance Director of Whitbread, the Costa Coffee and Premier Inns owner. Cadbury will succeed Christopher Rodgers as chief bean counter at Whitbread, with Rodgers moving on to become Managing Di
Read moreTuesday preview: Vodafone, Marks and Spencer, UK inflation
21st May 2012 15:52
Footsie stalwarts Vodafone and Marks and Spencer will both be vying for attention early doors on Tuesday. Full year results from Vodafone should see the group's pre-tax profit break through the £10bn barrier. Consensus estimates are for profit before tax of £10.26bn for the year to March 31st, up
Read moreSchroders director buys stock as partnership is announced
6th Feb 2012 14:10
Robin Buchanan, an independent non-executive director of Schroders, the FTSE 100 asset management firm, has bought 205 non-voting ordinary shares in the firm for 1,212p each. The move takes his total to 2,368 non-voting shares. Buchanan, 59, joined the board in March 2010, and is a member of the
Read moreFriday broker round-up - UPDATE
13th Jan 2012 11:19
Vodafone: Nomura upgrades to buy. Bunzl: UBS cuts to neutral from buy. RSA Insurance: Citi cuts to neutral from buy. BT Group: Nomura upgrades to buy from reduce. RBS: Seymour Price upgrades to buy from reduce. BG Group: JP Morgan raises price target to 1,900p from 1,455p. Tesco: Credit Suiss
Read moreThursday preview: Dixons, Future, GDP ... but not Thos. Cook
23rd Nov 2011 19:05
In some ways, Thursday's results agenda is dominated by a company which now won't be issuing its figures this week: Thomas Cook. The company yanked its results announcement scheduled for Thursday while it holds another round of emergency talks with its bankers to winkle out some more cash to tide it
Read moreThursday tips round-up: Caretech, Domino's, Babcock International
29th Sep 2011 06:34
CareTech, the care home operator, was hit by a messy corporate governance row over capitalising the cost of its M&A team, which is not generally the done thing, and the fallout from the collapse of the larger Southern Cross. At the current price, the shares trade on about 4.4 times earnings for the
Read moreFuture considers more options for struggling US business
28th Sep 2011 08:05
Future, the publisher behind magazines such as Classic Rock and Guitar World, is considering "a wider range of strategic options" for its struggling US operations, having previously planned to accelerate their transformation into a mainly online business. The company said that in general terms, tre
Read moreBlinkx buddies up with Future Publishing
17th Aug 2011 07:00
Video search engine firm Blinkx has announced a partnership with publishing company Future, a UK-based special interest publisher. Blinkx will place relevant advertising alongside Future Publishing content on Blinkx's web site and share resulting revenue with its new partner. "We are delighted t
Read moreFuture names Peter Allen chairman
5th Aug 2011 08:17
Magazine publisher Future has named Peter Allen as chairman following Roger Parry's decision to stand down in May. The publisher of hobby magazines such as Classic Rock and Guitar World said Allen is currently chairman of Proximagen Neuroscience and has previously held posts as CEO of ProStrakan a
Read moreBetfair boss spends £1m
15th Jul 2011 17:27
Betfair's chairman and co-founder Edward Wray has opened his account at the online gambling group in a big way, splashing out £1m on shares. He took 152,578 at 655.4p a pop. The purchase comes amid a spell of weakness for Betfair's stock price after the mixed full-year results it reported at the en
Read moreLondon close: Flat finish after busy day
15th Jul 2011 16:57
The top share index finished flat but it was an unusually busy day on the corporate news front with big movements in both directions. BHP Billiton fell after the company, best known as a miner, said it is increasing its oil and gas activities with the $12.1bn (£7.5bn) purchase of Texas and Louisian
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks move both ways after updates
15th Jul 2011 12:04
Stocks are moving in both directions on a surprisingly busy company news day for a Friday. The FTSE 100 is flat. BHP Billiton falls after the company, best known as a miner, said it is increasing its oil and gas activities with the $12.1bn (£7.5bn) purchase of Texas and Louisiana-focused firm Petro
Read moreLondon open: More losses as Europe worries continue
15th Jul 2011 08:46
Stocks have fallen back in early dealings with nerves on edge over Europe again, this time as traders await banking stress test results. In stocks news, BHP Billiton is the heaviest faller in the FTSE 100. The company, best known as a miner, is increasing its oil and gas activities with the $12.1bn
Read moreUS print decline to hit Future profits
15th Jul 2011 07:40
Future, the publisher of hobby magazines such as Classic Rock and Guitar World, expects its earnings before interest and taxation for the full year to be £2m less than expected after disappointing sales in the US. The poor performance has prompted the company to accelerate its transformation into a
Read moreFuture hit by circulation and ad declines
20th May 2011 07:29
Hobby magazine publisher Future saw a decline in revenues in the half year to 31 March as the economic climate forced many enthusiasts to reduce their spending. Reported pre-tax profit was down to £1.2m from £2.2m on revenues that fell to £68.8m from £71.4m. Revenues in the UK were down to £49.4m f
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