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Dixons Carphone drops on profit warning

Electronics retailer Dixons Carphone (LON:DC.) has said that it will close more than 90 stores today, following a profit warning…

Spectris grows despite Forex pressure

Instruments and controls manufacturer Spectris (LON:SXS) said that like-for-like sales were up by 6% for the four months ended 30th April,…

Pennon cleans up with improved sales and profits

Water and waste management specialist Pennon (LON:PNN) saw its shares rise by 5.29% to 768p as pre-tax profits climbed 3.5%…

Evil Knievil: I speak for a lady

Accrol (LON:ACRL) was floated perhaps two years ago. After a few months, when the price had got to around 150p astonishing…

Footsie 8,000? – What’s not to like?

This week the FTSE-100 hit record territory, cruising towards 8,000. But some sectors in the UK market are faring better…

UK Retail sales post middling April recovery

There was positive news for the retail sector, as sales rose by a better than expected 1.6% relative to March.…

Mellon on the Markets

At no point in my life has tempus seemed to fugit more than now. This year is nearly half over. I am…

Plus500 looks to move to main market

Digital trading platform Plus500 (LON:PLUS) has announced that it intends to move its listing from AIM to the main market…

Intertek revenues fall despite underlying growth

Revenues at FTSE 100 quality assurance specialist Intertek (LON:ITRK) dropped by 2.5% for the four months to 30th April. The…

Kingfisher Q1 sales cool in bad weather conditions

B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher (LON:KGF) saw like-for-like sales decline by 4.0% in constant currency terms over the quarter ended…