Toy maker Casdon rocketed on Tuesday morning as the firm doubled its interim dividend after profits surged in the first half.
[24 Jan '12]Toy maker Casdon said trading was bullish over Christmas as it posted higher revenues for the six months to 31 October, but warned of inflation in 2011.
[25 Jan '11]Cruise operator All Leisure Group pointed to the recession, currency movements and fuel costs as it posted a fall in pre-tax profits in the year to October 2009 to £2.6m from £9.1m the previous year as revenues climbed to £73.6m from £67.5m.
[25 Jan '10]London's rising streak continued but it was a bit of a struggle with the absence of economic news and a flat start on Wall Street keeping activity at low levels.
[18 Sep '09]Banks are providing what little excitement there is in the market today, with Lloyds Banking, RBS, HSBC and Barclays the most widely traded blue-chip, with the exception of Vodafone.
[18 Sep '09]Leading shares still lack direction with the constituents of the FTSE 100 virtually evenly divided between risers and fallers while the index itself is little changed.
[18 Sep '09]Strong sales in Australia helped Cassidy Brothers, which makes toy vacuum cleaners, cookers and other household items, shrug off a fall in UK sales to post higher profits in the year to April 30.
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