March 16 (Reuters) -
* BERKELEY:
* J D WETHERSPOON: British pubs group J D Wetherspoon posted a 3.6percent rise in first-half revenue, but said it expects lower comparable salesgrowth and higher costs in the remainder of the year.
* MITIE GROUP: British outsourcing company Mitie Group said onFriday it expected annual costs associated with its turnaround programme to behigher than its previous estimates.
* SHELL: Amnesty International on Friday accused international oil majorsShell and Eni of negligence when addressing spills in
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is selling its upstream assets in
* BP: BP is seeking buyers for its stake in a 50-year-old oil and gasbusiness in
* NEX GROUP:
* CMC MARKETS Online trading platform CMC Markets Plc said onThursday it had launched contracts for differences (CFDs) and spreadbettingofferings for cryptocurrencies following significant interest from itsusers.
* GOLD: Gold prices held firm on Friday as tensions between the
* OIL: Oil prices were set to fall this week, with both benchmarks droppingslightly on Friday, on concerns among investors about rising supply from the
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