Tony Rice, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the FTSE 250 telecoms giant, has enlarged his stake in the company with the purchase of three million shares. Rice, who took on his current role three years ago, now holds 24.76m shares in the group. The stock
Read moreAIM-listed ECO Animal Health Group reported a slight reduction in its revenue for the six month period ending September 30th, according to the group's half yearly report. The company, which develops pharmaceutical products for the global animal health markets, stated that its revenue was £11.46m co
Read moreEco Animal Health, which specialises in the development and marketing of medicines for the control of disease in livestock, saw its pre-tax profit for the year creep higher after revenue gains were slightly offset by rising sales costs. Pre-tax profit was £2.32m (2011: £2.29m) on revenues of £28.3
Read moreAfrica-based agricultural group Agriterra says demand for its grain products at Chimoio, Mozambique, continues to grow above historical levels. Demand for bran and maize meal deliveries are said to be increasing both locally and in exports to Zimbabwe. Its cattle ranching operations at Mozbife show
Read moreShell is among the stocks lifting the oil and gas sector higher. Chinese oil giants Sinopec and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) are thought to be readying bids worth about £3bn for the firm's assets in Nigeria. Elsewhere in the sector, Cairn Energy, which has secured a drill ship
Read moreECO Animal Health reported a 66.9% jump in full-year pre-tax profit and said it remains cautiously optimistic about the likely trading outturn in the current financial year. Profit attributable to shareholders before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, share based payments and exceptional it
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