(ShareCast News) - Laird said first quarter revenue grew 15% to £171m, in line with expectations and was confident of growth weighted towards the second half of the year. On an organic basis in constant currency, revenue was down 2%. Laird makes systems, components and solutions that protect electr
Read more(ShareCast News) - Apple lost a titanic $46bn in market value as its shares fell 8% in after-hours trading as the tech company confirmed the iPhone's first ever quarterly decline in sales and so missed analysts' expectations for sales and earnings. Sales of iPhones sank 16% to 51.2m in the three mon
Read more** Dialog Semi -4.8%, AMS -3.6%, Imagination Tech -3.4%, ARM Holdings -3%, Laird -0.9% ** Apple to continue reduced iPhone production in April-June quarter due to sluggish sales, Nikkei reports, citing parts suppliers notified of plan (http://s.nikkei.com/23C81i1) ** Apple shares -2%
Read more(ShareCast News) - Electronics and technology company Laird posted a jump in underlying pre-tax profit for 2015 and said it was confident in the prospects for this year. For the year to the end of December, underlying pre-tax profit rose 16% to £73.1m on revenue of £630.4m, up 12% despite more chall
Read more(ShareCast News) - Direct Line shares are worth holding, said the Sunday Times' Inside the City column ahead of Tuesday's annual results for the insurer. Full year profits are forecast to have reversed moderately, but things look better going forward, with a new online marketing campaign launched la
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