Wood Group (J) Share News (WG.)

BUZZ-Wood Group: Weak oil prices trump div, Shell contract

** Oilfield services co's shares down 2.8 pct at 563.5 pence after co reported H1 results ** Co reported 7.4 pct fall in H1 EBITA and 19.3 pct fall in rev, hurt by slump in global oil and gas markets ** Stock trading at 5-month lows, with nearly 15 pct of its daily avg volume traded i

LONDON BRIEFING: Shares Flat Ahead Of UK Inflation Reports

Persimmon first half profits up 31%

(ShareCast News) - London open City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 17 points higher than Monday's close of 6,550.30. Stocks to watch Housebuilder Persimmon posted a 31% rise in first-half pre-tax profit on the back of solid revenue growth, continued improvement in operating profitability a

UPDATE: John Wood Commits To Dividend Despite Interim Profit Fall

London pre-open: FTSE picked to climb ahead of inflation figures release

(ShareCast News) - City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 17 points higher than Monday's close of 6,550.30. European stocks were expected to open slightly higher as investors await the release of UK inflation figures. UK inflation has been near zero for most of this year and dipped into deflat

Wood Group ups dividend after slashing headcount 13% in six months

(ShareCast News) - Battered by the crashing oil price, engineer Wood Group upped its interim dividend by 10.1% after slashing costs more than expected as its oilfield workforce was cut by a fifth in the face of tumbling sales and profits. Revenue of $3.07bn in the first six months of the year was do

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Stocks Seen Flat With UK Inflation In Focus

Wood Group says has cut about 13 pct jobs since Dec

Aug 18 (Reuters) - John Wood Group Plc said it had reduced its headcount by 13 percent since December and saved $40 million in overhead costs in the first half. The oilfield services company, which reported a 7.4 percent fall in first-half core profit to $225.9 million, said its outlook for

John Wood Commits To Dividend Despite Fall In First Half Profit

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Stocks Firm Ahead Of UK Inflation Numbers

Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks Recover From New York Manufacturing Miss

Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

John Wood Group Awarded Contract For Offshore Vietnam Field

LONDON BRIEFING: Shares Open Firm Despite Further Declines For Miners