BRUSSELS, July 1 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- Dutch fund manager Amvest and Dutch private equity firm NPM to jointly acquire Dutch nursing home opeator Het Gastenh
Read more- LSE jumps after $2.7bn purchase of Frank Russell - bwin.party surges on sale rumours - Barclays facing allegations of fraud - Carney in focus amid housing market concerns techMARK 2,802.08 +0.47% FTSE 100 6,743.00 +0.14% FTSE 250 15,529.44 +0.49% Strong gains from London Stock Exchange (LSE), bw
Read moreShrugging off yesterday's losses, London's blue chips look set to track gains seen in the US and Asia overnight as traders brushed off the much worse-than-expected revision to US first-quarter economic growth and instead choose to look forward. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around 19
Read moreEnergy services firm Wood Group said it expects 2014 operating profits to be in line with expectations and higher than last year, but reported a mixed performance in its PSN division in the first half. In a trading update for the six months to June 30th, the company said that the Production Service
Read moreJune 26 (Reuters) - British energy services company John Wood Group Plc said it continued to anticipate full-year earnings before interest, taxation and amortisation (EBITA) to be in line with its expectations and above that of 2013. Wood Group said its year-to-date performance in its core
Read moreThursday sees simultaneous final results from merging electronics retailers Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail, which are planning to become Dixons Carphone. Analysts are not expecting much eye-poppingly interesting, as the companies' management teams are playing these results in a low-key manner
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