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WGBWed, 27th Jun 2012 09:20
Luxury interior furnishings group Walker Greenbank unveiled a solid set of full year results, helped by a strong international performance, and is confident for the year ahead. Sales in the first eleven weeks of the current year rose 7% from the same period last year as demand for its expanding ran
Read moreEver wanted to match your handbag to the sofa? Well, a deal between the luxury furniture maker Walker Greenbank and Barbour may be of interest. Barbour has ordered two arts and crafts fabric designs from Walker, called "Strawberry Thief" and "Marigold". The fabrics will be used as lining for Barb
Read moreCarillion, which bought Eaga, the home insulation and green energy business, in the spring, has now raised its estimate for annualised cost savings from £9 million to £15 million, notes the Tempus column in the Times. Carillion, like its rival support services group Kier, is now seeing the promised,
Read moreBHP Billiton: Citi reiterates buy and keeps target at 2,405p. BHP Billiton: Credit Suisse upgrades to outperform from neutral; cuts target to 2,800p from 3,160p. Anglo American: Credit Suisse downgrades to neutral from overperform. Lonmin: Credit Suisse downgrades to underweight from neutral. S
Read moreInterior furnishings firm Walker Greenbank said it has performed particularly well during the last six months and is trading ahead of company forecasts. The Buckinghamshire-based group, which makes branded paints, bed linen, furniture and carpets, said turnover increased 11% in the six months ended
Read moreWell-received company updates, strong economic figures here and elsewhere and an easing of worries related to the situation in Egypt helped UK shares to strong gains. Miners led the advance, after strong growth in manufacturing in commodity hungry China in January. The UK, eurozone and US also had
Read moreShares added to the morning's gains over the lunchtime session, buoyed by the prospect of a firm start on Wall Street. Miners lead the advance, after strong growth in Chinese manufacturing in January, though technology stocks are also in demand. Mining giant Xstrata produced more coking coal, sem
Read moreLuxury interior furnishings group Walker Greenbank said adjusted pre-tax profits for the full year are expected to be no less than £4.9m, comfortably ahead of the top range of analyst forecasts. The group, whose brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin and Zoffany, said it had seen strong
Read moreThe leading share index closed with triple-digit losses Monday as jitters over the eurozone debt situation continued to plague the markets. Financial markets are still betting either Portugal, Spain, or both, will need a rescue deal similar to the €85bn Irish bail-out, rubber-stamped over the weeke
Read moreThoughts that the euro-zone boil had been lanced by the agreement of a bail-out package for Ireland have proved premature, with rising Spanish bond yields suggesting that the prospect of Spain being the recipient of an EU/IMF aid package cannot be ruled out. An underwhelming response to the latest
Read moreThe leading share index is now firmly in the red after giving up the strong gains it was posting this morning. Markets remain jittery over the eurozone debt crisis. The euro hit new lows against a basket of currencies this morning, despite claims by European politicians that the €85bn Irish bail-o
Read moreUK shares have made a bright start to the week led by the banks after Ireland signed up to the EU/IMF bail-out at the weekend. Royal Bank of Scotland is the best performer. It has the largest exposure of the UK banks to Ireland. Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC are all going well. Bank of Ireland, meanwh
Read moreLuxury interior furnishings group Walker Greenbank said full year pre-tax profits are expected to be materially ahead of market forecasts after a robust autumn period. The group, whose brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin and Zoffany, said, "During the past few weeks, the company's bra
Read moreBig losses at ARM Holdings savaged Technology Hardware & Equipment on Tuesday. ARM shares slumped 7% despite a big increase in both sales and income as brokers think the share price has got ahead of itself and is due a correction. KBC Peel Hunt told its clients take profits and Panmure Gordon keep
Read moreFresnillo, the Mexican company that is the world's biggest producer of silver, expects to top earlier forecasts of gold and silver production this year after a strong third quarter in which production of both metals was running at record levels. A note from Liberum yesterday points out that Fresnil
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