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Pendragon back in the black Feb 23 2010

Britain’s biggest car dealership returned to profit last year, helped by the "cash for bangers" scheme and strong recovery in used car margins.Read

BAA reports Gatwick write-down Feb 22 2010

BAA’s London airports racked up annual losses of £822m today after the sale of Gatwick and one-off pension charges hit the business.Read

Primark owner predicts good growth Feb 22 2010

Primark owner Associated British Foods today predicted a first half profits jump and said growth should continue throughout the year.Read

Halfords buys Nationwide Autocentres Feb 18 2010

Retail chain Halfords moved into car servicing and repairs today with the acquisition of Nationwide Autocentres in a £73.2m deal.Read

BAE Systems' profits plunge Feb 18 2010

Defence giant BAE Systems today said profits had been torpedoed by the loss of a key US contract and hefty fines to settle bribery allegations.Read

Jarvis braced for loss Feb 17 2010

Rail and plant firm Jarvis today braced investors for heavy losses as spending delays from Network Rail keep up the squeeze on the business.Read

Legal & General predicts rebound Feb 17 2010

Insurer Legal & General forecast a rebound in its core UK markets today after revealing a 7% drop in worldwide sales during 2009.Read

Thorntons targets summer market Feb 17 2010

Chocolatier Thorntons today said it was banking on new ranges to help summer trading after a 25% rise in first-half profits.Read

Record profits reported by Barclays Feb 16 2010

Banking giant Barclays posted record annual profits of £11.6bn for 2009 today as its two most senior bosses turned down bonuses for the second year in a row.Read

More time for Independent deal Feb 15 2010

Former KGB agent and Evening Standard owner Alexander Lebedev has been given more time to secure a deal to buy The Independent and Independent on Sunday, it was confirmed today.Read

VT ups Mouchel bid Feb 15 2010

Outsourcing and engineering firm Mouchel was today mulling an increased takeover offer from VT Group worth £330m.Read

Three companies annouce float plans Feb 15 2010

A trio of companies today announced plans to raise more than £400m through stock market flotations.Read

Tussauds owner pulls flotation Feb 12 2010

The owner of Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds has pulled the leisure group’s stock market debut in a move marking the second flotation to be axed in less than a week, it emerged today.Read

Rolls-Royce profits rise Feb 11 2010

Rolls-Royce today said profits rose 4% last year despite economic turbulence and continued delays in a number of major aircraft programmes.Read

BT wins deficit plan support Feb 11 2010

Telecoms giant BT said today it had won the support of pension trustees over plans to tackle a record deficit of £9bn.Read

Swine flu fears boost Reckitt Benckiser Feb 10 2010

Household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser today said a major marketing drive paid off after annual profits lifted 23% to £1.89bn last year.Read

Boots and Mothercare reveal link-up Feb 09 2010

High street retailers Mothercare and Boots today announced a deal to collaborate on an exclusive range of clothing and accessories to be sold through Boots stores.Read

TUI Travel prices improve Feb 09 2010

Families are facing dearer summer holidays this year after one of the UK’s biggest travel firms reported a 9% rise in its average selling price.Read

Sky loses out on ITV stake Feb 09 2010

Broadcasting giant BSkyB has suffered a near-£350m hit after selling a 10.4% stake in ITV and admitting defeat in a long-running legal battle.Read

Pay outs to investors fall Feb 08 2010

Dividend payouts for investors in UK companies fell £10bn last year and will continue to disappoint in 2010, a report said today.Read

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