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16:27
02/09/10
GlobeOp Financial in shares issue
GlobeOp Financial Services has issued 42,503 ordinary shares under its 2006 equity incentive plan and 30,000 shares following the exercise of employee share options. The company's capital consists of ... read more
16:08
02/09/10
Telekomunikacja Polska issues bonds to subsidiary
Telekomunikacja Polska has issued short term bonds totalling PLN210m to its subsidiary, PTK Centertel, in the past two days. Yesterday (1 September) it issued bonds of PLN80m and PLN60m with ... read more
15:47
02/09/10
City of London Investment declares dividend
City of London Investment Trust has declared a first interim dividend of 3.25p per ordinary share for the year ending 30 June 2011. The dividend will be paid on 30 November to holders registered at ... read more
15:35
02/09/10
US gas storage up at 3,106bn cu ft
US working gas in storage rose to 3,106bn cu ft in the week ending 27 August, according to Energy Information Administration estimates today (2 September). The EIA says this represents a net ... read more
15:31
02/09/10
FLASH: US natural gas storage increases
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15:31
02/09/10
ARCH completes sale of 46.3% of Department Store Holding
ARC Capital Holdings has completed the sale of 46.3% of its equity in Department Store Holding. ARCH received a total consideration of RMB336.0m ($49.3m) in cash for the sale, a $1.3m increase from ... read more
15:15
02/09/10
US factory orders up 0.1%
New orders for US manufactured goods increased $0.6bn or 0.1% to $409.5bn in July following two consecutive monthly falls, the US Department of Commerce said today (2 September). This followed a ... read more
15:10
02/09/10
US pending home sales up 5.2%
US pending home sales have risen modestly risen following a sharp drop in the months immediately after the home buyer tax credit expired, the National Association of Realtors said today (2 ... read more
15:05
02/09/10
FLASH: US factory orders up
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15:01
02/09/10
FLASH: US pending home sales up 5.2%
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14:40
02/09/10
Fidelity Asian Values in equity issue
Fidelity Asian Values has issued 14,505 ordinary shares following the exercise of the conversion rights attached to subscription shares. The total issued ordinary share capital is now 60,993,348 The ... read more
14:38
02/09/10
Carnival declares quarterly dividend
Cruise shipping group Carnival Corporation & plc announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividend is payable on 10 September to shareholders of record on 20 August. Holders of ... read more
14:25
02/09/10
Redefine Properties International to start trading on JSE
Trading in Redefine Properties International will begin on JSE on 7 September. RIN's sole asset is its shareholding in AIM-listed property investment and development company Redefine International. ... read more
13:45
02/09/10
US initial jobless claims fall to 472,000
US initial unemployment claims fell to 472,000 in the week ending 28 August - 6,000 down from the previous week's revised figure of 478,000, the US Department of Labor said today (2 September). The ... read more
13:42
02/09/10
US labour costs up 1.1%
US unit labour costs in non-farm businesses rose 1.1% in the second quarter, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said today (2 September). It said the 1.8% fall in productivity was partially offset ... read more
13:39
02/09/10
US productivity down 1.8%
US non-farm business sector labour productivity decreased at a 1.8% annual rate during the second quarter, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today (2 September). It said hours increased by ... read more
13:34
02/09/10
FLASH: US unit labour costs up 1.1% in Q2
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13:32
02/09/10
FLASH: US initial jobless claims fall
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13:32
02/09/10
FLASH: US productivity down 1.8% in Q2
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13:18
02/09/10
BBA Aviation unveils scrip details
The calculation price for shares issued to BBA Aviation shareholders who elect to receive the scrip alternative for the 2010 interim dividend is 178.68p per share. The calculation price is the ... read more
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