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JD pounces as JJB raises £30m

JD Sports is in takeover talks with struggling rival JJB Sports

02 Feb 2011

Grounded Ryanair airplane

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Ryanair loses €10m in third quarter

The budget airlines is still on track to match full-year profit forecasts despite a loss-making third quarter

31 Jan 2011

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Charity FDs face funding headache

Charles Scott, group finance director of Age UK, warns of funding black hole

28 Jan 2011

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Manslaughter Act gets first case

Small engineering business could face unlimited fine if found guilty

27 Jan 2011

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BSkyB shows its worth with profit rise

Broadcaster's pre-tax profits rose to £237m in the six months to 31 December 2010

27 Jan 2011

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Virgin Atlantic ex-CFO: Break down team silos to find new revenue

Julie Southern talks to Financial Director about her new chief commercial officer role

24 Jan 2011

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LoveFilm CFO in spotlight as Amazon completes acquisition

Deal for online giant to buy the balance of DVD retailer's shares could mean changes for Buckle

20 Jan 2011

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BAA takes £24m snow hit

Passenger numbers at Heathrow fell by 9.5 percent in December compared with the same period in 2009

12 Jan 2011

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JD Sports to trump forecasts

JD estimates profit before tax will top consensus analyst expectations of £75.4m

07 Jan 2011

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Surprise slowdown in service sector activity

Extreme winter weather conditions were partly responsible for the poor performances

06 Jan 2011

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Next counts cost of snow

High street retailer lost £22m in seasonal sales

05 Jan 2011

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Smells like team spirit

Octopus Investments' finance team has its hands full

20 Dec 2010

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Betfair finance chief raises stake

Stephen Morana has bought £100,000 worth of shares in the betting exchange operator

16 Dec 2010

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Trade gap widens as imports surge

UK trade deficit reaches £8.53bn in October

10 Dec 2010

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HMV halves dividend as losses swell

Owner of Waterstone's hit by slump in sales

09 Dec 2010

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Snow and economic worries hold back retail sales

Sales grew by 0.7 percent in November

07 Dec 2010

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RBS chairman Philip Hampton on saving banks

The ex-FD of some of the UK’s former national treasures sheds light on the darkest days of the banking crisis and his toughest meetings

03 Dec 2010

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Co-operative Group CFO becomes deputy CEO

Martyn Wates led the group through recession to record growth and stability

24 Nov 2010

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Engine explosion will reduce Rolls Royce 2010 results

Qantas super-jumbo incident will reduce full-year financial performance, company confirms

12 Nov 2010

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Lloyd's of London FD on overhauling accounting transparency

Iconic insurance market FD tells Financial Director: "No one outside Lloyd's understood what our numbers meant"

09 Nov 2010

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