News: JD Wetherspoon PLC (JDW.L)
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Wed, Dec 16 2009
UPDATE 2-Punch Taverns warns tough conditions to hit profit
* Lifts target for sale proceeds to 300 mln stg this year
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Punch Taverns weak after update
Shares in Punch Taverns fall 3.3 percent after Britain's biggest pubs firm issues a downbeat trading update, prompting KBC Peel Hunt to cut its rating to "sell" from "hold".
FTSE up 0.2 percent as banks rally; miners retreat
LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index was up 0.2 percent by midday on Thursday, supported by firmer banks on news Bank of America was set to repay government bailout funds, but miners fell as the recent sector rally ran out of steam.
Banks, commodites lead FTSE up for 3rd session
LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index was up 0.7 percent in early trade Thursday as strong commodity prices boosted miners and oils, while banks were lifted by news Bank of America is set to repay U.S. government bailout funds.
UPDATE 2-M&B FY profit ahead of view but outlook uncertain
LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Pub and restaurant operator Mitchells & Butlers warned that an imminent VAT rise was just one of the clouds on the horizon as it reported a 24-percent fall in underlying full-year profit.
UPDATE 1-Young's London focus helps lift H1 profits
LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Pubs group Young & Co reported a 3.7 percent increase in first-half pretax profit and said sales were growing in the second-half as its upmarket London pubs continued to outperform rivals.
UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on Nov 17
LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 22 to 27 points lower on Tuesday, as investors pause for breath after the index hit a 14-month closing high the previous session, with an easing of gold from record highs on Monday looking set to impact the mining sector.
FTSE 100 seen opening lower
LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index is seen opening 22-27 points lower on Tuesday, as investors pause for breath after the index hit a 14-month closing high the previous session, with an easing of gold from record highs on Monday looking set to impact the mining sector.
PRESS DIGEST - British business - Nov 14
Rexam , the drinks can maker, said its chief executive of three years, Leslie Van de Walle, would leave at the end of the month. He is the second FTSE 100 CEO to leave in a week and will be replaced by Graham Chipchase, director of its plastic packaging arm and former group finance director. The parting is not thought to be acrimonious, but the company wanted someone to lead the business through the next few years. Mr Van de Walle could not offer that. Rexam also issued a trading u





