Construction sector weak again
UK construction sector growth slowed for the third month in a row in August, to its lowest in half a year, doing little to calm fears of a “double-dip” recession. The Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 52.1 last month from 54.1 in July and 58.4 in June. It had been as high a 58.5 in May, its highest since September 2007...
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Thursday 02 Sep 2010
Hewlett-Packard today triumphed in the frantic bid battle for data storage technology firm 3Par as rival bidder Dell declined to raise its last offer and ended talks.
Dell’s decision came after it was outbid for the fourth time by HP, which this morning offered $33 per share for the loss making data storage group, valuing it at about $2.1bn. Read more...
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Small Cap Focus: Cyan wants more cash
Thursday 02 Sep 2010
Microcontrollers developer Cyan Holdings wants to raise more cash from shareholders but it is getting to the point when the AIM... Read more
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