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  • Acquisition boosts Portrait

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Financial services software specialist Portrait Software expects revenues in the 6 months to end-September to be ahead of last year.

  • RGI says Russian economy still growing

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    RGI International Limited, the AIM listed developer of high-end properties in Moscow and the surrounding areas, said despite the economic headwinds, Russia remains a growing economy.

  • Steppe lifts profits, fears tough conditions

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Kazakh cement manufacturer Steppe Cement reported a rise in profits even as it faced higher input costs and a contracting cement market.

  • CPL cautious over Irish slowdown

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Irish recruitment consultant CPL saw a sharp slowdown in the second half of last year and warned the current year has also started slowly.

  • MCB Finance lending soars

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Baltic-focused consumer finance lender MCB Finance has tripled the amount of money it leant during the first half of 2008 as borrowers struggled to get cash from mainstream banks.

  • Czech deal boosts Bluewater Bio

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    A memorandum of understanding to pilot its wastewater treatment system in the Czech Republic boosted shares in Bluewater Bio.

  • ROC Oil reaches settlement

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Oil explorer ROC said a settlement has been reached in the dispute over Block H, offshore equatorial Guinea.

  • Small caps round-up: BrainJuicer, Densitron, Dominion Minerals

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Online market research group BrainJuicer declared a maiden interim dividend of 0.5p per share after it saw pre-tax profits for the half-year increase to £229,000 from £164,000 previously. Revenue rose by 37% to £3.97m.

  • SMG annnounces £30m cash return

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Scottish media outfit SMG has announced plans to change its name to stv group and return as much as £30m in cash to shareholders through a tender offer.

  • Plasmon gets 0.25p approach

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Beleaguered optical drives maker Plasmon is set to recommend a takeover bid from a US private equity firm worth just 0.25p per share.

  • TMN profits slip as admin costs jump

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    TMN saw profits slip slightly for the year as administrative send soared but the digital marketing group said the current financial year has started in line with expectations

  • China Central Properties makes tidy profit

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Chinese property company China Central Properties (CCP) has made about £13m from the sale of Mass Relief International, it emerged today.

  • Digital Marketing 'pleased' with progress

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Online marketing group Digital Marketing is “extremely pleased” with its progress in the first five months of the current financial year, which is consistent with full year forecasts.

  • Anglo Irish sells Austrian private banking arm

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Anglo Irish Bank agreed to sell its Austrian private banking subsidiary to Swiss banking group Valartis.

  • Xstrata takes strategic stake in Aussie explorer

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Copper miner Xstrata has bought a 17.83% stake in Indophil Resources from Lion Selection for A$1.17 per share, or US$69m.

  • Telecom Plus expects "significantly" better results

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Multi-utility group Telecom Plus said forecasts indicate that its results for the year will be “significantly” ahead of current market expectations.

  • Passenger numbers jump at easyJet and Aer Lingus

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Budget airline easyJet carried almost 24% more passengers in August than it did the year before, while passenger numbers grew by 8.8% at rival Aer Lingus last month.

  • Carr's Milling ups profits forecast again

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Bumper trading across all of its divisions has prompted feed supplier and flour miller Carr's Milling to increase its profits estimate for the fourth time this year.

  • Churchill Mining confirms huge resource upgrade

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    Churchill Mining has confirmed reports of a huge upgrade to its reserves at the East Kutai Coal Project in Indonesia.

  • Profit tumbles at JD Wetherspoon

    Friday 05 Sep 2008

    The economic slowdown and last July’s smoking ban in England have conspired to drop full-year pre-tax profit by 12.7% at pub group JD Wetherspoon.

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