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Week ahead: 20-24 March – Investors’ Chronicle

Welcome to the week ahead, our summary of the forthcoming key company announcements. Companies are no longer obliged to notify the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of results and trading updates, so this list does not claim to be comprehensive. You can read company announcements at http://announce.ft.com and our daily online …

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Companies roundup: Royal Mail and BP under scrutiny

Wag Payment Solutions (WPS) sells fleet management software to trucking companies. A concern from an investment angle is that the haulage industry is particularly cyclical, so the slowdown in European economies will limit Wag’s growth this year. But there is now also a concern linked to rising debt, with the leverage …

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International Distributions sags as Royal Mail tumbles into loss

Operating costs haven’t budged More strikes planned for November  The parent company of Royal Mail has blamed weak parcel volumes, strike action and faltering productivity for a hefty operating loss, and has repeated plans to cut 5,000 full-time roles by next spring.  Revenue at International Distributions Services (IDS) only decreased …

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Today’s Markets: Hunt torches Trussonomics

Companies Massive savings but uncertainty ahead as energy cap limited to six months The government will be hoping that gas prices stay subdued despite months of warnings of winter shortages, after it cut back the scope of the energy price cap significantly. New chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the policy would …

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Royal Mail braced for £350mn loss

Up to 6,000 redundancies expected  Strikes blamed for rising losses Royal Mail has warned that it could swing to a loss of up to £450mn and be forced to axe as many as 10,000 jobs, in response to “damaging” industrial action.  The postal service – which has reinvented itself as …

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Royal Mail: new name incoming but same woes remain

Royal Mail is losing £1mn per day  Parcel and letter volumes are falling  Royal Mail’s (RMG) latest trading update is a litany of woes. Divisional revenue is down by 11.5 per cent, its cost saving plan has stalled, it is losing £1mn a day, retail trends are weakening, and parcel …

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Ask why the dividend yield is high

Large cap high yielders have red flags Mid cap screen shows up some interesting ideas Our large-cap dividend screen is not easy to navigate for income investors right now. The top two companies are, same as last month, Royal Mail Group (RMG) and 3i Group (III). The first is a …

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Week ahead: 18 – 22 July

Welcome to the week ahead, our summary of the forthcoming key company announcements. Companies are no longer obliged to notify the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of results and trading updates, so this list does not claim to be comprehensive. You can read company announcements at http://announce.ft.com and our daily online …

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