http://www.advfn.com/lse/rss.asp London Stock Exchange Company Newsfeed en Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:34:32 BST Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:34:32 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BARC&article=38519974&headline=foreign-holdings-in-colombia-stocks-up-in-may-amid-equity-rise http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BARC&article=38519974&headline=foreign-holdings-in-colombia-stocks-up-in-may-amid-equity-rise <div class='newsbody'><p> BOGOTA -(Dow Jones)- Foreign portfolio holdings in Colombian stocks rose in May from the previous month on foreign investors' renewed risk appetite. </p> <p> Offshore investors also deposited their money in the Colombian equity market taking advantage of the 13.2% rise reported... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:34:32 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=RIO&article=38519462&headline=cameroon-president-urges-speedy-energy-plan-for-mining-industries http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=RIO&article=38519462&headline=cameroon-president-urges-speedy-energy-plan-for-mining-industries <div class='newsbody'><p> YAOUNDE, Cameroon -(Dow Jones)- In a bid to tackle the bureaucratic red tape hampering a key energy plan to supply power to budding iron ore and bauxite mining firms, Cameroon President Paul Biya urged his new government Friday to come up with a solid energy plan in six months... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:46 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BG.&article=38518496&headline=brazils-petrobras-reports-oil-find-at-espirito-santo-basin http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BG.&article=38518496&headline=brazils-petrobras-reports-oil-find-at-espirito-santo-basin <div class='newsbody'><p> RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR), or Petrobras, notified the country's National Petroleum Agency late Thursday that it had discovered signs of oil at an inland Espirito Santo Basin block. </p> <p> Petrobras said it found... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:31:02 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=DGE&article=38518377&headline=uk-union-challenges-diageo-to-justify-scottish-job-cuts http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=DGE&article=38518377&headline=uk-union-challenges-diageo-to-justify-scottish-job-cuts <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K.'s largest labor union said Friday it wants Diageo PLC (DEO) to justify what it called "swingeing" cuts at its U.K. operations. </p> <p> The maker of Johnnie Walker scotch, Guinness stout and Smirnoff vodka, said Wednesday it will cut 900 of its... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:01 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=SBRY&article=38518186&headline=sainsburyj-qatar-invest-authority-now-holds-481-746-132-shares http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=SBRY&article=38518186&headline=sainsburyj-qatar-invest-authority-now-holds-481-746-132-shares <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Sainsbury(J)PLC (SBRY.LN), a company engaged in grocery and related retailing, said Friday that Qatar Investment Authority is now interested in 481,746,132 of the company's voting rights (26.145%). </p> <pre> -By London Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; Contact... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:08:06 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=TSCO&article=38517716&headline=tesco-agm-passes-executive-share-option-change-by-55 http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=TSCO&article=38517716&headline=tesco-agm-passes-executive-share-option-change-by-55 <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Lilly Vitorovich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> GLASGOW -(Dow Jones)- Tesco PLC (TSCO.LN), the world's third-largest retailer by sales, Friday secured just enough shareholder support to change its executive share option plan at its annual general meeting in Glasgow... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:32:31 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BAY&article=38516828&headline=british-airways-cuts-capacity-delays-aircraft-cuts-capex http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BAY&article=38516828&headline=british-airways-cuts-capacity-delays-aircraft-cuts-capex <div class='newsbody'><p> By Kaveri Niththyananthan </p> <p> Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </p> <p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. flag carrier British Airways PLC (BAY.LN) Friday reported another month of annual declines in passenger traffic, forcing the company to reduce summer and winter capacity further, and... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:29:03 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=VOD&article=38515392&headline=vodafone-executive-mobile-market-revenue-in-europe-is-under http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=VOD&article=38515392&headline=vodafone-executive-mobile-market-revenue-in-europe-is-under <div class='newsbody'><p> PARIS -(Dow Jones)- European mobile telecommunications market revenue remains under pressure in the short-term, Vodafone Group PLC (VOD) Europe Chief Executive said Friday. </p> <p> "We are experiencing pressure on revenue, but we are resisting better than others," Michel Combes... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:42:04 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=TSCO&article=38515131&headline=tesco-chairman-wont-comment-on-talk-of-buying-northern-rock http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=TSCO&article=38515131&headline=tesco-chairman-wont-comment-on-talk-of-buying-northern-rock <div class='newsbody'><p> GLASGOW -(Dow Jones)- Tesco PLC (TSCO.LN) Chairman David Reid Friday declined to comment on speculation that the U.K.-based retailer is interested in buying Northern Rock (NHRKF) from the U.K. Government. </p> <p> Asked by a shareholder at its annual general meeting whether... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:23:19 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=RR.&article=38514947&headline=rolls-royce-wins-470-million-order-from-turkish-airlines http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=RR.&article=38514947&headline=rolls-royce-wins-470-million-order-from-turkish-airlines <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Eric Jones Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Rolls-Royce Group PLC said Friday it had won a $470 million order for its Trent 700EP engines from Turkish Airlines, including a long-term service contract. </p> <p> The engines will power seven new Airbus... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:07:34 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=RR.&article=38514351&headline=rolls-royce-group-pact-to-power-seven-aircraft-from-turkish-air http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=RR.&article=38514351&headline=rolls-royce-group-pact-to-power-seven-aircraft-from-turkish-air <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Rolls-Royce Group (RR.LN), a global power systems company, said Friday that it has won a $470 million order, at list prices, for Trent engines to power seven aircraft from Turkish Airlines. </p> <p> MAIN FACTS: </p> <p> -The contract includes long-term TotalCare... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:20:10 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=ENRC&article=38514184&headline=enrc-doubles-chrome-ore-pelletizer-capacity-to-1-4-million-tons http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=ENRC&article=38514184&headline=enrc-doubles-chrome-ore-pelletizer-capacity-to-1-4-million-tons <div class='newsbody'><p> ALMATY, Kazakhstan -(Dow Jones)- London-listed Kazakh metals miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC.LN) said Friday it has doubled its chrome ore pelletizer capacity in Kazakhstan to 1.4 metrc million tons. </p> <p> ENRC said in a statement that the pelletizer, in which... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:10:20 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=TSCO&article=38513992&headline=uk-union-to-challenge-tesco-on-meat-workers-rights http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=TSCO&article=38513992&headline=uk-union-to-challenge-tesco-on-meat-workers-rights <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K.'s largest labor union will table a resolution at Friday's Tesco PLC (TSCO.LN) annual general meeting as part of a move to end what it calls "exploitation and discrimination" against workers in the retail giant's meat supply. </p> <p> Unite's Deputy... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:59:05 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BP.&article=38512578&headline=iraq-parliament-panel-rumaila-deal-needs-lawmakers-approval http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BP.&article=38512578&headline=iraq-parliament-panel-rumaila-deal-needs-lawmakers-approval <div class='newsbody'><p> BAGHDAD -(Dow Jones)- The contract with U.K. energy giant BP PLC (BP.LN) and China National Petroleum Corp. to develop Iraq's Rumaila oil field requires approval by parliament, the head of parliament's oil and gas committee said Friday. </p> <p> "The laws that apply in Iraq... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:41:23 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=HSBA&article=38512121&headline=cybit-fy09-pretax-profit-up-sales-rise-30-new-credit-facility http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=HSBA&article=38512121&headline=cybit-fy09-pretax-profit-up-sales-rise-30-new-credit-facility <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- CybIT Holdings PLC (CYH.LN) Friday said its full-year pretax profit increased due to a 30% rise in sales, although margins declined following the intgeration of the Truck24 business. </p> <p> The company also agreed a new three-year credit facility with... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:13:32 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=TLW&article=38511853&headline=congo-appoints-ambassador-to-uganda-seeks-normal-relations http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=TLW&article=38511853&headline=congo-appoints-ambassador-to-uganda-seeks-normal-relations <div class='newsbody'><p> KAMPALA, Uganda -(Dow Jones)- Congo has upgraded its Ugandan mission to ambassadorial level and appointed a new ambassador in a bid to normalize political and economic relations with Uganda, a diplomatic official told Dow Jones Newswires Friday. </p> <p> The Congolese president... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:59:04 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=AU.&article=38511486&headline=autonomy-corp-signs-license-pact-with-us-law-enforcement http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=AU.&article=38511486&headline=autonomy-corp-signs-license-pact-with-us-law-enforcement <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Autonomy Corporation PLC (AU.LN), a software company, Friday entered into a multi-million dollar license agreement with a major U.S. national law enforcement agency to use Autonomy's Intelligent Data Operating Layer, or IDOL, software for investigative purposes... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:35:22 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=AV.&article=38510457&headline=aviva-in-talks-to-sell-singapore-properties-for-s-100-million http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=AV.&article=38510457&headline=aviva-in-talks-to-sell-singapore-properties-for-s-100-million <div class='newsbody'><p> SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- U.K. insurer Aviva PLC (AV.LN) is in talks to sell two office buildings in Singapore for about S$100 million, two people familiar with the situation said Friday. </p> <p> A joint venture between developers Yi Kai Group and Fission Group is trying to buy... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:24:29 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=HSV&article=38510171&headline=cybit-holdings-fiscal-year-pretax-profit-gbp2-14-million-vs-gbp1-69 http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=HSV&article=38510171&headline=cybit-holdings-fiscal-year-pretax-profit-gbp2-14-million-vs-gbp1-69 <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Cybit Holdings Plc (CYH.LN), an international provider of telematics based products and services for the management and control of land and sea based assets, announced Friday its preliminary results for the year ended March 31, it made a pretax profit GBP2.14... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:01:14 BST http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BBY&article=38510151&headline=balfour-beatty-trading-in-line-see-progress-in-2009 http://www.advfn.com/lse/ShareNews.asp?sharenews=BBY&article=38510151&headline=balfour-beatty-trading-in-line-see-progress-in-2009 <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Eric Jones Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Engineering and construction group Balfour Beatty PLC (BBY.LN) said Friday that trading at the half-year continues to be in line with internal expectations and it anticipates making progress in 2009. </p> <p>... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:00:01 BST