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...“Arrears — or overdue payments — at the big banks are still low historically,” said Gary Greenwood, analyst at Shore Capital....
...Newmont Sector: mining / HQ: greenwood village, us Key stat: For every $100 move in the gold price, Newmont’s free cash flow changes by $400m....
...They buy portfolios of secured and unsecured consumer debt from banks, utilities, telecoms groups and retailers at large discounts to face value....
...Gary Greenwood, banks and specialists lender analyst at Shore Capital, believes the UK bank sell-off is a continuation of the recent trend — the FTSE All-Share Banks index is down 15.7 per cent in the year...
...Paul Dollman and Miriam Greenwood both joined the board at Smart Metering Systems during the past year but neither held a stake until this week....
...Citigroup analyst Mark Greenwood says: “The addition of 60m tonnes in seven years will represent faster growth than achieved by Qatar.”...
...Tucked away under a counter in your kitchen, or gurgling in your utility room, is another machine....
...Centrica, the gas utility, was the centre of bid speculation after comments from Gazprom that it was considering buying the UK company....
...The utility surged 5.3 per cent to 276p on talk of an imminent approach from Germany’s RWE....
...The ‘A’ shares ended at £17.48 yesterday, down 0.3 per cent, while the ‘B’ shares slipped 0.2 per cent to £17.95 The week was rife with bid speculation, with utility Scottish Power, catering company Compass...
...“Looks rather like an 800lb gorilla is taking more interest in Wolseley’s business space,” said David Taylor of Teather & Greenwood....
...Arla Foods slid 7.9 per cent to 64p after a profit warning from the milk supplier, in which it warned exceptional inflationary pressures from higher oil and utility prices had hit margins....
...However, Teather & Greenwood downgraded its recommendation to “sell” on concerns that adopting the new IFRS accounting rules will result in slower future dividend growth....
...Utility shares were marked lower after UBS issued further downgrades. UBS cut its rating on National Grid Transco, down 0.1 per cent at 480.75p, and United Utilities, off 1.5 per cent at 573p....
...Teather & Greenwood downgraded its recommendation to “sell” and said: “The rate of improvement in profits will slow down substantially.”...
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