Hints and tips:
...Floral apple brandy from Laird in nearby New Jersey brings a strong backbone at 100 proof....
...Rosenthal, managing editor, The New York Times, New York, August 20 1976; Clark Clifford, attorney, Washington, DC, August 10 1976; Bella Abzug, US congresswoman (New York), New York, June 19 1976; Melvin Laird...
...Laura J....
...And, as every backbencher and financial services type knows, it’s what the man on the Clapham omnibus is talking about that matters — not the laird on the Clackmannanshire train....
...Laird fell 9.1 per cent to 301.6p after the electronics maker said it would meet, rather than beat, full-year forecasts....
...Analysts at JPMorgan Cazenove described the appointment as an “important step for Laird”, given Mr Lockwood’s “strong technology background”....
...Shares in Laird rose by 2.7 per cent, or 4.7p, to 177.2p in early London trading....
...Laird’s share price rose 8.5p to close at 140.3p. The news comes just five months after Laird rebuffed a takeover offer from Cooper, a US manufacturer, for £533m....
...But if Laird can’t get its share price going, the Americans will be back....
...Not for electronic components maker Laird, which has rejected an offer from US group Cooper Industries....
...Laird was the day’s top riser in the FTSE 350....
...Laird shares closed up 16¼p at 78p....
...Shares in Laird rose 7¾p to 118¾p on the news. Expectations of a slowdown in the consumer gadget market have caused the shares to drop 80 per cent in the last year....
...In 2004, Peter Hill, chief executive of Laird, announced plans to sell off the group’s plastics division as a step towards refocusing the group....
...J ohn Wykeham, for services to the National Portrait Gallery....
...Laird is anticipating growth in the number of mobile phone handsets of about 8-10 per cent annually....
...Earlier this week the company also won the contract to supply J Sainsbury, less than 0.1 per cent better at 263¼p....
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