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...Key economic and company reports Here is a more complete list of what to expect in terms of company reports and economic data this week....
...(FT) Europe’s fastest growing companies The FT also publishes today its annual ranking of Europe’s fastest growing companies, including a new leader with a focus on renewable energy....
...We’re primed for a barrage of poor second-quarter numbers in the coming weeks, showing how energy companies are coping with the worst oil price crash in decades....
...The company, which suspended all production at both the Gaydon and St Athan factories earlier this month, says it’s reviewing operating costs and capex and is making use of all government aid available....
...The company began to pick up big mandates in the 1990s and soon ventured into other alternatives, including infrastructure, commodities and energy....
...Meanwhile, Baker Hughes and Halliburton, both oilfield services companies, posted solid gains....
...Mr Einhorn — who made his reputation shorting Allied Capital, a mid-cap lender in the US, from 2002 — likened the companies to St Joe, a Florida landowner that could not develop its land profitably even...
...Oil services behemoth Halliburton has lost 44 per cent of its value since July; Continental Resources, a huge shale oil producer in North Dakota’s Bakken region, has lost half its value since August; and...
...energy industry....
...Two people close to the company said Joe Kaeser, chief financial officer, was set to be nominated as the new chief executive....
...of postwar Britain by examining the relatively shortlived experiment with military service....
...Petsmart, provider of products and services for pets, also beat profits and revenue estimates on strong sales and operating efficiencies. The company also raised its full-year outlook....
...His elucidation of works such as the St Matthew Passion makes you want to listen to the music afresh....
...Within the energy sector, Halliburton , the oilfield services company, was down 2.1 per cent to $47.89 while Noble Energy fell 2.9 per cent to $90.60....
...Halliburton an oilfield services company, was down 2.3 per cent to $44.01 while ConocoPhillips was 1.1 per cent lower to $74.98....
...Shares in GSI Commerce , an interactive marketing company, rocketed higher after Ebay agreed to buy the company for about $2.4bn including debt....
...Iain Miller, vice-chairman, Doosan Power Systems, the green energy company. Keith Mowbray, business development director, Dytecna, the engineering company....
...Shares in St Joe Company, a Florida real estate developer, lost 7 per cent to $27 after saying late on Tuesday that it was considering a sale of the company....
...Bank of America Chief Financial Officer Joe Price told shareholders the company’s core strengths in its business become more evident in challenging economic times. ”Our broad customer and client reach and...
...The energy sector led the rally, up 11.2 per cent overall. Halliburton jumped 13.9 per cent to $20.80 after the energy services group beat Wall Street’s expectations for third-quarter earnings....
...Still, results from oil services companies Halliburton and Weatherford International left investors unimpressed....
...In such an information vacuum, the monthly data about watch exports from the Swiss customs authorities have become as valuable as a St Bernard in a snowstorm....
...Profit-taking hit energy stocks. The S&P energy index was down 1.3 per cent at 567.30. ExxonMobil was down 1.3 per cent at $90.91 and Chevron fell 0.9 per cent to $88.44....
...The odd one out in the sector was Halliburton, the oil services group, which slid 3.1 per cent to $31.08 after warning about weak US demand....
...Crude oil ticked higher, benefiting oil services companies the most. Halliburton rose 4 per cent to $75.58 and Schlumberger was up 5.2 per cent to $66.82. Marathon Oil added 3.2 per cent to $88.63....
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