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• Go-Ahead, Arriva See Improving Revenue

  ReutersUK - 2009-10-29

  By Rhys JonesLONDON (Reuters UK) - Transport groups Go-Ahead GOG and Arriva ARI said revenues were growing steadily across their bus and rail operations but were cautious on 2010, predicting the economic climate would remain tough.Shares in Go-Ahead were up 2.2 percent at 1,402 pence by 10:50 a.m. British time,...

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• OFT to investigate local buses after complaints over prices and

  - 2009-03-06

  The Office of Fair Trading said yesterday it had started an investigation into local bus services throughout the UK after receiving complaints about excessive pricing and shoddy service. The investigation will focus on bus services across the country on local routes such as those within towns and suburban...

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• Spectre of bad debts unsettles StanChart

  - 2009-02-06

  Market Report STANDARD CHARTERED fell behind its peers last night, touching an intra-day low of 808p, down more than 7 per cent, as traders assessed the threat of souring loans. The bank has outperformed the wider sector in recent months, thanks in part to its...

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• Main Movers

  - 2008-10-29

  M BG 710.5p (up 46.5p, 7 per cent) Confirms bid for Australia's Queensland Gas Company. M ARM Holdings 97.5p (up 17p, 21.12 per cent) Reports record quarterly revenues, up 7 per cent year-on-year. M Wolseley 288.75p (up 9.25p, 3.31 per cent) Analysts anticipate a reduction in...

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• Advertising agencies' rosy forecasts wither

  - 2008-10-27

  The Week Ahead Earnings forecasts are at risk when the advertising group WPP publishes its third-quarter trading statement on Thursday, according to analysts at Collins Stewart. "We are highly concerned that the market is about to be surprised by the scale of downgrades likely to...

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• Arriva Pharmaceuticals Granted Fusion Protein Patent

  - 2008-05-21

  Intellectual Property Provides Strong Position for Development of Therapy for Asthma ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Arriva Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing anti-inflammatory therapies, announced today that it had been granted a patent in the U.S. related to a fusion protein with potential applications for treating respiratory diseases. The...

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• Fuel cost hedges put Arriva on the right track for investors

  - 2008-04-24

  THE INVESTMENT COLUMN Our view: Buy Share price: 638p (-24.5p) Any transport group must be daunted by the growth in the price of oil, which is now heading unchecked towards $120 a barrel. However, for investors looking at the sector, Arriva, the bus and...

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• Arriva enters Hungary and Slovakia

  - 2008-04-15

  Business News IN BRIEF *The British bus and rail operator Arriva said it had entered the Hungary and Slovakia markets for the first time with a 25m acquisition. The company, which now operates in 12 countries across Europe, said the purchase of 80 per cent of Hungary's Interbus...

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• ARRIVA PLC - Annual Report and Accounts.

  - 2008-03-28

  Arriva plc Annual Report & Accounts 2007 and Notice of 2008 Annual General Meeting In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, Arriva plc has today submitted to the UK Listing Authority two copies of each of the documents listed below:...

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• With Arriva, at least dividends arrive on time

  - 2008-03-08

  PRIVATE INVESTOR The public finances were looking especially rosy last month, according to the official figures. So healthy, indeed, were tax receipts that it has put the Government's borrowing back on track. It was quite a surprise, and I think I know why. Last month, I...

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