en-us Reuters UK) - Energy services company John Wood Group WG said it expects earnings for the year to be in line with market expectations.It announced a "robust performance" from its production support related businesses.However, project delays at its engineering unit in upstream and downstream have reduced volumes and margins...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:21:37 -0800 Reuters UK) - Power station operator Drax Group DRX said it expected full-year earnings to be modestly ahead of market expectations, boosted by a strong forward contracted position.Drax, whose coal-fired power station in Selby, North Yorkshire supplies about 7 percent of the UK's electricity, also said on Wednesday it...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:05:30 -0800 Reuters UK) - Pubs firm Punch Taverns PUB said on Wednesday it expected profits to be affected in the short-term by high unemployment, impending duty and VAT increases and an uncertain environment for consumers.The company, grappling with net debt of close to 3.5 billion pounds at the end of...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:04:15 -0800 Reuters) - The Federal Reserve, at a meeting this week, will likely close out the year by repeating a pledge to keep interest rates extraordinarily low for an extended period even as it nods to signs of economic healing.The central bank's policy-setting meeting on Tuesday and...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:22:42 -0800 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:37:47 -0800 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:39:25 -0800 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:16:33 -0800 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters) - Sales of existing U.S. homes likely rose for a second consecutive month in October, reaching their highest since July 2007, according to a Reuters poll, as buyers scrambled to take advantage of greater affordability and a first-time home buyer tax credit.The survey of 29...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:45:42 -0800 Reuters UK) - Fund raising by oil and gas companies on London's junior AIM market rose to the highest quarterly level since mid 2006, accountancy firm Ernst & Young said in a report.The companies, including Sterling Energy SEY, Regal Petroleum RPT and Roc Oil ROC ROC, raised...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:00:30 -0800 RPT ROC RPT,ROC Reuters UK) - The government could face trade sanctions if it is found guilty of protectionism as a result of the bank bailout, Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organisation, told the Sunday Telegraph.Lamy said the WTO will likely examine whether countries that bailed out their banks...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:30:32 -0800 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:10:29 -0800 WMT WMT Reuters UK) - Britain's BAE Systems BAES said on Sunday it won a 3.4 million pound contract to develop next generation warships for the Royal Navy.(Reporting by Julie Crust; editing by Jon Loades-Carter)($1=.6645 POUND)]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:30:49 -0800 BAESY BAESY Reuters UK) - Cadbury Plc CBRY would prefer a merger with U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co HSY rather than Kraft Foods Inc KFT, the British company's chairman Roger Carr told the Sunday Telegraph.However, he said both U.S. groups would fail if they cannot finance generous bids, the paper reported.Hershey...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:40 -0800 CSG HSY KFT CSG,HSY,KFT Reuters UK) - The government could face trade sanctions if it is found guilty of protectionism as a result of the bank bailout, Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organisation, told the Sunday Telegraph.Lamy said the WTO will likely examine whether countries that bailed out their banks...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:45:09 -0800 Reuters UK) - Cadbury Plc CBRY would prefer a merger with U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co HSY rather than Kraft Foods Inc KFT, the British company's chairman Roger Carr told the Sunday Telegraph. However, he said both U.S. groups would fail if they cannot finance generous bids, the paper...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:03:41 -0800 CSG HSY KFT CSG,HSY,KFT Reuters) - Cadbury Plc CBRY would prefer a merger with U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co HSY rather than Kraft Foods Inc KFT, the British company's chairman Roger Carr told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.However, he said both U.S. groups would fail if they cannot finance generous bids, the paper reported.Hershey...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:45:08 -0800 CSG HSY KFT CSG,HSY,KFT Reuters UK) - British retailer John Lewis, the employee-owned group seen as a barometer of UK retailing, posted a 15 percent rise in weekly department store sales helped by toy sales and men's fashion.Sales at its 28 department stores and one John Lewis at home store, grew...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:10 -0800 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:06:52 -0800 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:20:48 -0800