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29 February 2012 – trading update The group has confirmed in a trading statement that profits for the year which ends today will be in line…

28 February 2012 – trading update The company has announced that full year group profit before tax will be ahead of expectations.  With the year…

28 February 2012 – final results Strong results from home credit group Provident Financial have seen the shares surge higher today.  In 2011, pre-tax profits…

28 February 2012 – final results Results for the year ended 31 December 2011 have been released, with revenue of £89.9m (2010: £86.4m).  Underlying profit…

27 February 2012 – trading update Although sales and adjusted profit before tax for the nine months ended 31 January 2012 are ahead of last year,…

24 February 2012 – final results The bookmaking group has announced results in line with expectations for the year to 27 December 2011.  Net revenues…

24 February 2012 -Zimbabwe update A dispute with the Zimbabwean government over the plan requiring foreign miners to sell 51% of assets to government-designated entities has…

23 February 2012 – press comment Although Lonrho has not made any announcement, a company called Rubicon Diversified Investments has confirmed that it is in discussions…

23 February 2012 – final results Solid results from the insurance group have had little impact on the share price.  Pre-tax profits at the group…

21 February 2012 – preliminary results Book publisher Quarto has announced its results for the year to 31 December revealing a 6% increase in revenue to…