Forth Ports

The end of heritage?

Edinburgh may have retained its World Heritage status, following the visit of two Unesco inspectors last week to assess whether the city was still worthy of the title. EDINBURGH MAY have retained its World Heritage status,...

Cream prices sour profit forecasts and send Wiseman shares sliding

Published Date: 12 November 2008 DAIRY group Robert Wiseman took a double hit yesterday as peer Dairy Crest issued a profits warning and analysts at Citigroup cut its target on the shares. Wiseman warned that falling bulk cream...

Unesco visit: Is Edinburgh between a rock and a hard place?

Published Date: 11 November 2008 IT IS an honour awarded to many of the world's most awe-inspiring sights, but one which Scotland's capital is seriously questioning the value of. The prospect of Edinburgh losing its World...

Architects look to raise the roof with green docks plans

Published Date: 11 November 2008 VEGETABLE patches in the hallway and gardens on the rooftops are among the proposals being lined up for the redevelopment of Leith Docks. The architects behind the framework for the massive...

Investors take fright at size of the rate cut

Pub company Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) came into focus as the London market took fright at the Bank of England’s one-and-a-half percentage point interest rate cut. Well-placed sources said Joe Lewis, who owns 25pc of the...

SCOTS STOCKS: As oil shows signs of stabilising, share prices rally across the sector

Published Date: 05 November 2008 COMPANIES tied to investment in the energy sector soared yesterday, on signs that the oil price was stabilising. After a major sell-off in recent weeks, Weir Group leapt 70p, or 19.5 per cent,...

London afternoon: Market questions Barclays' funding terms (ShareCast)

LONDON (ShareCast) - Telecoms giant BT (LSE: BT-A.L - news) loses around a fifth of its value after a profits warning this morning. Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) continues to slide. The bank (NASDAQ: TBHS - news) intends to...

Forth Ports' £100m credit set to be renewed

Published Date: 01 November 2008 FORTH Ports looks set to renew a £100 million credit facility after its chief executive yesterday said the firm was in talks with a number of banks. Charles Hammond said the facility, which is...

Melrose misses out as oil firms rise on talk of price squeeze in 2009

Published Date: 01 November 2008 CRUDE oil prices are falling, but analysts warned yesterday that this means they will rise sharply next year. Credit Suisse claimed that major oil producers were now mothballing projects,...

BRIEF-Forth Ports says ports trading in line with expectations

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Forth Ports PLC: * Trading within our ports division is in line with expectations * Says looking at further reductions and deferrals in property related spend. * Says making progress with a number of...