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UPDATE 3-Lonmin closes mines, defers projects as EPS rises

By Eric Onstad LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - We are also changing our approach to mechanised mining and cutting costs across the business,' Chief Executive Ian Farmer said. Lonmin, whose biggest shareholder is mining group Xstrata...

Hot small caps: Bodycote falls on second-half warning

LONDON (Reuters) - The following is a round-up of key small cap movers on the London stock market on Monday. 9:25 a.m. - Bodycote falls on second-half warning Shares in engineering group Bodycote fall 10.6 percent to 110 pence...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Bodycote falls on second-half warning

STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Europe Real-time Equity News 09:47GMT 17Nov2008-Bodycote falls on second-half warning Shares in engineering group Bodycote Plc fall 9.6 percent to 111.25 pence after it warns of a second half...

Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Tiscali gains on UK sale report

STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 11:14 17Nov2008 - For more double click on Reuters Messaging rm://david.brrett.reuters.com@reuters.net 10:16GMT 17Nov2008-Internet retailer ASOS up,...

First it was revenues, now it's jobs

By the time Emap announced 40 job cuts from its trade magazine titles on Friday, the tally of job losses in the media industry was running at more than 2,319. In just one week. The companies - Virgin Media, Haymarket, Time Out...

UK Coal fired up to bring clean energy out of the collieries

More than a dozen of the UK's former coal mining sites are to be redeveloped as wind farms under a scheme to turn old energy into new.UK Coal, once the main part of the National Coal Board, has announced a joint venture with...

Credit crunch bites into Moneysupermarket.com

Nov 14 2008 by Aled Blake, Western Mail PRICE comparison website Moneysupermarket.com yesterday said the banking crisis left third-quarter revenues in its money division down 15% on a year ago. Loans, credit cards and mortgages...

Credit woes threaten Reed's RBI sale

Reed Elsevier admitted on Thursday that the sale of its Reed Business Information subsidiary was uncertain because of difficulties in the credit market. At the same time Reed announced the purchase of ChoicePoint, a US based...

Rotork sees 2008 profit above market forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) - Engineer Rotork , which makes valve control systems for the oil, gas and water industries, said its 2008 results should top market forecasts, helped by strong sales and sterling's weakness. "Our end markets...

Nickel Prices in Freefall

The freefall in nickel prices from record highs near $23/lb is set to continue into next year, with the industrial metal likely to plunge well below $5 because of slumping demand from stainless steel mills and at a time of new...

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