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FirstGroup plc is engaged in the provision of passenger transport services. It operates in four divisions: Bus, UK Rail, North America and Greyhound.
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In a sector note, the broker said sentiment for bus and rail operators was “arguably at an all-time low”, however, the risks were “more than adequately priced in”
GTR is not the only rail operator in hot water over recent travel disruptions
FirstGroup, which owns South Western Railway and Great Western Railway, has come under pressure from activist investors to consider a breakup
A look at the day's gainers and painers, including Vodafone, FirstGroup and Haydale Graphene
"We are implementing clear divisional strategies across our portfolio to mobilise the considerable value inherent in the group, and I am encouraged by the progress made in the period," said FirstGroup's non-executive chairman, Wolfhart Haus
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The UK blue-chip benchmark closed up 0.68 at 7,053, while the FTSE 250 added over 174 points at 18,985
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The City diary is filled to the brim, with updates expected from Taylor Wimpey, McCarthy & Stone, Vodafone, Premier Foods, Experian and many more
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The week ahead includes trading updates from Bovis Homes and Taylor Wimpey, full year results from McCarthy & Stone, interims from Royal Mail, Vodafone and Premier Foods along with a batch of UK data
Liberum said such interest in FirstGroup "seems inevitable" in the wake of prior interest from Apollo private equity funds
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Aside from Royal Mail, the day ahead will also include updates from the likes of broadband and telecoms firm TalkTalk, cheese producer Dairy Crest, and housebuilder Galliford Try
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The week ahead includes updates from Royal Mail, Unilever, Sports Direct, Rio Tinto and Anglo American along with official UK data on jobs, inflation and retail sales
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Naturally, most deals ultimately boil down to valuation - this is capitalism after all
The UK blue-chip index finished at 7,701 - up 0.31%, but was down on the week, off around 0.46%. .
The bus and rail operator said its CEO Tim O’Toole would be replaced with immediate effect by Wolfhart Hauser, who becomes executive chairman until a successor is appointed
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Tariffs are to be imposed on steel and aloooooooooomin'm imported from Canada, Mexico and the European Union.
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Platinum refiner Johnson Matthey provides one of the week’s rare blue-chip appearances, whereas FirstGroup investors will want answers after management snub takeover advances recently.
In the current markets, the pound fell 0.49% against the US dollar at 1.1472..
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Week Ahead also includes full-year results from platinum refiner Johnson Matthey PLC, transport operator Firstgroup PLC, and discount retailer B&M European Value Retail SA
There's an argument to be made that BT would have been better off tapping the market three years ago when its shares were twice as high as they are now, rather than braving it out. John Harrington looks at the FTSE 350 to see whether there
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Deal capital is clearly sloshing around blue-chip boardrooms, but, are we seeing a run of takeovers near the top of the market?
