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Week ahead preview: Lloyds, Barclays, RBS, BT Group, BoE and US Fed
It will be a busy week for markets with a barrage of corporate earnings and interest rates decisions from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve.
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Intertek Group PLC
LON:ITRK
Intertek Group plc offers quality and safety services to industries. It has four segments: Oil, Chemical & Agri, which provides cargo inspection, testing and analytical services to the oil and gas, chemical, agricultural, mineral and pharmaceutical sectors; Commercial & Electrical, which provides testing, inspection and certification services, including those in the home appliances, medical, building, industrial, information technology and telecom and automotive sectors; Consumer Goods, which provides services to the textiles, food and hardlines industries, and Government Services, which provides trade services to standards bodies and governments. In September 2008, it acquired H.P. White Laboratory Inc. In December 2008, it acquired EKO-LAB SP. z.o.o., a testing laboratory that provides microbiological and chemical analysis services to the food, industry. In January 2009, it acquired Porst & Partner GmbH. In January 2009, it also acquired Food Facility Audit business of RQA Inc.
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Intertek benefits from acquisitions and FX as organic growth slows
The product testing group said it remained on track to deliver 2019 targets of good organic revenue growth, with moderate margin expansion and strong cash conversion
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United Utilities and Intertek Group to be in focus on a busy Thursday
United Utilities, Intertek, Mitchells & Butlers, TalkTalk Group, and Tate & Lyle are all in the schedule for Thursday.
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FTSE 100 closes firmly higher as Wall Street shares head north; sterling slides
The UK benchmark index closed over 56 points higher, at 7,353, aided by the fall in the pound
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Burberry and Thomas Cook in the spotlight; ex-divs to take 26 points off the FTSE 100
Numbers from Countryside Properties, National Grid, and Wincanton will also be among Thursday's highlights.
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Burberry, Kingfisher, Thomas Cook and Aston Martin in focus in week ahead
The week ahead's highlights include updates from Burberry, Land Securities, British Land, Premier Foods, Experian, Kingfisher, Aston Martin, Dignity, Centrica, Thomas Cook, On the Beach and Countryside Properties.
Intertek hikes dividend as sales, profits rise in 2018
Intertek’s margins hit record levels last year and it expects them to grow slightly again this time around
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Direct Line to report higher 2018 profits despite large weather-related claims
The day ahead includes full year results from Direct Line and GVC along with a trading update from Ashtead
Intertek on track for meet 2018 target for organic revenue growth
“We are benefiting from higher demand from our customers for Intertek global Total Quality Assurance solutions in our Products, Trade and Resources sectors,” the company says.
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Troubled retail sector in focus as Quiz, Topps Tiles and Pets at Home report latest results
The day ahead includes full year results from Topps Tiles and Pets at Home along with interims from Quiz and Pennon
Builders and building materials
FTSE 100 sticks on firm ground as US stocks bounce higher on Cyber Monday
The FTSE 100 was set to break a losing streak, rising 58 points
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Christmas lights starting to peek out from under spreadsheets as updates slow in last week of November
The Week Ahead will bring a hotch-potch of updates from the likes of blue-chip Intertek Group, and mid caps Thomas Cook, Pennon, Greene King, Go-Ahead Group, and Britvic
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FTSE 100 closes firmly lower as trade fears, bond yields and sterling rise creates perfect storm
The Footsie closed down nearly 92 points at 7,418, while the other major European benchmarks were also lower.
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DFS Furniture set to release full year results, have investors already heard the worst?
DFS and Electrocomponents are set to be among Thursday's highlights.
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Jack’s store roll-out in focus as Tesco reports first half results
The week ahead includes Tesco interims, full-year earnings from DFS Furniture and Ferguson, an Electrocomponents trading update and the US non-farm payrolls report
Intertek chief financial officer steps down as group removes organisational level
Intertek said it would remove an organisational level that would impact roles in IT and finance as well as the company secretary
UBS gives Intertek a lift, upping its target price for the testing and certification firm’s shares to 5,400p from 5,200p
UBS's analysts pointed out that Intertek shares are down around 10% after a recent strategic acquisition and solid first-half results, but said they “see no fundamental cause for concern”
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Intertek shares slide as it posts decline in first-half revenue
Intertek raised its interim dividend by 35.7% to 31.9p