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FTSE 100 closes in red Thursday as ECB update underwhelms
There were mixed messages in Mario Draghi's update on Thursday
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Robert Walters PLC
LON:RWA
Robert Walters is engaged in the provision of professional recruitment services on a permanent and contract basis in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia Pacific, the United States and South Africa, to clients in the financial, commercial and industrial sectors.
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Day ahead preview: Unilever, National Express, Diageo, ECB
With a slew of corporate earnings and the European Central Bank's policy decision, Thursday will be a busy day of news
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Robert Walters growth slows as UK recruitment turns negative and Brexit uncertainty lingers
UK gross profit in the second quarter was down 8%, but the recruiter now generates three-quarters of its net fee income from overseas businesses.
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes in red as traders await Fed chair comments
The Footsie closed the afternoon session down nearly 13 points at 7,536.
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Bovis Homes, Ocado and Micro Focus all due to report on a busy Tuesday
After a relatively quiet start to the week, the news flow is set to ratchet up on Tuesday as a host of big names publish updates of one kind or another
Robert Walters delivers 'solid' first quarter despite and political uncertainty in the UK and France
“Current trading is in line with market expectations for the full year," said chief executive Robert Walters
Robert Walters surges as full year profit tops expectations
The recruitment firm reported a pre-tax profit for the year of £49.1mln, up 21% on the prior year while revenues rose 6% to £1.23bn
FTSE 100 closes down on week but higher on Friday as trader optimism returns
Footsie closed the day 32 points up, or 0.45% at 7,106
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City set for surprisingly busy Friday with WPP, Rightmove and William Hill all due up
Fridays are normally quiet affairs in the City, but not this week…
Robert Walters reports record quarter as Asia Pacific and Europe drive growth
In an update for the quarter ended 31 December, the recruitment firm reported a net fee income of £102.3mln, up 13% year-on-year
Credit Suisse upgrades Pagegroup, downgrades SThree in note on recruiters
Credit Suisse raised its rating on Pagegroup to ‘outperform’ from ‘neutral’ but cut its target price to 575p from 600p
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Marston's results to show benefits of World Cup and heatwave
The day ahead includes trading updates from Marston's and PageGroup
Recruiter Robert Walters posts record quarterly gross profit despite slowdown in UK jobs market
Robert Walters expects full year pre-tax profit to meet current market forecasts after a strong third quarter
Robert Walters shares jump as its hikes dividend by 45% after record first half
Robert Walters achieved growth across all its markets, even in the UK where employers have been cautious about hiring amid Brexit uncertainty
FTSE 100 keeps head above water at close: Facebook in focus
The Nasdaq on Wall Street is down over 88 points at the time of writing, at 7,420.
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Blue-chip deluge on Thursday with Royal Dutch Shell, AstraZeneca and Diageo (and more) set to report
Three of the 10 largest London-listed companies (by capitalisation) are updating the market on Thursday. A dozen or more other household names are also expected to report.
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Hays to report another quarter of growth, wrapping up positive week for recruiters
The day ahead includes trading updates from Hays and Experian
Recruiter Robert Walters delivers growth across all regions in the second quarter
The Asia Pacific region accounted for most of the total gross profit in the second quarter
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes higher but off 6,700
The UK blue-chip benchmark closed around four points higher at 7,692
Eyes on Marks & Spencer and Ocado as spotlight is set to remain on retail
Marks & Spencer's AGM day is set to be less eventful than usual, as it has decided not to provide a trading update.