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Hong Kong loan growth, US interest rate rises expected to lift Standard Chartered profit
Day ahead includes updates from FTSE 100 lender Standard Chartered PLC, drugs firm indivior PLC, plus the latest Federal Reserve interest rate decision
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The Sage Group PLC
LON:SGE
The Sage Group PLC provides business software, services and support to small and medium-sized businesses. Sage's vision is to become a great SaaS (software-as-a-service) company for customers and colleagues alike.
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Personal Group confident of achieving market expectations for the full year
In a statement to be delivered at today's annual general meeting, chairman, Mark Winlow said: "The Company's core insurance business has seen another strong start to the year, with record first quarter sales and productivity"
JPMorgan downgrades Sage Group to ‘neutral’ following recent profit warning
Analysts at the US bank said they still believe in Sage's ability to accelerate revenues but "confidence has been damaged"
FTSE 100 closes below 7,200 as pound firms and crude weakens
The FTSE 100 closed below the 7,200 level as sterling continues to strengthen against the dollar
Royal Mail Group delivers share drop as RBC Capital downgrades stock
Ultra Electronics and Melrose were boosted by analyst comments as the week drew to a close
Sage Group cuts annual revenue guidance after first half misses expectations
Sage Group said organic revenue was hit by slippages in some enterprise licence contracts in the US and the Middle East
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FTSE 100 closes modestly higher as Syrian fears recede
After an up-and-down day, the FTSE 100 finished in positive territory after a late surge
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FTSE 100 closes firmly lower as strong pound weighs
The FTSE 100 index – which is chock full of dollar earners – closed around 108 points lower at 7,170
Sage no longer a sell now that reality has set in
There is less talk now from Sage about acquiring gazillions of new customers and more emphasis on deriving more revenue from the installed user base
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Smith & Nephew, Bellway and Compass to provide Thursday’s City highlights
Smith & Nephew, Bellway Plc and Compass are on the Thursday's agenda.
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Bank of England rate decision eyed, plus numbers from blue chips BP and Glaxo in coming week
After November's hike, another UK rate rise is unlikely this month, although some Bank of England MPC members may vote for a rise after a unanimous vote in December
Numis Securities cuts Sage Group rating to ‘hold from ‘buy’ following trading update
Numis’ analysts noted that Sage stated that its first quarter performance was "in-line" with management expectations, with revenue growth of 6.3%
The Sage Group disappoints with organic revenue growth
The accountancy software giant has kept unchanged its full-year guidance for organic revenue growth despite a slow start to the year
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FTSE 100 closes in the red as sterling booms
“If he intended it, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has done a first class job of whacking the dollar,” declared Neil Wilson at ETX Capital. .
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More Brexit rants expected from Wetherspoons founder in Christmas trading update
The day ahead includes trading updates from Wetherspoons, WH Smith, Fevertree and Sage Group
FTSE 100 edges higher as "Spreadsheet Phil" sings 'This old house'
Lloyds's shares were changing hands at a rate of knots, while the house-builders saw some of their recent handsome gains creamed off
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Hammond under pressure to cut deficit and boost public spending in Budget amid Brexit talks
It's all about the Autumn Budget on Wednesday with the spotlight on Philip Hammond
The Sage Group lifted as BarCap abandons bearish position
The bank has only moved to "equal weight" (and raised the target price) but thinks efforts to juice-up organic growth might revive the market's interest in Sage
Sage Group top blue chip riser after UBS upgrade
UBS analyst Michael Briest thinks the recent acquisition of Intacct, though expensive, is a good move
Sage Group shares drop after accounting software's firm's US850mln push into the cloud
The blue chip group – which in June announced the sale of its North American payments business to private equity firm GTCR LLC for US$260mln - said the total consideration for Intacct Corp will be paid in cash and rolled-over options