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Why GlaxoSmithKline Plc Has Gained 23% Since This Time Last Year

| Andrew Paul

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) has issued a series of resilient statements of late.

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How Have The City’s Expectations Changed At Lloyds Banking Group PLC?

| Mark Rogers

How might earnings at Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LON:LLOY) change in the future?

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Why National Grid plc Has Underperformed The FTSE 100 Over The Past Year

| The Motley Fool Staff

But that could be an opportunity to buy into National Grid plc (LON:NG) for the long term.

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Associated British Foods plc Reveals Profits Ahead Of Expectations

| Maynard Paton

Associated British Foods plc (LON: ABF) says sales at Primark soar 22%.

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These Savvy Investors Have Just Hit The Jackpot

| Maynard Paton

An amazing £54bn windfall set to reward a smart band of Foolish investors.

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Hargreaves Lansdown PLC Reveals Profits Up 28% to £195m

| Maynard Paton

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON: HL) will also lift its annual dividend by 30%.

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Vodafone Group plc Announces 112p Per Share Return After Agreeing $130bn Verizon Deal

| Maynard Paton

Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) will also lift its ordinary dividend by 8% to 11p per share.

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Just Look At This Chart And Savour The 1,778% Return

| Maynard Paton

One of the greatest – and certainly one of the most startling – British blue-chip performances of the last decade…

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Vodafone Group plc Confirms ‘Advanced’ $130bn Verizon Wireless Discussions

| Maynard Paton

Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) rallies 4% on the prospect of a 172p per share deal.

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Computacenter Plc Makes A First-Half Loss

| The Motley Fool Staff

... but IT services group Computacenter plc (LON:CCC) remains confident of general success.

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Transcript: How To Buy Your First Share

| Owain Bennallack

Owain Bennallack talks to Motley Fool UK's Stuart Watson and Jill Ralph about taking the plunge into investing.

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WPP PLC Up Over 4% On Record First-Half Profit

| The Motley Fool Staff

... while 2013 is expected to be demanding, 2014 "looks a better prospect" for WPP PLC (LON:WPP).

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Vodafone Group Plc Soars After Confirming Verizon Wireless Discussions

| Sam Robson

Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) warns there's "no certainty that an agreement will be reached" with Verizon Communications Inc.

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Today’s Falling Knife: Serco Group plc Slumps As Police Called In

| Maynard Paton

Serco Group plc (LON: SRP) shares dive 10% following contract problems.

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Profits Rise 12% At Paddy Power Plc

| The Motley Fool Staff

Bookmaker Paddy Power Plc (LON:PAP) is confident of second half prospects.

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Ryanair Slams Order To Sell Aer Lingus Stake

| Maynard Paton

Ryanair (LON: RYA) says it will appeal the decision made by the UK Competition Commission.

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Double-Digit Growth In Revenue, Profit And Dividend At Bunzl Plc

| The Motley Fool Staff

… and Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) expects continued growth during the rest of the year.

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Petrofac Limited “Well Placed” To Capitalise On Mexico Reforms

| Sam Robson

Petrofac Limited (LON:PFC) lifts interim dividend by 5%.

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Antofagasta Reports Earnings Down 39% But Lifts Dividend By 5%

| Maynard Paton

Lower prices for copper hurt the first-half performance of Antofagasta (LON: ANTO).

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Lloyds Banking Group PLC Sells Assets For £504m

| Maynard Paton

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) announces the disposal of its German insurance business and a portfolio of loans.

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Today’s Falling Knife: John Wood Group PLC Plunges 10%

| Sam Robson

... but John Wood Group PLC (LON:WG) lifts interim dividend by 24.6%.

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Profit Up 40% At Persimmon Plc

| The Motley Fool Staff

Housebuilder Persimmon plc (LON:PSN) has started to return £1.9 billion to shareholders.

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BHP Billiton plc Reports Profits Down 31% But Lifts Dividend By 3.6%

| Maynard Paton

Annual results from BHP Billiton plc (LON: BLT) are hurt by lower commodity prices.

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Bovis Homes Group Plc Posts Strong First-Half Performance

| The Motley Fool Staff

Accelerating growth in returns is expected at Bovis Homes Group plc (LON:BVS).

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Quindell Portfolio PLC Lifts Revenues By 78%

| Sam Robson

Pre-tax profit up 49% at Quindell Portfolio PLC (LON:QPP).

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Kentz Corporation Limited Soars Following Bid Approaches

| Maynard Paton

Kentz Corporation Limited (LON: KENZ) rallies 24% following a possible offer from AMEC plc (LON: AMEC).

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FTSE 100 Dividends Reach New All-Time High

| Maynard Paton

The iShares FTSE 100 ETF plc (LON: ISF) declares a record twelve-month payout.

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BHP Billiton Plc Could Face US Anti-Corruption Charges

| Mark Rogers

BHP Billiton plc (LON:BLT) confirms it could face enforcement action over anti-corruption breaches.

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Transcript: The Lowdown On Insider Trading, The Upside Potential In Europe, And The Ins And Outs Of UK Bank Shares

| Owain Bennallack

Owain Bennallack discusses these hot topics with fellow Fools Nate Weisshaar and Mark Rogers.

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4 Reasons To Still Love Croda International Plc

| Nathan Parmelee

Champion Shares PRO's lead advisor Nathan Parmelee believes Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) can return to growth.

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What You Were Buying Last Week: BP PLC

| The Motley Fool Staff

Bad news and ever-increasing compensation costs fail to deter buyers of BP plc (LON:BP)

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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC Reports Revenues Down 1%

| Maynard Paton

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LON: IMT) claims its nine-month performance confirms its full-year expectations.

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Why I Like The Sage Group Plc

| Mark Rogers

Champion Shares PRO analyst Mark Rogers takes a closer look at The Sage Group plc (LON: SGE).

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What You Were Buying Last Week: Barclays PLC

| The Motley Fool Staff

Investors see an opportunity in the current decline in the share price of Barclays PLC (LON:BARC)

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Profits Crash By 99% At Balfour Beatty Plc

| Mark Rogers

Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) releases disappointing half-yearly results.

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Rentokil Initial Plc Rises 9% On Strong Performance

| The Motley Fool Staff

Increased profit and revenue at support services company Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO).

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Low Price Of Gold Hits Earnings At Centamin PLC

| Sam Robson

... despite record gold production at Centamin PLC's (LON:CEY) Sukari mine in Egypt.

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Barclays’ Finance Director To Collect £600,000 A Year After Illness Prompts Retirement

| Maynard Paton

Chris Lucas, the finance director of Barclays (LON: BARC), retires due to health reasons.

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Profits Down 11% At Michael Page International Group Plc

| Jill Ralph

More challenges ahead as Michael Page International Group plc (LON: MPI) warns that the quiet European summer will hurt business.

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New HIV Treatment Approved At GlaxoSmithKline Plc Venture ViiV Healthcare

| Mark Rogers

HIV treatment from GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) venture Viiv Healthcare receives FDA approval.

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