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New UK Business Up 41% At Resolution Limited

| Sam Robson

Resolution Limited (LON:RSL) holds interim dividend steady at 7.05p per share.

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Production At Enquest Plc Increases By 6% In First Half

| The Motley Fool Staff

... but profits slide despite higher revenue at oil producer Enquest Plc (LON:ENQ).

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It’s A Small World After All

| Charly Travers

A superb way of creating a diverse collection of top-quality investments.

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Dividend Champion MITIE Group PLC Makes ‘Positive’ Start To Year

| Maynard Paton

MITIE Group PLC (LON: MTO) says 89% of budgeted revenues for the current financial year have already been secured.

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William Hill Plc Bets On Tom Waterhouse Acquisition Down Under

| Mark Rogers

William Hill plc (LON:WMH) agrees a deal to buy an Australian online betting company.

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Balfour Beatty Plc To Sell UK Facilities Management Business

| Barry James

Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) and GDF Suez Energy Services in deal worth £190m

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Tesco PLC Confirms Chinese Merger Plans

| Stuart Watson (Editor)

Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) says it will combine its 131 Chinese stores with those of China Resources Enterprise.

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Record Inflows For Standard Life Plc

| Nate Weisshaar

New funds from customers push up fee income and drive operating profits up 6% at Standard Life plc (LON:SL).

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Spirax-Sarco Engineering Plc Reports Another Strong Half-Year

| Mark Rogers

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc (LON:SPX) announces growth in sales, profits and margins.

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Rio Tinto Plc Abandons Plan To Sell Pacific Aluminium

| Sam Robson

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) announces £1.5bn worth of cost savings in the first half of 2013.

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New Business Surges 17% At Aviva Plc

| Mark Rogers

Aviva plc (LON: AV) announces a boost in new business and profits as its turnaround plans progress.

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Enterprise Inns Plc Shows Final-Quarter Promise

| Barry James

Enterprise Inns plc (LON:ETI) continues to struggle in 3rd- quarter update.

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Ladbrokes PLC Struggles To Turn A Profit

| Jill Ralph

Bookmaker Ladbrokes PLC (LON:LAD) hit hard as UK high-street shops underperform.

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Schroders Plc Announces A Huge Dividend Hike

| Stuart Watson (Editor)

Schroders plc (LON:SDR) sees half-year profits rise 29% and rewards its shareholders with a 23% dividend hike.

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Kier Group Plc Gets The ‘All Clear’ For £70m London Fire Station Project

| Jill Ralph

Kier Group plc (LON:KIE) secures long-term contract, as government provides £52m funding for ‘Blue 3’ .

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Old Mutual Plc Boosted By Performance In Emerging Markets

| Sam Robson

Old Mutual plc (LON:OML) raises interim dividend by 20%.

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Lower Gold Price Hits Profit At Randgold Resources Limited

| The Motley Fool Staff

But Randgold Resources Limited (LON:RRS) says it's still well placed to sustain profitability.

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A Final Fling For Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation

| Stuart Watson (Editor)

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (LON:ENRC) sees production levels rise as it gets ready to bow out from the London market.

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Brits Jet Off As Unique Holiday Bookings Surge 14% At TUI Travel Plc

| Mark Rogers

Thomson and First Choice owner TUI Travel PLC (LON:TT) reveals an improvement in third-quarter profits.

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Rotork p.l.c. Up 7% On Record Revenue And Profit

| The Motley Fool Staff

A record half-year order book provides "confidence of achieving further progress in the full year" at Rotork p.l.c. (LON:ROR).

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Today’s Falling Knife: Greggs Plc To Refocus Business As Profits Dive

| Mark Rogers

Profits at high-street baker Greggs plc (LON:GRG) hit as like-for-like sales slip.

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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Set To Pay Special Dividend

| Sam Robson

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) to return £227m to shareholders after a strong trading period.

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Pre-Tax Profit Up 7% At Meggitt Plc

| The Motley Fool Staff

... and there are two new contract wins for Meggitt plc (LON:MGGT), too.

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Legal & General Group Plc Earnings Up 13%

| Nate Weisshaar

Strong performance leads to a 22% dividend increase for Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN).

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John Wood Group PLC Retains Lucrative North Sea Contract

| Sam Robson

Contract with Dana Petroleum worth £40m per year for John Wood Group PLC (LON:WG).

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Esure Group PLC Dives Due To Pricing Pressures

| Stuart Watson (Editor)

Newly listed Esure Group PLC (LON:ESUR) see profits rise 15% and pays its first dividend, but highlights increasing price competitiveness.

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Earnings Up 20% At HSBC Holdings Plc

| Nate Weisshaar

Fewer bad loans and fines from regulators helped improve profitability at HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA).

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Balfour Beatty Plc Set To Win £330m Florida Deal

| Mark Rogers

Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) is announced as the preferred bidder for a university construction project in Florida.

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Serco Group Plc Wins Major US Health Contract

| Sam Robson

New contract could be worth $1.25bn for Serco Group plc (LON:SRP).

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Inchcape Plc Shares Race Ahead

| Andrew Paul

Mutli-national car dealer Inchcape plc (LON: INCH) posts a record pre-tax profit, hikes interim dividend by 43% and announces a…

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Inmarsat Plc Reveals Promising Half-Year Results

| Barry James

Inmarsat plc (LON:ISAT) reveals adjusted revenue and profit increases.

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Man Group Plc Posts $5bn In Client Outflows

| Jill Ralph

Market volatility and poor performance by hedge fund firm’s flagship fund plague former FTSE 100 firm MAN GROUP PLC ORD…

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Can-Maker Rexam PLC Dented By Higher Input Costs

| Mark Rogers

Rexam PLC (LON:REX) releases its half-yearly results.

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Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc Names Ross McEwan As New CEO

| Sam Robson

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS)'s interim results reveal return to profit.

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Operating Profits Jump 28% At Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

| Nate Weisshaar

Favourable weather helps Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (LON:DLG) reduce claims in the first half.

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International Consolidated Airlines Grp Flies Into Profit

| The Motley Fool Staff

Improvements across the board help International Consolidated Airlines Grp (LON:IAG).

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William Hill Plc Bets Big On Online Growth

| Stuart Watson (Editor)

William Hill plc (LON:WMH) reports rising profits after refocusing its business for online growth.

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Profits Up 47% At Countrywide PLC

| Andrew Paul

UK estate agency group Countrywide PLC (LON: CWD) reports its strongest half year results since 2007.

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Profits Lower Than Expected At Aggreko Plc

| Mark Rogers

Aggreko plc (LON: AGK) delivers mixed results in its half-yearly report.

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc Profits Hit

| Sam Robson

Rising oil costs and theft in Nigeria contribute to slip in earnings at Royal Dutch Shell plc (LON:RDSB).

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