Barton heads to Fleetwood July 23, 2012 QPR midfielder Joey Barton appears to have taken a step closer to leaving the west London club after agreeing to train for the week with League Two Fleetwood Town. The vast majority of QPR’s senior squad is undertaking pre-season while on a tour of Asia but Barton, because of the 12-match ban he received for [...]
The Price is right for Harrison July 23, 2012 BOXING: British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price will defend his titles against Audley Harrison on 13 October. “I’m surprised Audley hasn’t achieved more and it’s a shame he hasn’t because he has the talent,” Price said. “He more or less wrote the book on what not to do when he turned professional.”
McGeechan heads to Leeds July 23, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Former British and Irish Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan, 65, has been appointed executive chairman of Championship Leeds Carnegie. “I am delighted to have this opportunity to come back to where it all started for me and give something back to my club,” he said.
Ferguson hopes to sign Lucas July 23, 2012 FOOTBALL: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits he wants to sign Brazil midfielder Lucas Moura from Sao Paulo. “We’ve shown an interest but until such time as we get a deal agreed we can’t say he’s our player,” he said.
Halliburton profit rises on international business July 23, 2012 Halliburton, the world’s second-largest oilfield services company, posted a marginal increase in second-quarter profit as its international revenues grew. Income from continuing operations rose to $745m (£480m), or 80 cents per share, in the second quarter, from $739m a year ago. Revenue rose 22 per cent to $7.2bn.
Senior reports higher profit as planemakers ramp up July 23, 2012 Aero engineer Senior reported a 20 per cent increase in first-half profit as customers such as Boeing Co and Airbus ramped up build rates to meet hefty order backlogs. The company raised its interim dividend 20 per cent to 1.38 pence per share. “Demand levels in the group’s key aerospace markets during the six-month period [...]
Dialight shares rise on profit surge July 23, 2012 Dialight’s shares have risen 7 per cent after the lighting products maker reported a 21 per cent increase in operating profit for the first half, and forecasts full-year results at the higher end of market expectations. “Dialight has again confirmed a confident outlook for FY12, on the back of revenue wins,” Peel Hunt analyst Andrew [...]
CNOOC buys Nexen for $15.1 bn July 23, 2012 China’s top offshore oil producer CNOOC has entered into an agreement to purchase Canada’s Nexen for about $15.1bn (£9.7bn), according to the Chinese company. “The aggregate value of the consideration of the proposed acquisition is approximately $15.1bn, and is to be payable in cash,” CNOOC said in a statement filed on the Hong Kong stock [...]
Amplats cuts production and capex targets July 23, 2012 Anglo American Platinum, the world’s top platinum producer, is reducing its full-year production and project spending targets, hit by chronic weakness in prices and demand for the precious metal. The miner also reported an expected 78 per cent drop in interim profit. The company cut its refined production target for 2012 to between 2.4 and [...]
Aquarius Platinum falls on weak production July 23, 2012 Shares in Aquarius Platinum fall 8 per cent to touch a 12-year low, after the world’s fourth-largest platinum producer reports a 14 per cent drop in quarterly production. Revenue for the fourth-quarter also declines 20 per cent, hurt by lower platinum prices, which fell about 12 per cent during the period. “Poor platinum price and [...]
