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Marks and Spencer announces fall in profits
Marks & Spencer's annual profits fell to their lowest level in four years today after clothing sales slumped. Underlying pre-tax profits for 2012/13 were �665.2 million, a fall of 6% on a year earlier and well below City forecasts for �710 million at the beginning of ...
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Top stories
... Off. � G4S chief executive Nick Buckles steps down � Marks & Spencer profits fall after clothing struggles � Burberry pre-tax profits up 14pc to �427.8m � Vodafone pre-tax profit fell 65.9pc � Political attacks on tax avoidance could damage Britain � Apple 'tried ...
Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) reported a smaller-than-projected decline in fourth-quarter wireless service revenue and forecast operating profit may rise as much 6.9 percent this year as it eliminates jobs in Europe and its U.S.
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer said that the company does not 'intend' to take down any of the porn-heavy sites that are run on Tumblr after the tech giant acquired the blogging platform for $1.1billion.
Local Business Week (LBW) drew to a close on Sunday, leaving in its wake several interesting points to consider about the future of the British high street and its thousands of butchers, bakers, candlestick makers - and countless other small businesses.
The committee, which is made up of senior politicians, on Monday argued that Apple's complex structure includes three Irish-based subsidiaries that appear not be a tax resident anywhere in the world.
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | 0.99% | 1,665.18M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | -0.14% | 6,712.64M |
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