Greene King unveils a £70 million takeover of the company behind 35 of London's best pubs, just weeks after insisting it is unlikely to pursue a bid... more
City analysts moan that sales aren't rising as quickly as those of Greene King, but budget pub chain JD Wetherspoon is still moving in the right direction... more
Pub chain and brewer Greene King, which runs 2500 pubs and restaurants as well as brewing Old Speckled Hen and Abbot Ale, records profits of £123 million... more
Greene King’s focus on London and the South-East seems to be paying off — today it was able to announce that its Abbot Ale has usurped London Pride as the capital’s most regularly supped pint of bitter... more
Forget the pinstripes, checks are all the rage in the City. Burberry shares shot up more than 7%, taking the fashion group to the top of the leaderboard at its new home in the FTSE 100 Index... more
Overheating Britons are back at the boozer. Greene King today reported recession-defying sales in the summer so far, with like-for-likes over the past eight weeks up by 5.2%... more
Dealers at Credit Suisse and rival JPMorgan Cazenove were hitting the phones early this morning as they tried to clear the rump of mining giant RioTinto's £9.2 billion rights issue... more
Brace yourself to feel irritated. The next three months, March in particular, will see the publication of hundreds of annual reports as companies pass their financial year-ends... more
Greene King emerged as one of the winners from the carnage in the pub sector, becoming the only mainstream player that is still paying a dividend to shareholders... more
Leisure: Market conditions remain challenging as the credit crunch rolls over into consumer spending, brewer and pubs chain Greene King warned shareholders at its annual meeting... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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