Goals Soccer Centres says trading in July and August was "softer than expected", leading City analysts to wipe roughly £500,000 from full-year profit forecasts
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Industrial toolmaker Charter agrees to open its books to suitor Melrose after the buyout firm tabled a sweetened £1.43 billion takeover proposal... more
The voracious appetite of readers for acres of newsprint and magazines on the Royal Wedding helped out distribution firm John Menzies last month, but the wider market is still tough going... more
Controversial internet supermarket Ocado pulled into profit for the first time in the last quarter, a slapdown to critics that doubted it could ever get into the black... more
Rightmove says usage on its website is at near record levels despite a tough housing market, making it confident of meeting expectations for the year... more
Mulberry's strong profits mean the shares rate a good a buy as one of the firm's handbags, while shares in brewer Fuller's are worth drinking to... more
Market Round-up: The adventures of Cairn Energy in Greenland are kicking off, providing relief to some investors who feared the Gulf of Mexico disaster might force the campaign to be delayed... more
Market Round-up: As Royal Bank of Scotland’s shares hit highs not seen since December 2008, one analyst warns that the strong run is unlikely to continue... more
What's cooking at J Sainsbury? Investors have long been waiting for signs of action from the supermarket chain’s biggest shareholder, the Qatari sovereign wealth fund... more
Israeli telecoms and medical lab equipment maker BATM Advanced Communications disappoints investors with a slump in profits that leads to concern about its future performance... more
Mothercare produced evidence that it remains on track to be the retail success story of the year, with sales still rising at a company that has been revitalised... 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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