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FirstGroup plc RSS feedFirstGroup is savaged by loss at Greyhound
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FirstGroup is hoping its dog of an American inter-city coach business picks up over Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year after recession-hit Greyhound was found to have eaten into its British parent’s profits2009-11-04T08:37:59ZBreak-up fear for National Express as takeover dies
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The future of stricken National Express was in doubt as a £1.7 billion rescue takeover offer fell apart and speculation mounted that the biggest brand in British transport is set to be broken up2009-10-16T07:44:22ZUnilever tipped to spring a surprise with Cadbury bid
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23757397-bluebays-brilliant-rise-is-a-clear-sign-of-green-shoots.do
Household-brands supremo Unilever could launch a surprise bid for Cadbury, trouncing America’s mighty Kraft and setting it on an ambitious new phase of growth2009-10-16T07:46:03ZWatchdog set to probe 'high' local bus fares
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23734784-watchdog-set-to-probe-high-local-bus-fares.do
Britain's £3.6 billion-a-year local buses industry is to be referred to the competition watchdog after it was claimed that restricted competition on many routes has almost certainly made fares too high2009-08-20T13:08:30ZWho used to be a millionaire?
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According to C4’s Secret Millionaire in November 2007, Chek Whyte was “one of the richest men in England”. To ram home the message, we were shown a yacht and a manor house, which contained leather-bound books bought “by the yard” for decoration2009-08-20T08:00:57ZGreyhound bus to launch in London with £1 fares to coast
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Greyhound bus is coming to Britain for the first time in its 95-year history — although it will serve rather more prosaic routes between Victoria and the south coast2009-08-19T06:26:57ZOff-peak fares soar on First Great Western
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2009-08-13T13:28:43ZCiti’s upbeat earnings view keeps the Footsie buoyant
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The end of the global earnings recession is in sight, according to heavy-hitting broker Citigroup2009-07-23T07:47:49ZSpanish shareholder may swoop on National Express
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A takeover bid for National Express could emerge from its largest shareholder, the Cosmen family from Spain, which owns just under 20% of the beleaguered rail and coach company2009-07-23T12:28:03ZVirgin chief: I knew about BA price fixing
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The British Airways-Virgin Atlantic price-fixing scandal went right to the top of Virgin as well, it has emerged2009-07-14T06:17:45ZStation by station
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2009-07-01T13:38:33ZNational Express may face hostile bid from FirstGroup
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National Express could fall to a hostile bidder or a defensive merger with a rival after the opening shot in what could be a series of takeover battles in the train and bus industry2009-06-29T08:12:05ZLooking down the line: a return ticket to the railway system we once had?
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23713415-looking-down-the-line-a-return-ticket-to-the-railway-system-we-once-had.do
If National Express were forced into the arms of FirstGroup or were to opt for a defensive merger with one of the other big five British train companies, it would be vindication for all those who criticised the great 1990s sell-off of the railways.2009-06-29T13:17:11ZFirstGroup boss takes a pay cut
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FirstGroup, which runs First Great Western Trains as well as lots of London buses, has slashed its chief executive’s pay by a fifth after profits fell 21% last year2009-06-12T12:21:06ZFirstGroup boss takes a pay cut
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FirstGroup, which runs First Great Western Trains as well as lots of London buses, has slashed its chief executive’s pay by a fifth after profits fell 21% last year2009-06-12T12:21:06ZHousebuilders suffering as time is called on their rally
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The rally among UK housebuilders, which has carried them 33% higher since hitting a low point in March, appears to be over2009-05-28T08:19:18ZC&W leads fallers as City sentiment begins to wane
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23696324-cw-leads-fallers-as-city-sentiment-begins-to-wane.do
Cable & Wireless was London's biggest dud today as its house broker reined in forecasts for the coming year2009-05-21T08:17:32ZRevealed: FirstGroup's secret £50m bailout from taxpayer
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First Great Western, the much-criticised Paddington-based train company, has received a secret £50 million bailout from the taxpayer2009-05-13T08:27:09ZFinance and property firms face chop from the Footsie
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Such has been the pace and the scale of the stock market sell-off since the start of the year that the profile of the benchmark FTSE 100 index is set for another major makeover2009-03-10T09:31:54ZGoldman Sachs signals a rail and buses slowdown
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2009-02-04T09:29:47ZFirstGroup slows in Britain and the US
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<strong>Transport: </strong> Shares in FirstGroup plunged to a three-year low as the credit crunch bit on both sides of the Atlantic2009-01-14T09:30:23ZMarket report: Broker sees steam going out of big train operators
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Train operators must face up to the ill-effects of rising unemployment and deteriorating economic conditions2008-12-05T09:36:42ZMarket report: UBS makes a brave call for big Footsie recovery
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City big-hitter UBS forecasts a major recovery in share prices in 2009 despite warnings that the recession will be long and deep, and run into 20102008-12-03T09:31:01ZFirstGroup defies the gloom with 44% more
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<b>Transport: </b>Britain's biggest passenger transport combine, FirstGroup, declared itself recession-proof as it delivered a 44% leap in profits2008-11-05T10:20:49ZCity job cuts ‘to hit Go-Ahead
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<strong>Transport: </strong>Go-Ahead group shares are set to come under pressure because it appears most exposed to the financial downturn2008-09-23T10:23:51ZAs fuel costs soar, people shift from cars to trains and buses
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Statistics from the Department for Transport indicate the rate of car usage has fallen every quarter in the last year. But why?2008-07-11T10:32:55ZFirstGroup puts Boris on the bus route
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Mayor Boris Johnson was warned the Routemaster is not the answer to London's bus problems by leading operator FirstGroup2008-05-14T11:08:36Z'No sack for bus bosses'
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Boris Johnson's campaign team today denied claims he was set to sack current Tube and bus bosses and replace them with private sector figures if he is elected2008-03-27T09:56:07Z£29m penalty for worst performing rail firm
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The country's worst performing rail company, First Great Western, has been ordered to hire new drivers, guards and engineers, pay passengers more compensation and cut fares2008-02-26T14:39:20ZBoss of worst rail service: It'll take time to improve
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The boss of Britain's worst rail service has admitted the company did not know what it was letting itself in for when it won the franchise2008-02-22T08:52:37Z