Shares in recruiter Michael Page plunge 13% as it misses first-half profit forecasts and says it has been hit by the sudden downturn in banking jobs since July... more
Recruitment company Michael Page International posted a 32% jump in second-quarter gross profit, driven largely by a rise in permanent placements in the period... more
Market round-up: As Flybe, Britain’s biggest regional airline, hit some turbulence on its first official day of trading, George Soros is revealed to be one of the passengers on board... more
The chief executive of recruitment agency Michael Page declares there is now "a war on for the most talented people in the City" as mega-takeovers and deals are back... more
Market Report: Goldman Sachs doesn’t always get it right. That seemed to be the lesson for investors today after a stock the City big-hitter tipped only 24 hours ago sank 4%... more
Shares in Britain’s two biggest package tour operators sink as investors worried that the pound’s woes could force some Brits to give up their week in the sun or on the slopes ... more
The boss of recruitment giant Michael Page admits Britain is the black sheep of all the markets it works in — the only place yet to record growth... more
Investors in Premier Foods were left with a sour taste in their mouths after Britain's biggest food manufacturer said profits would come in at the low end of City forecasts... more
The boss of recruitment giant Michael Page says British companies are starting to up numbers in their sales forces, reflecting “the front end of an economic recovery”... more
Recruitment giant Michael Page, which has shed almost a third of its own staff over the past year as first the financial crisis and then recession gripped its clients, suggested the pain may be coming to an end
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With the FTSE 100 poised to break through the psychologically important 5200 barrier, the overriding issue is one of investor confidence in the rally... more
There was more gloomy news from the jobs market when Michael Page, Britain’s second-largest recruiter, reported a 49% drop in first-half profit as companies continued to hold back on hiring new employees ... more
Stock-market bears, who have been selling the life assurers aggressively short in recent weeks, claiming they would be the next casualties of the banking crisis, were feeling the pain today as their shares soared.... more
After months of insisting that it has not seen the worst effects of the recession, recruitment agency Michael Page International puts out the inevitable profit warning and says it is cutting 400 workers... more
Recruitment: Shares in recruitment group Michael Page plunged by more than 20% as the world’s biggest temp agency Adecco walked away from a potential £1.25 billion takeover bid... more
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