Small Talk 10:59pm

Severfield haunted by towering ambitions

Best hope of investors is economic recovery is around the corner

From FINANCIALS 4:43pm

UK funding scheme boosts housebuilders

Persimmon and Bovis signal strong start to selling season

Feb 21, 2013

Shard builder to manage 1000m Jeddah tower

Mace awarded contract for Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 20, 2013

Travis Perkins sees construction improving

16% rise in pre-tax profit for owner of Wickes DIY chain

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 20, 2013

Toll Brothers earnings miss hits shares

US luxury homebuilder swings to profit but misses expectations

From LEX Feb 20, 2013

Toll Brothers

Earnings miss is reminder that US housing recovery will suffer plenty of fits and starts

From LEX Feb 20, 2013

Lafarge: solidifying nicely

Cement company is doing well but may not be sector’s most attractive play

Feb 19, 2013

Ferrovial net profits take a hit

Weak domestic demand weighs on Spanish group

Feb 19, 2013

Morgan Sindall gloom as dividend is halved

From INDUSTRIAL GOODS Feb 15, 2013

Cosalt calls in administrators

Engineering services group fails to find funding

Feb 13, 2013

Tata Steel losses higher than expected

Third-quarter loss of $139m worst in three years

From INDUSTRIAL GOODS Feb 13, 2013

Deere faces profit growth grind in 2013

Modest net income rise forecast amid commodity price uncertainty

Feb 12, 2013

Crest Nicholson poised to relist

Planned return would mark end of five years away from market

From INDUSTRIAL GOODS Feb 12, 2013

Caterpillar digs into trouble in China

US group’s market share bleeds as Chinese companies grab sales

From WORLD Feb 11, 2013

Immigration cap drags on US manufacturing

Industry joins call to relax quotas on skilled immigrants

From MARKETS Feb 7, 2013

DNB signals Nordic banking catch-up

From AUTOMOBILES Feb 6, 2013

Volvo profits hit as truck orders slump

Swedish group cuts production and stock levels

The World Feb 6, 2013

Video: The Shard’s steep views

Feb 6, 2013

Mittal upbeat despite $3.7bn net loss

Steelmaker sees ‘positive indicators’ for global economy

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 3, 2013

Centrica set for ‘new nuclear’ exit

Expected pullout from Hinkley Point and Sizewell opens door to Chinese

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