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Abu Dhabi pursues hard line on price for projects

09 Nov 2011, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates --- The city skyline, Abu Dhabi, UAE ©Corbis

Construction companies frustrated by ’cheapest is best’ policy

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The light-touch manufacturer

German 3D printing pioneer Hans Langer’s faith in the sector survived years of legal fights

CONSTRUCTION 10:12am

CRH chief to step down

Dublin-based FTSE 100 group reports dip in annual profits

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 9:59am

GKN warns of sluggish European car demand

Engineering group’s shares down despite jump in pre-tax profits

CHEMICALS 7:52am

BASF eyes further growth in 2013

World’s biggest chemicals maker upbeat on demand

Number Cruncher from SUPPORT SERVICES 2:43am

Revenues lift for Staffline

Sales rise by 27% on demand for temporary blue collar workers

Number Cruncher from INDUSTRIAL GOODS 2:26am

Senior upbeat as figures rise

Sales at aerospace division rise 23% year on year to £470.5m

Number Cruncher from CONSTRUCTION 12:21am

Kingspan shares close at five-year high

Building materials group’s pre-tax profits up 16% in difficult trading

From FINANCIALS 11:07pm

Goodwill running out in Spain

Investors brace for one of the grimmest weeks of corporate results

From FINANCIALS 10:50pm

Ireland ripe for M&A surge, says report

Potential deals highlighted in pharmaceutical and medical sectors

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 8:59pm

Bunzl to pass on cost of falling pound

UK supermarkets, hospitals and hotels set to be hit by price rises

Lombard from HEALTH 8:38pm

Return of bear hug would show M&A revival

Royalty Pharma’s bid for Elan is well below a killer price

AUTOMOBILES 7:05pm

US carmakers to offer mobile connection

GM and Ford to give access to online content in cars via 4G services

From FINANCIALS Feb 25, 2013

UK funding scheme boosts housebuilders

Persimmon and Bovis signal strong start to selling season

INDUSTRIAL GOODS Feb 25, 2013

Vestas seeks to double chairman’s pay

Shareholder rights group criticises proposed retroactive rise

SUPPORT SERVICES Feb 25, 2013

TNT Express appoints new chief

Dutch delivery group seeks fresh direction

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 25, 2013

AT&T to provide 4G services in GM cars

US carmaker unveils tech tie-up for service in new models

From WORLD Feb 25, 2013

Abu Dhabi pushes for homegrown defence

Move to create domestic jobs and diversify away from oil

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 25, 2013

Ford in deal to integrate Spotify

Access to music subscription service in new models

Small Talk from CONSTRUCTION Feb 24, 2013

Severfield haunted by towering ambitions

Best hope of investors is economic recovery is around the corner

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A small bull and a bear (R) symbolising the up and downward trend in stockmarket movements stand in front of a display panel at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, 29 June 2011. This Wednesday 29 June 2011, the Greek parliament in Athens had passed the latest austeritiy package which was anticipated with great interest, and which would make way for the Greek government to receive further international financial aid in billions of euro ©Photoshot Timing peaks and troughs could depend on when fear or greed dominate

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