NEW YORK - Radio broadcaster Clear Channel Communications Inc. says its profit soared in the first quarter while revenues rose 4 percent. The San Antonio-based company said Friday it earned $799.7 million or $1.61 per share in the first three months of the year. That is...
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LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index fell 1 percent early on Thursday as renewed credit jitters weighed heavily on banks, though firmer metal prices lifted mining stocks. By 0740 GMT, the FTSE 100 <.FTSE>...
Babcock & Brown CEO to step down, stock falls By Chris Oliver, MarketWatch HONG KONG (Menafn - Australian infrastructure fund management group Babcock & Brown Ltd. said Thursday that its Chief Executive Officer Phil Green, and...
Next Politics & Policy Article LONDON - Persimmon PLC, Britain's biggest homebuilder, said Thursday its first-half profits plunged 87 percent after banks approved fewer mortgages and Britain suffered a housing crash. Net profit...
Babcock & Brown Ltd (B&B) will sack a quarter of its 1,600 staff and slash its debt after reporting a 30 per cent fall in interim profit and confirming the departure of its chairman and chief executive. Executive chairman Phil...