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Fed maintains pace of asset purchase
BBC News - Business, June 19th, 2013
The Federal Reserve maintains its $85bn-a-month (£54bn) asset purchase programme, as investors await a press conference by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke.
Postal workers reject privatisation
BBC News - Business, June 19th, 2013
Royal Mail workers vote strongly against the government's proposals to privatise the postal group.
Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail
BBC News - Business, June 19th, 2013
Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are sentenced to jail in Italy for tax evasion but have appealed the verdict.
Hearts placed into administration
BBC News - Business, June 19th, 2013
Hearts' administrators say they are aware of the need to find a resolution to the club's problems so close to the new season.
Drug firms fined for blocking rivals
BBC News - Business, June 19th, 2013
Nine drug companies are fined for delaying cheaper generic drugs coming to market.
Company Profile
| Name: | Balfour Beatty plc |  |
|---|---|---|
| Address: | 350 Euston Road, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3AX, UK | |
| Website: | www.balfourbeatty.com | |
| Sector: | Capital Goods | |
| Industry: | Building materials & building industry | |
| Summary: | Balfour Beatty plc is a London-based construction, civil engineering and rail services company. It is one of the largest construction companies in the UK, and the 15th largest in the world. Balfour Beatty undertakes projects around the world, but the majority of its turnover comes from the UK. Turnover for the year ended 31 December 2007 was £7,488 million and profits before tax were £157 million. Balfour Beatty was founded in 1909 by George Balfour, a Scottish mechanical engineer, and Andrew Beatty, an English chartered accountant. The company soon expanded into civil engineering. In 1922 George Balfour and Andrew Beatty established Power Securities to develop and fund hydro-electric projects. By the 1930s the business was operating internationally. | |
Company Information
| 226.55 | Open: | 224.50 | High: | 227.80 | Mkt Cap: | 1.54B | Ex-Div: | 24/04/13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid: | 226.50 | Low: | 222.70 | P/E: | 8.97 | Shares: | 688.67M | |
2.85 (1.27%) |
Ask: | 226.60 | 52Wk High: | 321.45 | EPS: | 37.40 | Last Trade: | 226.50 |
| Delayed: 16:35 BST | Vol: | 1.71M | 52Wk Low: | 206.70 |
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