Quoted Micro 15 August 2016

ISDX Beer and spirits volumes were both higher in the first half for Adnams (ADB). Beer volumes were 7% ahead, while the volumes of the less-mature spirits business were 60% higher in the first half. However, increased marketing costs meant that operating profit fell from £962,000 to £624,000, while disposal profit jumped from £407,000 to […]

Rio Tinto – The First Green Shoots of a Mining Recovery ?

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