11:37pm

DCC blames mild winter for profit fall

UK’s biggest oil products distributor predicts rebound

8:52pm

Laird names David Lockwood as new chief

Five-month search ends in hiring of BT Global Services executive

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 1:28pm

Deere to accelerate capital spending

Tractor maker lifts full-year outlook

An Emirates airlines Airbus A380 comes in for landing ©Reuters AEROSPACE & DEFENCE 12:20pm

EADS warns of rising costs of faulty wing

A380 delays expected to cost €260m this year

From MEDIA 11:33pm

GM to pull back on Facebook advertising

aises questions over business model ahead of IPO

AEROSPACE & DEFENCE 8:20pm

Austerity squeeze lifts Babcock profits 56%

Support services and defence group bullish on outlook for coming year

4:34pm

Renishaw confident after strong quarter

Profit rise forecasted by engineering company, which has seen an increase in sales

INDUSTRIAL GOODS May 15, 2012

ThyssenKrupp posts €1.1bn first-half loss

German steel group tells investors that worst is over

May 15, 2012

Greece is fastest-growing market for G4S

Heightened financial instability lifts demand

From WORLD May 15, 2012

Early investor in Asia rings the changes

Investment company rebrands to lure Gulf funds

AUTOMOBILES May 14, 2012

GM unveils Europe restructuring plan

Changes in key model to help drive return to profitability

From LEX May 14, 2012

Holcim

Swiss cement maker shows hardcore ambition

BASIC RESOURCES May 14, 2012

Holcim outlines plan to boost margins

Swiss cement maker eyes $1.6bn uplift in operating profit

CONSTRUCTION May 14, 2012

Travis Perkins shrugs off rain disruption

Revenue rises 4.4% in first four months

INDUSTRIAL GOODS May 14, 2012

Serco confident after contract wins

Outsourcing group reiterates full-year expectations

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 13, 2012

Hawker Beechcraft: Pummelled by crisis

The aircraft manufacturer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it restructures, reports Jeremy Lemer

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 13, 2012

Increased speed comes at a high price

While aircraft makers are developing high-speed helicopters for military use, their commercial future for civilian purposes is uncertain

The Monday Interview from MANAGEMENT May 13, 2012

Constructing rewards out of risk

Turkish construction magnate Erman Ilicak has thrived in markets others have avoided

From UK May 13, 2012

GM to spare Vauxhall at Ellesmere plant

Plan to produce more cars at site and cut costs

INDUSTRIAL GOODS May 13, 2012

UK companies poised for Libya work

Groups scent an opportunity but security fears remain

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