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Lakesmere report positive results
28 August, 2008
Lakesmere has reported a massive rise in profits between the six months to January 2008 and June this year.
Government split over energy firm profits
27 August, 2008
Energy companies could avoid a possible windfall tax on recent profits if they agree to do more to help the poor pay their bills, it has been reported.
Bovis reports 80pc drop in profits
27 August, 2008
The six months to June 30 this year have given Bovis one of the worst six months on record, as its pre-tax profits record more than an 80 per cent drop.
Government reaffirms alignment with EDF
26 August, 2008
The UK's energy minister, Malcolm Wicks, has explained that EDF Energy is still the government's preferred bidder for British Energy (BE).
Housing sales 'should be restructured'
26 August, 2008
The government's insistence on implementing Home Information Packs (HIPs) has hurt the housing industry and should be altered to invigorate the housing market, it has been argued.