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Fenner, a world leader in the field of reinforced polymer and textile technology, says in spite of the growing uncertainty over the macro economic outlook, trading and demand levels are in line with the group's expectations for 2012.

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The pub group, JD Wetherspoon, has recorded a moderate growth for the first half of 2012 with an increase in sales of 8.4 percent, given the pressures on the UK consumer.

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Aggreko, the leader in the supply of temporary power and temperature control equipment, has reported that its underlying group revenues increased 22% for the year ended December 31, 2011.

SThree, an international staffing business firm has reported that its first quarter gross profit rose 15 percent year on year to £47.7 million, up 12 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Taylor Wimpey, the homebuilding company, says that it is too early to judge the market for the year as a whole, but the early weeks of trading in 2012 have followed the encouraging patterns of the second half of 2011, with good visitor levels, healthy reservations and low cancellations.

The increase in cost is mainly on account of the need for doubling the number of security men for the Games.

The Scotland government has said the country will become the first to source 100 per cent energy from renewable sources by 2020.

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Banks with Asian focus hit by rising wage bills from regional expansion though strong growth boosts revenues.

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As part of an ongoing campaign to increase its Western market share, ZTE has joined the global tech patent war joining Apple, Samsung and Google, becoming the fourth biggest smartphone patent filer in the world.

Despite Apple's belief that we are entering a 'post-PC' era, where tablets and smartphones rule over traditional computers, analysts predict traditional PC sales to increase in 2012 and beyond.

A report is suggesting the online retailer Amazon will launch a refreshed 7in Kindle Fire alongside a larger 10.1in version later this year.

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SThree, the permanent and contract staffing group, says that the GDP growth and the staffing market are not linearly related, given the current levels of global economic and political uncertainty, it is difficult to foretell the kind of market conditions the group will face during 2012 with any accuracy.

J D Wetherspoon, the developer and manager of public houses, which is scheduled to release its 2012 interim results on Friday, has moderate views for 2012 outlook, due to cost pressures resulting from government legislation, including further increases in excise duty, business rates and carbon tax.

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Morrisons Supermarkets, the food retailer, has reported that its turnover rose 7 per cent to £17.7 billion for the year ended 29 January, 2012. Profit before tax was at £947 million compared to £874 million in the previous year and raised its total dividend by 11 per cent to 10.7 pence.

Schroders, an international asset management and private banking group, has reported a slight rise in its profit before tax at £407.3 million for the year ended 31 December, 2011 from £406.9 million a year earlier.

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Aggreko, the rental provider of power generation and temperature control equipment, started its FY2012 with a strong position with at least 20 per cent more on hire in international power projects than at the start of 2011.

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