FT 16/08/18 | Vox Markets

FT 16/08/18

Lombard – Balfour Beatty (BBY) is more concrete after Quinn’s work. Company is now a honed version of its former higgledy-piggledy self

Lex – Admiral Group (ADM): Captain Sensible. Having reached maturity, the car insurer faces a challenge to keep growing

Used car sales buoy Lookers (LOOK) despite fall in profits. Pre-tax first-half profits were £43.1m, 14% lower than 2017’s strong performance

DoJ highlights extent of wrongdoing at Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS). Subprime mortgages sold in 2007 were ‘total garbage’, thought bank’s own risk officer

Focus on higher value contracts boosts Balfour Beatty (BBY). UK’s largest construction company reports 69% profit rise

Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) ranked UK’s least popular bank. Scandals and controversy over store closures hit bank in survey ordered by watchdog

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) sees positive signs from reduced HIV treatment. Monthly injections to replace daily treatment as health group seeks to boost market share

Admiral Group (ADM) boosted by strong motor policies growth. ‘Elevated’ inflation in car repair costs as new technologies prove expensive to fix

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ADM
Admiral Group
BBY
Balfour Beatty
GSK
GlaxoSmithKline
LOOK
Lookers
RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland Group