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RSS sharesAnite shares surge following merger talks
News By close of play Friday, shares had risen 9.6 per cent to 165.5p. The firm has made a number of acquisitions recently and chatroom speculation indicates investors feel it is now itself ripe for a takeover. [18 May 2001]
5 years ago... CA shares plunge over 30 per cent
News 22.07.98 Computer Associates shares fell by over 30 per cent on Wall Street today, after the company warned that Asian turmoil and a corporate tendency to spend on the Y2K problem rather than on software may have an... [22 Jul 2003]
eToys pulls plug as Nasdaq pulls shares
News In early January the firm said it expected to close by 6 April, however in the interim it has failed to maintain at least a $1 share price for 30 consecutive days and as such has fallen foul of Nasdaq requirements and had its... [27 Feb 2001]
Colt shares dive as it warns of profit stagnation
News Colt Telecom shares went into freefall this morning after the company warned that it would fail to meet its profit targets this quarter or even this year. The shares then went straight down from 80.25p... [01 Jul 2004]
Autonomy shares spin with contract wins
News A recommendation to buy was then followed by a flurry of stock market activity which sent shares soaring to a peak of £16.54, up over nine per cent on opening. UK-based Autonomy, which develops search and tagging... [20 Feb 2001]
nCipher shares plummet
News nCipher's LSE-listed shares closed 145p down - a whopping 47.65 per cent - on an opening figure of 282p. Even though nCipher saw losses widen from £900,000 in 1999 to £1.9m in 2000 it managed to creep into profit for its... [27 Feb 2001]
AOL dumps eBookers - shares plunge
News The move is a blow for the UK company, whose shares fell as much as ten per cent from the opening price of 280p in afternoon trading as the news emerged. AOL Europe has signed up Travelocity Europe as its exclusive... [21 May 2002]
Unilog shares continue to plummet
News Shares began to fall yesterday morning, and by 11:00 (GMT) had slumped 14 per cent to E102 (£59.89). The drop continued this morning, with shares falling to E96.80 (£56.84) as the Paris Bourse opened. [18 Oct 2000]
£25bn write down rumours fail to dent Vodafone shares
News Vodafone shares were up 3.25p, or 2.99 per cent, to 112p from an opening price of 108.75p. Vodafone directors meeting to discuss writing down further bad investment today will be cheered by news that the mobile giant's... [21 May 2002]
CMG shares soar on better than expected results
News Early trading in computer services group CMG saw its shares jump 10.5 per cent after the company reported better than expected first half results. The company's shares opened up eight per cent in... [29 Aug 2001]
Web 2.0 techies sacrifice pay for shares
News The majority of people looking to work for web 2.0 start-up companies are prepared to sacrifice pay in exchange for shares in the venture they're joining. More than 75 per cent of candidates joining dot-com start-ups... [13 Nov 2007]
Invensys shares fall by a third
News UK engineering group Invensy has seen its shares drop by nearly a third after a period of rising expenditure and shareholder unrest. The 31 per cent fall comes following an announcement that the company's trading is down... [07 Sep 2000]
Positive Dell results push European shares up
News Related European tech shares responded positively to the news. European markets edged into the green this morning in response to positive financial results from PC maker Dell. The company, famed for its direct sales... [17 May 2002]
Extra shares to raise funds for Bookham
News Fibre optic specialist Bookham Technology is expected to announce plans today to issue 18.5 million shares in a bid to increase trading liquidity. The company will principally issue extra shares - worth... [06 Sep 2000]
Nokia shares jump for joy
News Shares in Nokia jumped 2.7 per cent this morning after the company issued an upbeat fourth quarter forecast. Shares slumped by almost three per cent in early trading after analysts predicted that Nokia... [11 Dec 2001]
