Scottish and Newcastle profits jump, but warns on smoking ban
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Brewer Scottish and Newcastle has reported a 22.0-percent leap in net profit in 2006, but issued a cautious outlook for 2007 owing to a smoking ban which comes into force across England in July.
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The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) has welcomed the Scottish Executiveâs decision to ban smoking in all enclosed public places in Scotland.
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Business & money: Biggest annual profits in British corporate history cause storm of protest from trade union leaders
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TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Nova Scotia reported record annual profits Tuesday and raised its dividend after the bank benefited from solid gains in mortgage and consumer lending as well as international operations.
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher, while interest rate decisions by both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank went as expected.
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Clothing retailer Limited Brands Inc. (LTD.N) on Thursday posted a sharply higher quarterly profit, lifted by a rise in sales at stores open at least a year.
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The whisky and recycling industries help Scotland's manufacturing export market grow to almost Â£15bn.
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More people are working and wages are rising, Bank of Scotland economists claim.
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British American Tobacco, the firm behind the Lucky Strike and Dunhill brands, sold 6% more cigarettes in the first nine months of the year and saw profits rise 20% to Â£1.
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British American Tobacco, the world&#39;s second biggest cigarette maker, has beaten forecasts with a 13.5 percent rise in third-quarter profits after upbeat trading from Italy
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Campbell Soup sees profits rise, with better-than-expected results at its baked goods business, countering falling soup sales.
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The smoking ban in public places in Scotland has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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British American Tobacco PLC posted a 60 percent jump in third quarter net profit Tuesday, thanks partly to lower taxation charges.
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Restaurateur's shares shoot up on news of increased profitability.
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Pub group JD Wetherspoon reports a 24% jump in annual profits helped by a rise in coffee sales.
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Scotland's five-month old smoking ban is   hitting pubs and bingo clubs, two British companies reported on   Friday, giving investors more clues what to expect when similar   legislation comes into force in England next year.
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Gallaher Group, which makes Silk Cut and Benson &amp; Hedges cigarettes, yesterday announced a small rise in profits for the first half of the year but said it was facing tough trading outside Britain, especially in Germany and Ireland.