Compass Group The world's biggest catering firm said it would hit its financial targets for the year and was confident about the coming fiscal year, despite economic uncertainty. They said like-for-like turnover growth would be at least six percent in the year with like-for-like margins up 20-30 basis points.

mmO2 reported strong customer and average revenue growth through the second quarter, but it expected revenue growth in its core UK market to slow in the second half. Europe's fifth-largest listed mobile phone operator also said it expected full-year capital expenditure to be between five and 10 percent below a previous forecast of 1.3 billion pounds

Severn Trent said in a trading update that underlying pre-tax profit at its Biffa waste division was expected to be around four to eight percent ahead of the first half of last year, excluding the impact of any change to pension valuations. First-half profit at the group's services division was expected to be more than 20 percent higher than a year earlier.

Thus telecoms said it was on course to meet forecasts for turnover and earnings growth in its year ending in March after a strong first-half performance. They also said it was confident of achieving its target for sustainable positive cash flow after interest and capital expenditure in the fourth quarter of the current financial year.

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries said that trading for its 51 week period to September 20 was in line with its own expectations. The group which also runs over 1,600 pubs said that good summer weather contributed to satisfactory trading in its second half, but warned of continued pressure from rising employee and regulatory costs.

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Mon 29th Sep Reporting Company Updates Financial Data Close Brothers (F) PBT 82m exp, Alexon Group (I), Hardy Underwriting (I), Personal Group (I), White Young Green (F) Compass Group Trading Statement, HMV Trading Statement mmO2 Trading Statement, SABMiller Trading Statement Scottish Radio Trading Statement, Severn Trent Pre-Close Statement Biocompatibles (BII). Return of Capital and Consolidation Ex Date. Terms are 25p per share and 11 New Shares for every 13 Ordinary Shares held 00.01 September CBI Pay Settlements, 09.30 August Final M4 Money Supply y/y 09.30 August Net consumer Credit 1.7bn exp, 09.30 September Preliminary M0 Money Supply y/y 7.6% exp. 09.30 2nd Quarter Business Investment q/q, 10.30 September Gfk Consumer Confidence 2.0 exp.	13.30 August Personal Income 0.3% exp. 13.30 August Personal Spending 0.8% exp.	07.00 October German Gfk Consumer Confidence
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