P202 CEEFAX 2 202 Mon 20 Jan 03:55/37 THE WEEK THAT WAS 1/4 Adam Shaw of Business Breakfast and Working Lunch casts his expert eye over the markets. The FUSE has had a good week, breaking into record territory. Crafty Kenneth Clarke and steady Eddie George, the Morecambe and Wise of the City and in charge of the economy and the Bank of England, mit to discuss interest rates. They decided to leave them unchanged, which brought a broad smile to the stock market. The Footsie ended the week at 4,207.7. ASK ADAM 203 Money Prog 205 Monjyfili 200 Front page 100 Ask Adam Update MonjyProg Main MenuP202 CEEFAX 2 202 Mon 20 Jan 03:03/17 THE WEEK THAT WAS 2/4 John Menzies started life as a whole- sale bookseller about 150 years ago, is now a genital stationers and set up the Early Learning Centres in 1993. That's what it does, hike's how it's doing. Sales at the Early Learning Centre for the 8 weeks to December 28th were down 7%. They also said that the christmas sales for the whole group were disappointing. Shares ended the week at 480p, down 60p. ASK ADAM 203 Money Prog 205 Monjyfili 200 Front page 100 Ask Adam Update MonjyProg Main MenuP202 CEEFAX 2 202 Mon 20 Jan 00:10/17 THE WEEK THAT WAS 3/4 The name on flip charts at a million boring meetings across the nation - NOBO - has reported first half pre-tax profits of £919,000, up just ovjt 4%. The interim dividend is 2.2p and their shares ended the week unchanged at 95p. Lonrho's final pre-tax profits are £78m — down ovjt 51%. Before exceptional charges — one-off items — profits weighed in at £170m, up about 12%. Chief Executive, Nick Morrill said the company remains committed to breaking up its mining and non-mining business. The shares ended up 1\p at 127\p. ASK ADAM 203 Money Prog 205 Monjyfili 200 Front page 100 Ask Adam Update MonjyProg Main MenuP202 CEEFAX 2 202 Mon 20 Jan 03:55/18 THE WEEK THAT WAS 4/4 Matthew Clark the makjt of Merrydown Cider, Diamond White and Babzcham, has reported half yearly pretax profits of £21.6m, up ovjt 40%. It maintained its dividend payout at 9p. Matthew Clark shares fell like a rocket last year after the company issued a profits warning. Back then it said its sales were under fire from the rising popularity of "alcopops". They were expensive words for shareholders. An investor with £100 in Matthew Clark shares on the 4th October would have only £81 worth on the 21st October. ASK ADAM 203 Money Prog 205 Monjyfili 200 Front page 100 Ask Adam Update MonjyProg Main Menu