Raspberry Pi maker to sell company for £615m to Swiss Dätwyler
Shares in Premier Farnell, maker of £20 educational computer for children, rise by 50% as sale is announced
August 2015
Raspberry Pi manufacturer ousts chief executive after run of bad results
Laurence Bain led Premier Farnell, which makes the educational mini-computer, for three years but saw stock plunge to a six-year low in July
June 2015
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FTSE 100 breaks losing streak as miners benefit from weaker dollar
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Premier Farnell falls on profit margin concerns
April 2015
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FTSE 100 heads towards new high as oil price jumps on Saudi move
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FTSE 100 falls back on eurozone and UK retail sales data
November 2014
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FTSE 100 falters on eurozone data but Aggreko surges after update
Temporary power supply company leads risers as it says trading in line with expectations
November 2012
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Thomas Cook shares hit nine-month high despite disappointing results
Investors keen to see new CEO's turnaround plans as company attempts to recover from £485m loss
September 2012
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Sage and Sainsbury up on bid talk as FTSE moves higher ahead of Bernanke
Software group Sage continues its rise on takeover speculation despite some sceptics in the City
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Premier Farnell signs deal with Sony to make mini-computer Raspberry Pi in UK
Success of credit card-sized device leads to agreement to make up to 300,000 units
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Whitbread poaches new finance director from Premier Farnell
Nicholas Cadbury to replace Christopher Rogers, who now heads up Whitbread's Costa Coffee division
May 2012
Harriet Green takes over at Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook appoints Harriet Green of electronics business Premier Farnell as troubled holiday company enters crucial phase
July 2011
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FTSE 100 rallies on strong US and UK economic data
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Premier Farnell is FTSE 350's biggest faller
June 2011
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FTSE recovers some of its early falls, while Vodafone climbs on buyback plans
On another volatile day for investors Vodafone was one of a handful to companies to buck a falling trend after the mobile phone group announced it would shortly start a £4bn share buy back programme
December 2010
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Cobham climbs on takeover talk, as FTSE edges higher despite euro concerns
In a week of fairly relentless takeover speculation, Cobham was the latest candidate.
March 2010
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Glaxo shines on Advair news but FTSE edges lower
GlaxoSmithKline has been in demand all day as the prospect of imminent competition to its best selling drug Advair in the US appeared to recede
September 2009
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Sports Direct buoyed by England World Cup hopes
With England's place in the World Cup almost in the bag, things are looking up for football shirt sellers
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Lonmin boosted by bid talk but FTSE falls once more
Miners have mounted a strong recovery, aided by a rebound in metal prices and a smattering of takeover speculation
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RSA weakens again on rights talk as FTSE slips
Silence is not always golden, as investors in RSA Insurance Group are finding out
