* Airlines have prepared scenarios for Greek euro exit * Walsh says ETS costing IAG 60 million euros * EU's highest court has ruled ETS law is valid (Adds quotes, context) BRUSSELS, May 24 (Reuters) - ...

 24 May 2012 Compass Group PLC ("Compass" or "the Company") Purchase of own shares for cancellation Compass Group PLC announces that on 24 May 2012 it purchased for cancellation 300,000 ...

 24 May 2012 Global Brands S.A. ( " Global Brands " or " the Company " ) Replacement: Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights The following amendment has been made to the 'Issue of ...

 Tasty plc (the "Company") Result of AGM The Company is pleased to announce that at its AGM held earlier today all resolutions were passed. The Company wishes to highlight that following a request ...

 FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION ...

* FY pretax loss 7.5 mln stg, hit by one-off charges * Revenue up 26 pct, adjusted profit up 17 pct * Sales in first seven weeks up 3.9 pct despite weatherimpact * Pub estate value raised May 24 (Reuters) ...

 24 th May 2012 International Greetings PLC ("the Company" or "the Group") Non-Executive Board Appointment International Greetings PLC, one of the world's leading designers, innovators ...

 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company") 23 May 2012 VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In accordance with DTR 5.6.1 of the FSA's Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules and further to the announcement made ...

Tin hats will need to be at the ready on Thursday morning as a barrage of company results is expected.

* FTSE 100 index falls 1.8 percent * Miners, banks, oils among top declines * Charts signal more weakness before rebound LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares fell sharplyon Wednesday as expectations ...

- Risk aversion ahead of EU summit - Papademos warns of 'catastrophic' effects - Burberry sinks after full-year results

May 23 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on severalEuropean companies, including Merck KGaa, Sonova and Carrefour, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * BP Plc : Canaccord Genuity ...

* FTSE 100 index sheds 1.2 percent * Miners, energy, banking stocks reverse gains * BSkyB up after benign Competition Commission comment LONDON May 23 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index droppedback ...

May 23 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on severalEuropean companies, including Merck KGaa and Sonova, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Carrefour : Credit Suisse raises ...

Bumi, the coal business, was on sparkling form as City scribblers branded the Indonesian company a “diamond in the rough”.

- Risk-on as miners and financials advance - Eurobonds in focus ahead of EU summit - OECD cuts Eurozone GDP forecast

It never rains but it pours at emergency home repairs group HomeServe, as the firm revealed that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) was investigating 'certain historic issues'.

1630: London's leading shares drifted lower, with little to encourage buyers into the market ahead of the release this evening of the minutes from the March 13th meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, ...

This file photo shows visitors to Global Gaming Expo checking out gambling wares at a gaming exhibition in Macau, in 2011. Casino industry leaders have gathered in the world's gambling capital Macau once ...

 22 May 2012 Sportingbet Plc ("Sportingbet" or the "Company") Spanish Tax Payment and Issuance of Convertible Bonds The Spanish tax authority recently contacted all major online gaming ...

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Punch Taverns, Britain'ssecond-largest leased pub group, is trying to win shareholdersupport for a restructuring of its 2.3 billion pound ($3.6billion) debt, banking sources ...

Cruise operator, Carnival, was amongst the best-performing stocks on Tuesday morning as London's benchmark index continued its rally thanks to traders going bargain-hunting.

* Miners boosted by China economic stimulus hopes, rise incopper price * Carnival best FTSE 100 stock, supported by broker upgradeto price target * Hopes over EU meeting this week bring back stock-pickers ...

- Miners wanted on Chinese stimulus speculation - Fitch downgrades Japanese rating - Markets await EU summit tomorrow, OECD backs eurobonds

Madrid has been accused of a desperate “austerity tax grab” on UK gambling companies that are hoping to operate online games such as poker in Spain.

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will goex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for thelatest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations ...

- G8 summit fails to lift sentiment as euro worries persist - Chinese stimulus speculation does the rounds - Man Group surges early on

Revenue-hungry Spanish tax authorities are chasing online gambling firms like bwin.party and Sportingbetusing laws that, until now, had not been applied to offshore online gaming.

A security guard stands by a Graff Diamonds display case in Hong Kong on May 21. Graff Diamonds on Monday launched the roadshow for its reported $1.0 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong, one of ...

 21 May 2012 Sportingbet Plc ("Sportingbet" or the "Company") Statement re Spain The Board of Sportingbet Plc ("Sportingbet" or the "Company") is in discussions ...

 21 May 2012 Global Brands S.A. ( " Global Brands " or " the Company " ) Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights Global Brands SA announces that it has received warrant exercise notices ...

From providing finger food to the Welsh Assembly to serving strawberries at Wimbledon, Compass’ operations make it the largest catering group in the world.

Footsie finished not far off its low for the day after a lunch-time rally fizzled out.