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03:40 GMT+1
December 17, 2001
(posted Dec. 14)
Mersey ferries out 40
Mersey Docks is shedding 40 jobs after a severe downturn at its
ports operations
The shares tumbled 52.5p to 472.5p after chief executive Peter
Jones said profits would be below market expectations, although
they would still be ahead of last year. Analysts had been expecting
underlying pre-tax profits to rise from £52.4 million to
about £58 million.
...... Read more on Independent
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