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July probes baseball tickets 17 (Reuters) national baseball tickets devises -GENDAI AGENCY INC.CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in billions of yen unless specified) 3 months ended3 months ended6 months to Year to Jun 30, 2009Jun 30, 2008Sep 30, 2009Mar 31, 2010 LATESTYEAR-AGOH1LATEST RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTFORECAST Sales 5.304.79 10.20 20.71 (+10.7 pct) Operating681 mln 587 mln1.292.55 (+16.0 pct) Recurring678 mln 580 mln1.282.52 (+16.9 pct) Net348 mln 303 mln 636 mln1.27 (+14.9 pct) EPSY3,459.99 Y2,799.93 Y6,313.91Y12,627.80 NOTE - Gendai Agency Inc plans and produces adverts. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 2769.TK1.. July 17 (Reuters) -VILLAGE VANGUARD CO LTDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in billions of yen unless specified) Year endedYear endedYear toSix months to May 31, 2009May 31, 2008May 31, 2010Nov 30, 2009 LATESTYEAR-AGOCOMPANY COMPANY RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS Sales33.23 27.68 37.64 16.83 (+20.0 pct) (+22.1 pct)(+13.6%)(+13.7%) Operating 3.122.983.481.29 (+4.8 pct) (+22.3 pct)(+11.5%)(+16.4%) Recurring 3.173.043.521.29 (+4.3 pct) (+21.4 pct)(+11.0%)(+13.1%) Net 1.701.481.98 733 mln(+15.4 pct)(+6.9 pct)(+16.1%)(+16.7%) EPS Y44,240.37Y38,470.19Y51,371.96Y19,068.91EPSY38,418.10Annual div Y1,400.00 Y1,400.00 Y1,400.00 -Q2 divnil nil nil-Q4 div Y1,400.00 Y1,400.00 Y1,400.00 NOTE - Village Vanguard Co Ltd is a book retailer. If there is no Q1 or Q3 dividend, Q2 will in most casescorrespond to the first-half dividend and Q4 to the second-halfdividend announced before a new corporate law in 2006 allowedcompanies to pay and report dividends on a quarterly basis. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 2769.TK1.. [ID:nBOM389513] OLD MUTUAL (OML.L) The insurer said it has appointed Kuseni Dlamini as CEO for South Africa tosucceed Paul Hanratty INVENSYS (ISYS.L) The engineer releases a trading update. ELECTROCOMPONENTS (ECM.L) The company releases a trading update.

TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times[PRESS/FT] > Other business headlines [PRESS/GB](Reporting by Simon Falush) Stocks Stocks buy nationals tickets . July 17 (Reuters) -VILLAGE VANGUARD CO LTDPARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in billions of yen unless specified) Year endedYear endedYear toSix months to May 31, 2009May 31, 2008May 31, 2010Nov 30, 2009 LATESTYEAR-AGOCOMPANY COMPANY RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS Sales32.08 26.86 35.88 15.98 (+19.4 pct) (+18.5 pct)(+11.9%)(+12.2%) Operating 3.133.043.451.24 (+2.7 pct) (+24.8 pct)(+10.5%)(+14.3%) Recurring 3.203.133.511.27 (+2.3 pct) (+24.9 pct) (+9.6%)(+11.7%) Net 1.771.641.96 713 mln (+7.8 pct) (+18.7 pct)(+11.2%)(+13.9%) EPS Y45,922.48Y42,746.35Y51,061.92Y18,551.15EPSY42,688.46Annual div Y1,400.00 Y1,400.00 Y1,400.00 -Q2 divnil nil nil-Q4 div Y1,400.00 Y1,400.00 Y1,400.00 NOTE - Village Vanguard Co Ltd is a book retailer nationals ball park . [ID:nN17438208] VEDANTA (VED.L) The India-focused mining group is planning to expand to steel manufacturingwith a partner, the Mint newspaper reported on Friday nationals ballpark . [ID:nN16433218] ROYAL DUTCH SHELL (RDSa.L) The oil giant's subsidiary Shell Oil Co said it is considering staff cuts atits refineries and chemical plants on the U.S Gulf Coast to reduce costs in thecurrent recession nationals baseball . [ID:nWNAB8053] BRITISH AIRWAYS (BAY.L) The new alliance between United Airlines (UAUA.O) and Continental Airlines(CAL.N) is pressuring rivals to forge partnerships that could result in capacitycuts o crowded international routes, the head of BA's U.S operations toldReuters. [ID:nSYD59696] RioTinto said the allegations that employees were involved in bribery of officialswere without foundation. [ID:nSYD386596] Meanwhile, the global miner says the Alcan plant in Debree, Kentucky hassigned new long-term power contracts that will secure power for the smeltingoperations through 2023.

Investors will watch second quarter results from Citigroup (C.N), GeneralElectric (GE.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N) for more clues on the corporateoutlook after results from companies including JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) andGoldman Sachs (GS.N), earlier this week lifted confidence discount nationals tickets . Geopolitical worries may return to the surface after near-simultaneousbomb-blasts ripped through the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta'sbusiness district, killing nine and injuring 42, police said national baseball tickets . "The FTSE has gained more than 5 percent this week, and is likely to closethe week on a high note nationals ball park . With no economic data this morning, look for the buyingtrend to continue," said David Evans, market analyst at BetOnMarkets . The index closed up 0.4 percent at 4,361.84 on Thursday and is up 5.7percent this week, on track for its biggest weekly gain since March. It is seen rising again on Friday after strong results from InternationalBusiness Machines Corp (IBM.N) which helped lift stocks in the United States andin Asia. LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE is seen gainingaround 0.6 percent, rising for the fifth straight day by financial bookmakers onFriday as strong U.S results buoyed investor confidence.