Shares in construction and housebuilding group Galliford Try climbed sharply following its announcement of substantially better-than-forecast debt levels.Read
Computer games retailer Game Group (GMG) has smashed first-half profit forecasts, boosted by new releases Grand Theft Auto IV and Wii Fit, but its shares slumped on concern that demand had peaked. Read
More than 200 jobs in Birmingham could be at risk after insurer Zurich announced it was carrying out a restructuring operation to try and head off problems caused by the credit crunch.Read
Specialist landscape and paving products group Marshalls is set to close two of its concrete manufacturing plants in the West Midlands as demand from the new build housing market continues to decline.Read
Hundreds of jobs look set to be lost in the Midlands after housebuilder Taylor Wimpey failed to secure the £500m funding it needs to fend off the problems of the declining sector.Read
