IN BRIEF

摘要

Housebuilder Persimmon beat analysts' forecasts by reporting pre-tax profit of£95.5mfor2010. There was an £80m exceptional credit due to the rising value of the its land bank. Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is close to a sale of its North American business for up to £650m, say reports, wiping out the firm's debt and leaving it focused entirely on the UK market.