"It's another strong set of results for Radio 1.
"This is another very encouraging set of results for the commercial radio sector.
These are the first set of results for Northern Rock plc since the restructuring and Sandler warned that the economy was "in quite a precarious state".
Robert Coe, professor of education at the University of Durham, said: "These look like a respectable set of results for England.
"Quite often when I'm looking down a set of results for an individual student, it will say A*, A, A*, A and then B for English.
Chairman Kwek Leng Beng said: "We have delivered a strong set of results for the third quarter, particularly in London, New York and Singapore".
It will be the worst set of results for everyone since 2009," said Fadel Gheit, veteran analyst with the Oppenheimer brokerage in New York.
On February 24th, WPP, the world's biggest advertising group, unveiled a bleak set of results for 2002, with profits down by 19% on the year before.
A mixed set of results for Labour under its new leader, Ed Miliband, was overshadowed by a crushing double defeat for Mr Clegg.
"This is a fantastic set of results for the commercial radio sector showing long-term and sustained growth by every measure," said the Radio Centre chief executive, Andrew Harrison.
In a largely positive set of results for the news and current affairs sector, BBC History Magazine, produced by Radio Times publisher Immediate Media, was also up, 4.7% on the first half of last year to 78,695.
