Week ahead in business and economics: November 26-30 "We hope that the outlook statement... will serve as a platform from which a brighter, more profitable future can be effectively communicated by the new CEO and CFO," Mr Hollins said. Monday November 26 With Christmas on the horizon, the thoughts of Britain's largest pork processor Cranswick on rising food prices and the outlook for consumers will be of interest to the City. Last week, Premier Foods announced 900 job cuts in its bread business and Cranswick's rival Vion said it will quit the UK, highlighting the pressure on food suppliers. Ahead of Cranswick's interim results on Monday, Damian McNeela at Panmure Gordon said: "Any progress with regard to pricing negotiations with UK retailers is going to be a key focus ahead of the busy Christmas trading period." Panmure is forecasting a 29pc rise in adjusted pre-tax profits to £23.4m. Cranswick said last month that total sales for the first-half were up 6pc, while underlying turnover rose 5pc. Full-year results Aberdeen Asset Management, Infrastrata Interim results Cranswick, Essar Energy, GB Group, Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings, Quintain Estates & Development Trading update All Leisure Group Economics Eurogroup meeting on Greece Meetings LCookson (EGM), Origin Enterprises (AGM), UBM (EGM) Tuesday November 27 Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers, owner of All Bar One, recently took a major step towards easing some of the City's concerns when it appointed Alistair Darby, previously of rival Marston's, as its new chief executive - ending an 18-month search. Numis analyst Douglas Jack believes M&B, which last year came under siege from billionaire currency trader Joe Lewis, has made good operational progress although this summer's poor trading conditions for pubs are likely to mask some of the advances made by management. Numis expects pre-tax profit to rise 11pc to £173m, slightly above consensus of £169m. Full-year results Britvic, Gooch & Housego, Greencore Group, Mitchells & Butlers, Next Fifteen Communications Group, Topps Tiles Interim results Caledonia Investments, De La Rue, Findel, Iomart Group, Kcom Group, Scapa Group, Severn Trent Economics UK third quarter GDP second estimate, OECD global growth forecasts Meetings St Ives (AGM) Wednesday November 28 Water company United Utilities is expected to report that its first-half underlying operating profits fell slightly to £317m from £324.2m last year. In a pre-close trading update at the end of September, United Utilities said its profits this year would be more evenly distributed across the year, compared with 2011/12 when its underlying profit was much higher in the first half than the second. The company may also give more detail on its concerns about proposed licence changes by regulator Ofwat, after announcing on Friday that it could not accept the plans. Full-year results GW Pharmaceuticals, Thomas Cook Group Interim results Advanced Computer Software, Assura Group, Creston, Daisy Group, Hangar8, Telford Homes, Torotrak, United Utilities Group, VP Economics No UK data scheduled Meetings Fidelity Special Values (AGM), Kea Petroleum (AGM), NEOS Resources (AGM) Thursday November 29 Will the last man standing fall over? That is the question for Dixons Retail. The electrical retailer posts its first results since the collapse of Comet. The City will be looking in the interim results for guidance on how much the demise of Comet is benefiting the business and whether Dixons is interested in buying any Comet shops. According to Morgan Stanley, the collapse of Comet is a "game changer" for Currys - owned by Dixons - because it will collect 40pc of Comet's £1.2bn sales. Full-year results Impax Asset Management Group, Martson's, Shaftesbury Interim results API Group, Daejan Holdings, Dixons Retail, Hogg Robinson Group, Paypoint, Pennon Group, Phoenix IT Group, RPC Group, Wyg Trading update Kingfisher Economics Bank of England's Financial Stability Report, mortgage approvals, CBI distributive trades Meetings Avia Health Informatics (AGM), BHP Billiton (AGM), Victoria Oil and Gas (AGM), Wolseley (AGM) Friday November 30 Interim results Acal Trading update SThree Economics GfK consumer confidence. Meetings Alpha Real Trust (EGM), Charteris (AGM), Feedback (AGM), Fusion (AGM), Lok'n Store Group (AGM), Prime Focus London (AGM)