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Tritax Big Box REIT confident in 2025 amid favourable demand

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC on Friday said it entered 2025 ‘with growing confidence’, after it secured what it called one of the UK’s largest...

Fri, 31/01/2025 - 09:03


IN BRIEF: Cohort completes acquisition of Australia-based EM Solutions

Cohort PLC - Reading, England-based technology firm - Completes its takeover of Brisbane, Australia-based naval communications firm EM Solutions Pty Ltd. It will operate as...

Fri, 31/01/2025 - 08:48


Smiths Group shares jump 12% as plans break-up and share buyback

Smiths Group PLC on Friday announced a break-up of the wide-ranging engineering group, alongside plans to increase its share buyback as it looks to ‘maximise...

Fri, 31/01/2025 - 08:46


UK house price growth slows in January as affordability ‘stretched’

UK house price growth softened at the start of the year, a tracker from mortgage lender Nationwide showed Friday.

UK house prices rose 4.1% on-year...

Fri, 31/01/2025 - 08:35


IN BRIEF: Scancell hurt by revaluation of derivative liability loss

Scancell Holdings PLC - Oxford, UK-based pharmaceutical firm - Pretax loss multiplies to £13.8 million in the six months to October 31 from £3.6 million...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 19:54


IN BRIEF: ITM Power backs outlook but half-year pretax loss widens

ITM Power PLC - Sheffield, England-based designer and manufacturer of electrolyser systems for green hydrogen production - Pretax loss widens to £28.8 million in the...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 19:52


Late market roundup: FTSE hits record as miners, earnings lift mood

London stocks climbed on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 reaching a new high, driven by strong performances from gold miners and upbeat corporate earnings, while...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 17:02


IN BRIEF: XP Power to appeal ‘disappointing’ ruling in Comet case

XP Power Ltd - Singapore-based maker of power control systems - Announces update on US legal case with Comet Technologies USA Inc relating to legal...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 16:38


Rank Group declares dividend as half-year profit surges

Rank Group PLC reported ‘continued strong momentum with revenue and profit growth across all businesses’ in its latest half year.

The Maidenhead, England-based casino operator...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 16:37


‘Back to the Mulberry spirit’ for handbag maker after sales decline

Mulberry Group PLC on Thursday said festive trade was ‘satisfactory’, despite a sales decline, as it appointed a new finance chief and announced a ‘brand...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 16:23


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