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TOP NEWS: UK consumer price inflation hotter than forecast in October

UK consumer price inflation accelerated at a faster pace than expected last month, spurred on by electricity and gas prices, numbers on Wednesday showed.

According...

Wed, 20/11/2024 - 07:18


Putin’s ‘nuclear rhetoric’ will not deter UK support for Ukraine - PM

Russia’s ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ on nuclear weapons will not deter UK support for Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.

Vladimir Putin has lowered the threshold for...

Wed, 20/11/2024 - 07:03


IN BRIEF: Trifast sales decline in ‘persistent market headwinds’

Trifast PLC - East Sussex, England-based maker of industrial fastenings - Pretax profit falls 21% to £1.6 million in the six months to September 30...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 21:34


J Smart & Co interim profit surges due to property valuation surplus

J Smart & Co (Contractors) PLC said full-year profit multiplied more than five times in its financial year 2024, as the group swung to a...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 18:26


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Geopolitical worries hit European markets

An increasingly tense geopolitical backdrop knocked European stocks on Tuesday, while the pound continued to struggle ahead of Wednesday’s UK inflation print.

The FTSE 100...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 16:58


Fianna Fail open to talks with centre ground parties after Irish poll

Fianna Fail would be open to negotiating with a number of centre ground parties post-election, Micheal Martin insisted as he pushed back on suggestions he...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 16:36


Rockwood Strategic outperforms benchmark despite challenging market

Rockwood Strategic PLC on Tuesday said its net asset value has outperformed its benchmark indexes in the first half of its current financial year, despite...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 16:35


Aquis Exchange chair steps down for personal reasons

Aquis Exchange PLC on Tuesday announced that Glenn Collinson has decided to step down as chair and director of Aquis with immediate effect for personal...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 16:21


IN BRIEF: SysGroup acquires consulting arm of Crossword Cybersecurity

SysGroup PLC - Liverpool, England-based IT services, cybersecurity and cloud hosting provider - Acquires Crossword Consulting Ltd, the consulting arm of Crossword Cybersecurity PLC, for...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 15:49


Petards says new subsidiary Affini Technology awarded radio contract

Petards Group PLC on Tuesday said its new subsidiary, Affini Technology, has been awarded a contract worth £400,000 to supply and install a new digital...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 15:33


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