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Thames Water appoints Steve Buck as new chief financial officer

Thames Water has appointed a former Pennon Group PLC and Anglian Water executive as its new finance boss after the previous chief quit abruptly last...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 14:01


UK PM Keir Starmer vows to ‘go further’ on water companies regulation

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to ‘go further’ on regulating the water industry.

He made his pledge in response to Liberal Democrat leader Ed...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 13:50


UK ‘looking carefully’ at EU tariffs on US as concerns raised for NI

[Alliance News] - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the government is ‘looking carefully at the details of any retaliatory tariffs announced by the...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 13:47


Volta Finance expects to ride out uncertainty as net asset value grows

Volta Finance Ltd on Wednesday said its net asset value increased in a ‘positive six months’.

The Guernsey-based closed-end investment company said its net asset value...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 12:56


Gear4Music expects profit boost but results to miss consensus

Gear4Music Holdings PLC reported that its financial performance surpassed last year’s despite the challenging consumer environment.

The York, England-based online retailer of musical instruments and...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 12:52


Medcaw resumes trading after scrapping Abyssinian reverse takeover

Medcaw Investments PLC on Wednesday said it will no longer proceed with its planned reverse takeover of Abyssinian Metals Ltd, citing an ongoing dispute between...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 12:49


Equipmake signs development agreement with CorPower Ocean

Equipmake Holdings PLC on Wednesday announced a development agreement with CorPower Ocean AB, a Stockholm-based wave energy device developer.

Norfolk, England-based Equipmake is an electrification...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 12:30


UK’s Starmer promises ‘calm, pragmatic approach’ as Trump tariffs loom

Keir Starmer has said the UK government has ‘prepared for all eventualities’ and is working with companies likely to be hit by US President Donald...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 12:24


Oriole Resources loss narrows on gain from licence signature payments

Oriole Resources PLC on Wednesday said it expects ‘significant fundamental progress’ in 2025 as it said its loss narrowed in 2024.

The Hampshire, England-based gold explorer...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 12:19


Lunchtime market roundup: Markets unnerved as Trump tariffs loom

European stocks moved lower on Wednesday afternoon, in risk-off trade ahead of a tariff announcement from the White House later.

The FTSE 100 index was...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 12:04


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