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Elementis 2024 performance to be above top end of market expectations

Elementis PLC on Thursday said it expects its 2024 performance to be ‘slightly above’ the top end of the current range of market expectations, following...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 12:33


TOP NEWS: Bank of England votes 5-4 to cut bank rate to 5%

The Bank of England on Thursday touted progress in tackling inflation, as it enacted a quarter-point cut to interest rates - a first since the...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 12:25


Schroders interim profit and assets under management edge upward

Schroders PLC on Thursday held its interim dividend unchanged, amid a mostly steady performance in the first half of the year.

The London-based asset and wealth...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 12:20


GPs vote to begin industrial action which could last ’months’

Family doctors across England are to stage unprecedented industrial action amid a row over the new contract for GP services in England.

More than 8,500 GPs...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 12:19


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: BoE cuts rates for first time in over four years

Markets in London edged higher on Thursday around midday, after news that the Bank of England has cut interest rates for the first time in...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 12:15


Coats ups interim payout 15% as profit surges amid footwear recovery

Coats Group PLC on Thursday cited a recovery in the footwear and apparel sectors as it said it is confident to deliver further strong profit...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 12:12


BP gives go-ahead for sixth operated hub Kaskida in US Gulf of Mexico

BP PLC on Thursday announced a new platform in the US Gulf of Mexico aimed at unlocking billions of barrels of discovered resources in Gulf...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 11:57


Vesuvius revenue and profit falls amid subdued market conditions

Vesuvius PLC shares slumped on Thursday, as it warned an end market recovery will now only materialise next year.

Shares in the London-based molten metal flow...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 11:46


Pets at Home maintains full-year guidance after ‘resilient’ quarter

Pets at Home Group PLC on Thursday maintained its full-year guidance following a ‘resilient’ first quarter.

Pets at Home is based in Cheshire, England that...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 11:38


UK house price growth accelerates slightly in June - Nationwide

UK house prices picked up in July, numbers from mortgage lender Nationwide showed Thursday, but remain around 3% off record highs.

House prices rose 0.3%...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 11:26


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