Recruiter Hays cuts dividend as profit plunges; says September is key

Hays PLC on Thursday reported a plunge in annual profit, confirming the bad news the company gave to the market in a profit warning back...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 09:30

Early market roundup: Stocks mixed ahead of UK flash PMI; WH Smith red

Stock prices in London were mostly lower on Thursday morning, with FTSE 250 constituent WH Smith seeing a share slump after it revealed an overstatement...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 09:10

WH Smith hacks outlook as review finds inflated North American profit

WH Smith PLC on Thursday more than halved guidance for its North American division after an investigation found profit had been overstated.

The Swindon, England-based travel...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 08:47

UK government net borrowing falls to three-year low in July - ONS

UK public sector net borrowing fell to around £1 billion in July, the Office for National Statistics reported on Thursday.

Net borrowing, the difference between total...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 07:19

IN BRIEF: 88 Energy sells Texas asset to focus on Alaska and Namibia

88 Energy Ltd - oil exploration in Namibia and US state of Alaska - Sells its 75% working interest in Project Longhorn to its operator,...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 07:00

Tesco continues to stretch its lead in UK grocery market

UK grocery sales continue to tick along nicely over the summer with the latest data from Worldpanel showing a 4.5% rise in take-home shopping in...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 00:00

Can you afford to be lukewarm on US stocks?

The curtain is about to come down on the US quarterly earnings season. As we wrote last week, for the most part companies have impressed...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 00:00

Nvidia pauses for breath as investors await earnings

Having become the world’s first $4 trillion company in July, shares in Nvidia (NVDA) have stalled slightly of late as the market awaits the company’s...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 00:00

Specialist infection prevention firm combines growth and income upside

Tristel (TSTL:AIM) 356p

Market cap: £172 million

Cambridgeshire-based Tristel (TSTL:AIM) is a specialist in infection prevention whose products are used in the high-level disinfecting of medical...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 00:00

How Allianz Technology Trust has beaten the market despite being underweight Nvidia and Microsoft

Once again the big US tech names have been a significant driver of returns in the technology sector and the wider markets in 2025. This...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 00:00

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