Volution full-year profit rises alongside growth in residential sales

Volution Group PLC on Thursday said annual profit rose by more than 15% alongside growth in home sales.

The Crawley, England-based energy efficiency and indoor...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 08:52

Tharisa annual platinum group metal prices weigh on performance

Tharisa PLC reported on Thursday its platinum group metal operations continued to reel from depressed prices, while chrome prices and production remained strong.

The Cyprus-headquartered...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 08:38

TOP NEWS: Tritax EuroBox backs Brookfield cash bid in blow for Segro

Tritax EuroBox PLC on Thursday withdrew its backing for a takeover offer from FTSE 100-listed industrial property investor Segro PLC and instead supported a chunkier...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 08:34

Surveyors report ‘brighter picture’ for UK housing market in September

House prices are rising across the UK generally for the first time in two years as the market continues to pick up, surveyors have reported.

A...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 05:56

Biden hosts Irish Taoiseach Harris at White House for almost an hour

Irish premier Simon Harris said he made Ireland’s position on the Middle East conflict ‘very clear’ when he met US President Joe Biden.

Biden hosted Harris...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 05:56

Why is Watches of Switzerland buying a media company?

Shares in luxury timepiece retailer Watches of Switzerland’s (WOSG) got a modest boost on news it had acquired publishing firm-to-luxury watch platform Hodinkee.

The purchase of...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 00:00

Positive news on selling prices fails to lift the mood among housebuilders

The latest house price surveys from Halifax and Nationwide – two of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders – should have investors in developers breaking out...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 00:00

Data firm FD Technologies shares soar after First Derivative sale

Shares in specialist software and consultancy outfit FD Technologies (FDP:AIM) have already surged in 2024 and got a further boost on confirmation of the sale of...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 00:00

Tobacco and oil and gas sectors are both facing transition troubles

Both the tobacco and oil and gas industries face a similar quandary right now - they are generating lots of cash from activities which many...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 00:00

No let-up for Spirax Group as earnings forecasts and the share price drift lower

Shares in Cheltenham-based thermal energy management and fluid technology firm Spirax Group (SPX) hit a five-year low this week, trading even below the level they...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 00:00

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