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Big Yellow first-quarter revenue rises despite market uncertainty
Big Yellow Group PLC on Thursday reported revenue growth for the first quarter of its current financial year despite ...
Ixico expects return to profitability as annual revenue set to rise
Ixico added that it expects this growth in revenue to continue into 2026, "moving the company towards medium-term profitability". The company reported a pretax loss of GBP2.2 million in financial 2024 ...
Central Asia Metals and rival Kinterra raise offers for New World
The Central Asia Metals, or CAM, is a London-based mining firm focused on Kazakhstan and Macedonia. Its latest cash bid values New World at AUD240 million, or AUD0.065 per share. Kinterra, a Canadian ...
Gym Group slips as Blantyre Capital sells 5% stake via secondary trade
London-based Blantyre invests in middle-market companies with "time-sensitive and complex capital needs". Blantyre Special Situations Fund I has a 5.0% stake in the London-based gym operator, as of ...
UPDATE: Starmer says UK will "work ever more closely" with Germany
The UK prime minister and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London, as Starmer said they will look to "work ever more ...
UPDATE: AFC Energy gets more-than-expected GBP23 million from placing
The share offer comes as AFC says its pretax loss widens to GBP11.6 million in the six months that ended April 30 from GBP8.3 million a year before. Revenue from customer contracts remains ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: European stocks set to end losing streak
Going into Thursday, the DAX had suffered five declines in a row. The CAC has fallen in each of the last four trading days. The FTSE 100 is on a two-day losing streak, though it did achieve a new ...
Wise posts growth in cross-border volume and underlying income
Wise PLC shares fell on Thursday, even as it reported growth in cross-border volumes and active customers in a "strong start" to its financial year. Wise, which is planning to move its primary listing ...
Qinetiq backs outlook and welcomes government defence spending plans
Qinetiq said a previously announced GBP1.54 billion extension to its long-term partnering agreement with the UK's Ministry of Defence "is a major milestone for the company and provides a strong ...
SSE backs full-year outlook, plans renewable power station in Ireland
SSE also detailed plans for a new power station in County Meath, Ireland. The Platin project is a collaboration with Siemens Energy, a subsidiary of German technology firm Siemens AG, and the Atlantic ...
Frasers eyes savings to offset costs as profit falls on UK budget hit
Frasers Group PLC shares fell on Thursday as it reported weaker annual earnings, as the Sports Direct and Flannels owner noted "headwinds caused by last year's budget". Shirebrook, England-based ...
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: DFS ups outlook; Technology Minerals jumps
Technology Minerals PLC, up 55% at 0.12 pence, 12-month range 0.040p-0.50p. The firm, which aims to create a circular economy for battery metals, reports its Recyclus Group investee secures funding to ...