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UK PM vows to press on with welfare reform as takes blame for U-turn
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer has insisted welfare reform is still on the table as he took the blame for Tuesday's U-turn in the face of a major backbench rebellion.
Mkango to list rare earths unit on Nasdaq in USD400 million deal
(Alliance News) - Mkango Resources Ltd on Thursday said it has agreed a business combination deal to take its rare earths business public on Nasdaq, in a move that values its stake in the new entity ...
Guaranty Trust plans London listing to support recapitalisation
(Alliance News) - Guaranty Trust Holding Co PLC on Thursday detailed plans to raise around USD100 million through listing on London's main market, as it seeks to enhance its global visibility and ...
Quartix sees rise in profit, recurring revenue and customer numbers
Customer acquisition also strengthened, with 3,962 new clients added in the half, up 13% from the same period in 2024. New subscriptions climbed 7% to 40,698. Quartix's total customer base stood at 31 ...
ActiveOp gets North America boost as financial 2025 profit rises 35%
ActiveOps said the SaaS revenue gain was owed to both new and existing customers. It also noted "exceptionally high" revenue growth in North America, up 22% to GBP7.7 million from GBP6.4 million, ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: London stocks recover as Starmer calms nerves
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 was higher at midday on Thursday, as new data showed an acceleration in the UK private sector in June, and the German chancellor urges the EU to reach a trade deal ...
Gresham House Energy shares up as announces long-term floor agreements
Gresham House said the agreements are for 789 megawatt of projects. It added that once all the floor agreements are in force and the tolling agreements have expired, the 789 MW of its 1072 MW ...
Murray Income mulls options to "better understand" underperformance
Murray Income's benchmark is the FTSE All-Share Index. In the six months that ended December 31, the trust's net asset value total return was negative 2.1%, short of the benchmark's positive 1.9% ...
London midday: FTSE maintains gains; services PMI in focus
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still higher by midday on Thursday as UK bond markets and the pound recovered some poise following a selloff a day earlier after prime minister Keir Starmer ...
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Kenmare Resources down as price target cut
Yellow Cake PLC, down 1.6% at 514.67p, 12-month range 359.00p-622.79p. Berenberg cuts the price target for the Jersey, Channel Islands-based uranium mining company to 682 pence from 708p, and ...
3i Infrastructure pleased with first quarter but backdrop "uncertain"
(Alliance News) - 3i Infrastructure PLC on Thursday said its portfolio companies have performed in line or ahead of expectations so far in its financial year. The infrastructure investor said it is ...
Currys resumes dividend as increased revenue drives profit growth
Going forward, it said it expects to set its interim dividend at one-third of the prior full year dividend. Between the final dividend for financial 2025 and the expected interim dividend for ...