EARNINGS AND TRADING: Cohort hikes dividend; Audioboom profit climbs

The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not ...

BP proposes to close venturing arm, sell stakes in portfolio

BP has reached an agreement to sell minority interests ​in ‌more than 10 companies in its ventures ⁠arm portfolio to ...

TRADING UPDATES: LendInvest swings to annual profit; Cizzle optimistic

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by ...

UK's Burnham doesn't rule out wealth tax, will be "upfront" with Trump

Andy Burnham has declined to rule out introducing a wealth tax and suggested the government "might be having to ask for a little more" at some point to balance Britain's books. The incoming UK prime ...
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Itochu, BHP greenlight Ministers North deposit in Western Australia

(Alliance News) - Itochu Corp and BHP Group Ltd on Thursday announced they have made the final investment decision for the development of the Ministers North iron ore deposit in Western Australia, ...

UK's PM-in-waiting Burnham to name Mahmood as finance minister, FT reports

Former Manchester ​mayor Andy Burnham ​is set ‌to ⁠name interior minister ⁠Shabana Mahmood ​as his finance minister when he ​becomes ‌prime minister next week, ​the Financial Times reported ‌on ...

Pound hits one-year high vs. euro on report Mahmood may get finance job

Sterling near one-year high versus ​euro * Pound ⁠helped by possible finance minister pick * BoE rate ​hike fully priced in by November. LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - The Br ...

Canada will become observer to advanced fighter project, says source

Canada has reached a deal to become an observer ​to ‌an advanced fighter jet program being pursued by Japan, Britain and Italy, a ⁠senior Canadian-based source with direct knowledge of the ⁠matter ...

Bridgepoint to buy majority stake in GBA at over €1 billion valuation, source says

Bridgepoint ​has ⁠agreed to buy a ​majority stake in German laboratory testing company GBA Group ​from ‌Ardian in a deal valuing the ⁠business at more than €1 billion ($1.2 billion), ⁠a person ...

London close: FTSE dips as miners fall; housebuilders rally on Barratt results

London stocks ended just a touch weaker on Wednesday and off earlier lows, after Donald Trump threatened to expand US strikes ...

MBDA appoints Airbus' Jean-Brice Dumont as chief executive from November 1

European ​missile maker MBDA said on Wednesday it had appointed Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus's head of military aircraft programmes, ​as ‌chief executive to replace Eric Beranger from November 1. The ...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks steady as oil surge offsets ASML lift to tech

World shares steadied on Wednesday as upbeat earnings from chipmaking equipment maker ASML revived the AI trade, helping offset concerns about the fallout from fresh hostilities involving Iran and a ...