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Bytes Technology shares tumble 20% after flagging trading challenges
Bytes Technology Group PLC said on Wednesday its performance for the first months of its financial year was hurt by challenging market conditions, coupled with changes to its corporate sales team. In ...
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: UK stocks, bond prices and pound slump
The FTSE 100 suffered a minor fall, with a rise in mining shares tempering its decline, though there was a slump for housebuilders. A sharper fall for the FTSE 250 typified a drab day for more ...
UK's Starmer defends welfare reform package despite climbdown over Pip
The UK prime minister was forced to scrap plans to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment, Pip, to avoid a Labour rebellion which could have led to him losing a crunch Commons vote ...
Irish unemployment rate remains unchanged at 4.0% in June — CSO
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.0% in June, unchanged from May, though down from 4.4% in June 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.0% for women in June, down from 4.1% in May. For men, ...
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs lifts Admiral and Hiscox to 'buy'
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UK households to receive compensation for water service failures
(Alliance News) - Water firms will be forced to pay households in England up to GBP2,000 for service failures as part of efforts to reform the sector, the government has announced. Compensation ...
London close: Stocks finish choppy Tuesday session higher
London stocks ended higher on Tuesday, recovering from earlier losses as investors grew more optimistic about progress in US trade negotiations. The FTSE 100 index rose 0.28% to close at 8,785.33 ...
Global Smaller Cos Trust underperforms benchmark in "difficult year"
Global Smaller declared a 2.30p per share final dividend, a rise of 8.0% from 2.13p. It means its total dividend for the year is 3.00p, up 6.8% from 2.81p. It is its 55th successive dividend hike, the ...
Mpac to scale back US operations as order slowdown hurts sales
Mpac Group PLC on Tuesday warned full-year revenue will fall significantly below previous expectations due to slower market conditions in the US. The Tadcaster, North Yorkshire-based high-speed ...
Kitwave says fragile confidence, higher labour costs to impact profit
Kitwave Group PLC on Tuesday warned lower sales and higher employment costs would mean lower than expected profit in the coming financial year. In response, shares in the North Shields, England-based ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks mostly red after weak house price data
(Alliance News) - London's stocks were mostly a notch lower at midday on Tuesday, dragged down by housebuilders after a soft UK house price reading, and as industrial firms brace for the introduction ...
AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: Kitwave suffers double-digit interim profit fall
Kitwave Group PLC, down 22% at 249.22p, 12-month range 230.00p-355.00p. The North Shields, England-based food wholesaler reports pretax profit of GBP5.6 million for the six months that ended April 30, ...