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London close: Stocks end mixed ahead of key US jobs data
The company now expects to book a full-year underlying operating profit of £3.1bn-3.2bn for 2025, up from previous guidance of £2.7bn-2.9bn, while the free cash flow target has been upped to ...
Spire Healthcare keeps guidance as profit falls despite higher revenue
Despite the revenue rise, pretax profit declined due to GBP13.0 million of adjusting items, largely driven by restructuring costs, Spire Healthcare said. The company proposed no interim dividend, ...
Rolls-Royce raises annual guidance as profit multiplies in first half
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC on Thursday raised its outlook for all of 2025, saying a strong first half showed "our multi-year transformation continues to deliver", despite supply chain difficulties and ...
Standard Chartered sets new share buyback after profit beats consensus
(Alliance News) - Standard Chartered PLC on Thursday announced a new USD1.3 billion share buyback as it reported a rise in second quarter earnings amid a strong period for its wealth management ...
British American Tobacco says on track as US revenue returns to growth
Revenue was GBP12.07 billion, down 2.2% from GBP12.34 billion, but was up 1.8% at constant currency, driven by a return to growth in the US, BAT said. Revenue from New Categories was flat at GBP1.65 ...
Henderson Smaller Cos cautious after weak year but outlook improves
(Alliance News) - Henderson Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC on Thursday reported a "disappointing" annual performance but struck an upbeat tone on the outlook for UK smaller firms, pointing to ...
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche cuts Rio Tinto; Kepler raises Unite
Deutsche Bank Research cuts Rio Tinto to 'hold' (buy) - price target 5,100 (5,300) pence JPMorgan cuts Rio Tinto price target to 5,450 (5,570) pence - 'overweight' Jefferies raises Rio Tinto price ...
Mondi flags US tariff risks after delivering weaker interim profit
(Alliance News) - Mondi PLC on Thursday reported lower interim profit, as the packaging firm warned of tariff risks in the second half of 2025. For the six months that ended June 30, the Weybridge, ...
Hammerson raises capital to fund Bullring deal after strong profit
Hammerson said it raised up to 10% of the existing issued share capital through an institutional placing for GBP319 million. Chief Executive Officer Rita-Rose Gagne described the Bullring acquisition ...
London open: Stocks fall as results from Taylor Wimpey, HSBC fail to impress
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as results from Taylor Wimpey, HSBC and BAE Systems failed to impress amid another deluge of corporate news. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 ...
EARNINGS AND TRADING: Goodwin profit leaps; Rathbones in first buyback
Goodwin PLC - Stoke-on-Trent-based engineering firm - Pretax profit jumps 42% to GBP34.3 million in the financial year to April 30 from GBP24.2 million a year prior. Revenue increases 15% to GBP219.7 ...
International Personal Finance minded to accept possible Basepoint bid
(Alliance News) - International Personal Finance PLC on Tuesday said it would be minded to accept a takeover bid from a suitor of around GBP500 million, should an offer come. The provider of credit ...