Delighted Cooks Coffee celebrates double-digit sales growth
(Alliance News) - Cooks Coffee Co Ltd on Tuesday hailed a record-breaking year with growth across both existing and new stores. The branded franchised coffee focused store chain said sales rose 26% to ...
Motorpoint expects to return to profit as consumer sentiment picks up
Motorpoint expects financial first half pretax profit of GBP2.0 million, swinging from a loss of GBP3.7 million. The prior year figure excludes exceptional items, of which there were none this time ...
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Miners slide as Chinese stimulus hopes wane
London's FTSE 100 nursed heavy losses on Tuesday, as the stimulus-driven rally in China ran out of puff, hitting miners and financial stocks exposed to the region. The FTSE 100 index closed down ...
CORRECT: Brooks Macdonald acquires LIFT Financial and LIFT-Invest
(Alliance News) - Brooks Macdonald Group PLC on Tuesday announced its acquisition of LIFT Financial Group Ltd and LIFT-Invest for up to GBP45 million.
London close: Stocks finish lower on China stimulus disappointment
(Sharecast News) - London markets ended Tuesday on a weaker note, weighed down by investor disappointment over the absence of new stimulus measures from China. The FTSE 100 index fell 1.36% to close ...
Abingdon Health narrows annual loss as revenue grows more than 50%
(Alliance News) - Abingdon Health PLC on Tuesday said it has narrowed its annual loss, as revenue grows more than 50% amid increased customer activity.
EXTRA: Imperial Brands' smoke free growth underpins share buyback
This will comprise a share buyback of GBP1.25 billion, up 14% on-year from GBP1.1 billion, and cash dividends of around GBP1.5 billion. The buyback plans were "slightly" higher than the GBP1.2 billion ...
Brooks Macdonald acquires LIFT Financial and LIFT-Invest
(Alliance News) - Brooks Macdonald Group PLC on Tuesday announced its acquisition of LIFT Financial Group Ltd and LIFT-Invest for up to GBP45 million, amid its focus on delivering trusted financial ...
ICG Enterprise net asset value return underperforms; outlook positive
The London-based investor in "profitable, cash-generative" private companies, primarily in Europe and the US, said net asset value per share rose 1.9% to 1,946.4 pence on July 31 from 1,909.4p on ...
GSK trial proves RSV vaccine efficacy after three full seasons
Arexvy is the world's first approved RSV vaccine and results showed that after a single dose, cumulative efficacy over three full RSV seasons was clinically meaningful.
S&U interim profit dives as impairment charge increases
Impairment charges however ballooned to GBP18.9 million from GBP7.2 million, while net finance costs increased 42% to GBP9.6 million from GBP6.8 million. S&U declared an interim dividend of 30 pence ...
TOP NEWS: Unite hails bright future ahead with demand boosting growth
Looking ahead, the company noted a positive outlook for the 2025/26 academic year, with demographic growth supporting strong demand from UK students. For 2024, Unite expects adjusted earnings per ...