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IN BRIEF: Dunelm enters Irish market with Homefocus acquisition

Dunelm Group PLC - Leicester-based home furnishings retailer - Acquires Irish soft furnishings retailer Homefocus Group Ltd. Dunelm doesn’t provide any financial details for the...

Wed, 20/11/2024 - 09:06


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Europe up; US focus is on Trump picks, Nvidia

European equities traded higher on Wednesday morning, as stocks in London shrugged off a hotter-than-forecast UK inflation reading for now.

Sage shone on the FTSE 100,...

Wed, 20/11/2024 - 08:58


TOP NEWS: Sage up amid £400 million buyback, higher profit and sales

Sage Group PLC on Wednesday announced a £400 million share buyback and said strong sales in its Cloud business had boosted annual revenue.

The Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England-based...

Wed, 20/11/2024 - 08:43


TOP NEWS: Ninety One interim profit falls, inks deal with Sanlam

Ninety One PLC and Ltd on Wednesday reported a dip in interim profit and announced that it had entered into an agreement that will see...

Wed, 20/11/2024 - 08:10


TOP NEWS: Severn Trent lifts dividend as profit doubles in first half

Severn Trent PLC on Wednesday reported strong growth in the first half with the company on track to deliver its largest annual investment programme to...

Wed, 20/11/2024 - 08:06


TOP NEWS: UK consumer price inflation hotter than forecast in October

UK consumer price inflation accelerated at a faster pace than expected last month, spurred on by electricity and gas prices, numbers on Wednesday showed.

According...

Wed, 20/11/2024 - 07:18


Putin’s ‘nuclear rhetoric’ will not deter UK support for Ukraine - PM

Russia’s ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ on nuclear weapons will not deter UK support for Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.

Vladimir Putin has lowered the threshold for...

Wed, 20/11/2024 - 07:03


IN BRIEF: Trifast sales decline in ‘persistent market headwinds’

Trifast PLC - East Sussex, England-based maker of industrial fastenings - Pretax profit falls 21% to £1.6 million in the six months to September 30...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 21:34


J Smart & Co interim profit surges due to property valuation surplus

J Smart & Co (Contractors) PLC said full-year profit multiplied more than five times in its financial year 2024, as the group swung to a...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 18:26


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Geopolitical worries hit European markets

An increasingly tense geopolitical backdrop knocked European stocks on Tuesday, while the pound continued to struggle ahead of Wednesday’s UK inflation print.

The FTSE 100...

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 16:58


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