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LPA Group gets GBP1.4 million in contracts for UK and Dutch rail work
Alstom claims to be the UK & Ireland's leading supplier of new trains and maintenance services. LPA will supply around 9,000 LED tubes and 9,000 inverter bypass units for Alstom Class 357 trains. It ...
Secure Trust Bank exits motor finance in wake of commission redress
Following the Court of Appeals judgement in October in the cases against motor finance peers Close Brothers Ltd and Firstrand Bank Ltd, Secure Trust took a GBP6.4 million provision against costs and ...
Ariana Resources identifies "geochemically significant" gold anomaly
Ariana said a "significant" 500 metre long, gold-in-soil anomaly was found utilising portable X-ray florescence technology in combination with innovative detectOre technology.
M&S CEO Machin says worst of cyber attack impact to be over by August
(Alliance News) - The chief executive officer of Marks & Spencer Group PLC has said he hopes to have the majority of the impact from its damaging cyber attack "behind us" by August. Stuart Machin, CEO ...
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as miners rally; ADP eyed
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still firmer by midday on Wednesday, with miners pacing the gains as investors eyed the US ADP report and continued to monitor progress on trade deals ahead of ...
Topps Tiles shares rise as sales grow, margin to improve later in year
The Leicestershire-based tile retailer said group-adjusted sales, excluding its CTD brand, rose 10% year-over-year in the 13 weeks to June 28, up from 4.1% growth in the first half. Year-to-date, ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Europe up as warns China on undermining security
EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Wednesday urged Beijing to stop undermining Europe's security, as China's top diplomat held talks in Brussels ahead of a leaders' summit later this month.
SSP notes TFS's eyed market cap of around GBP1.20 billion at India IPO
K Hospitality expects a market capitalisation of between INR137.6 billion and INR144.8 billion, around GBP1.17 billion to GBP1.23 billion. The anticipated market capitalisation is based on the price ...
Spectris accepts GBP4.1 billion takeover offer from KKR over Advent
(Alliance News) - Spectris PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to the terms of a takeover offer from funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co that values it at GBP4.1 billion, beating an earlier ...
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Topps Tiles gets third-quarter sales boost
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Wednesday.
Ryanair and Wizz Air carry more passengers in June despite MidEast war
(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC and Wizz Air Holdings PLC on Wednesday both reported increases in the number of passengers carried in June, though Ryanair noted that it was forced to cancel ...
UK minister declines to rule out tax rises; welfare climbdown warning
(Alliance News) - There will be "financial consequences" to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's last-minute climbdown on welfare reform, a Cabinet minister has said, as he declined to rule out tax rises.