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Nostra Terra announces farm-in to Pine Mills acreage
Oil and gas exploration and production company Nostra Terra announced a farm-in to its Pine Mills acreage in East Texas on Wednesday.
Liverpool FC picks Blackbird video editing system
Video editing platform provider Blackbird announced on Wednesday that its product was being used by Liverpool Football Club for remote video production.
CareTech trades in line, sees 'minimal' Covid-19 impact
Social care provider CareTech said its first-half performance was in line with market expectations as both revenues and margins were "stronger" than they had been a year earlier.
Avacta shares surge on progress with Covid test
Avacta Group said on Wednesday that, in four weeks and “well ahead” of schedule, it had successfully generated multiple ‘Affimer’ reagents that bound the SARS-COV-2 viral antigen as part of the collaboration with Cytiva - formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences - to develop an Affimer-based rapid test for the Covid-19 coronavirus infection.
AB Dynamics pleased with performance of acquired businesses
AB Dynamics reported a 34% improvement in revenue in its first half on Wednesday, to £34. 7m, with the company reporting underlying revenue growth of 11%, slowing from 69% at the same time last year.
Boohoo FY profit jumps; forward guidance withdrawn due to Covid
Fast fashion retailer Boohoo posted a rise in full-year profit and revenue on Wednesday but withdrew its forward guidance, citing uncertainty over the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
YouGov posts good first half, sees no Covid impact yet
YouGov reported revenue growth of 16% in its half-year results on Wednesday, slowing from 18% year-on-year, with its underlying business growth coming in at 15%.
Highland Gold meets first quarter production forecasts
Highland Gold Mining reported its operating results for the three months ended 31 March on Wednesday, saying its four operating mines produced a total of 63,482 ounces of gold and gold equivalent in the first quarter, in line with its production forecasts, and down from 71,961 ounces year-on-year.
Biome Technologies books Q1 revenue drop
Commercial technology group Biome provided investors with a customary trading update on Wednesday in place of its delayed annual general meeting.
Wynnstay Properties portfolio valuation slips in Q1
Property investment firm Wynnstay Properties said on Wednesday that the value of its properties had slipped in the first quarter as a result of the "material valuation uncertainty" caused bt the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gemfields suspends share buyback programme amid Covid-19
Gemfields said on Wednesday that its share buyback programme has been suspended and that all UK staff, including the board of directors, will switch to a four-day working week and take a 20% pay cut as it looks to weather the coronavirus pandemic.
Fevertree FY revenue boosted by overseas performance
Posh tonics maker Fevertree posted a rise in full-year revenues on Wednesday as a solid performance overseas helped to offset a weaker UK market, but warned that the Covid-19 pandemic will have a "material" impact on FY20 trading.
GetBusy says subscription model 'incredibly resilient' to crisis
Document management and productivity software company GetBusy updated the market on the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, reporting that its subscription model was proving “incredibly resilient” to the circumstances.
Baron Oil executes shareholders' agreement with SundaGas
Exploration and production company Baron Oil has executed a shareholders' agreement with SundaGas Resources, governing the operation of SundaGas Timor-Leste Sahul, in which Baron now has a 33. 33% shareholding, it announced on Wednesday.