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Investec has placed its rating and price target on Spectris under review after the company reported its full year earnings.
ValiRx achieves success in latest VAL201 trial
ValiRx was pressing ahead with the trial process for its VAL201 trial treatment on Tuesday, following positive results from the most recent tranche of test patients.
Anglo American restructuring plan is bold, says Canaccord
Anglo American’s restructuring plan is bolder than previously outlined in December, Canaccord Genuity said, but substantial risks remain.
San Leon Energy loses arbitration case appeal
AIM-listed San Leon Energy said it had lost an appeal against the International Court of Arbitration over the purchase of a stake in Poland's Energia Zachod by its Aurelian Oil & Gas unit.
ADT rockets on Apollo Global buyout deal
Monitored security provider ADT rocketed in pre-market trade after agreeing to be bought by private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $42 a share in cash, or around $6. 9bn.
Metal Tiger exercises option on Thailand interests
Mining outfit Metal Tiger said it had exercised its options to acquire the rest of South East Asia Mining's (SEAM) Thailand interests.
Tertiary Minerals reveals promising fluorspar drilling results
Tertiary Minerals had some promising results on its hands on Tuesday, announcing the completion and receipt of analytical results from the phase four drilling programme at its MB fluorspar project in Nevada, USA.
Asia report: Oil leads region-wide equities rally
The global rally in equities seen on Monday continued its pace in Asia on Tuesday, with oil prices picking up and concerns about China seemingly easing back for the moment.
London midday: FTSE rallies as UK inflation rises
The FTSE 100 was on the front foot on Tuesday as UK inflation in January reached its highest level in a year.
Europe midday: Stocks turn lower as oil comes off highs
European stocks reversed opening losses to trade lower in choppy trade as oil prices pared gains and investors digested a disappointing reading on German economic sentiment.
London open: Stocks edge higher as oil prices rise
London stocks gained on Tuesday as oil prices rose and investors looked ahead to UK inflation data.
Vodafone and Liberty Global agree Dutch joint venture
Vodafone and Liberty Global have agreed to combine their operations in the Netherlands.
Anglo American reveals restructuring as losses mount
Anglo American posted a pre-tax loss of $5. 5bn after $3. 8bn of write-downs since the half year, as it unveiled its promised "radical" overhaul of the business to counter crumbling commodity prices.
Hargreaves Services interim profit, revenue slide amid tough markets
Hargreaves Services reported a drop in interim revenue and profit and cut its dividend, pointing to pressures in the UK coal and steel markets.
German investor sentiment deteriorates in February
German investor confidence deteriorated in February, albeit a little less than expected, according to the latest survey from the ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim.
UK producer prices fall slightly more than expected in January
Factory gate inflation fell in January by slightly more than markets had been expecting.
Tower Resources pulls out of SAfrica deep water project
AIM-listed Africa-focused oil and gas explorer Tower Resources said it had pulled out of the South West Basin joint venture it had entered with New African Global Energy to focus on "a more balanced portfolio of proven and emerging basins".
Sweet crude flows from Gatwick Airport oilfield
First ever crude oil has flowed at encouraging levels from the Horse Hill discovery well being drilled in the Weald Basin near Gatwick Airport, as anti-fracking protests reconvened nearby.
ITV promotes Bazalgette to chairman as Norman steps down
ITV chairman Archie Norman, who has overseen a successful turnaround of the broadcaster over the last six years, has confirmed he will step down in May and be replaced by board colleague Peter Bazalgette.
UK CPI declines more than expected in January
The cost of living in the UK decreased sharply at the start of the year, weighed down by declines in the prices for clothing and footwear and those for furniture and household equipment.