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ATTRAQT to acquire industry peer Fredhopper
Visual merchandising, eCommerce site search and personalised recommendation technology provider ATTRAQT Group announced on Monday that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Fredhopper.
Global Energy vessel purchase just about complete
Global Energy Development announced on Monday that, further to its announcement on 16 January, the foreclosure process associated with the Transaction B Assets was now complete and the assets had been transferred to Maritime Finance.
Secure Property completes sale of Kiev warehouse property
South eastern Europe-focused property and investment company Secure Property Development and Investment confirmed on Monday that the sale of the Terminal Brovary warehouse in Kiev to Temania Enterprises has now completed.
US pending home sales rise more than expected in December
US pending home sales rose more than expected in December, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.
Carnival reiterates outlook for 2017 as China cruises into sights
Cruise company Carnival reported its final results that merely filled in the gaps from its fourth-quarter standing update, with the outlook for 2017 also unchanged.
LGO Energy to re-apply for extension of Spain oil concession
LGO Energy is “disappointed” on learning the Spanish government has not approved the extension of its concession in the country and the oil and gas firm is looking to reapply.
Alba Mineral Resources posts promising results from Greenland survey
Alba Mineral Resources confirmed on Monday that it has now completed the preliminary evaluation of the high resolution airborne electromagnetic-magnetic geophysical survey on the Amitsoq graphite project near Nanortalik in southern Greenland.
FTSE 100 movers: DCC boosted by Goldman upgrade; Tesco drops
London’s FTSE 100 was down 0. 9% to 7,123. 74 in afternoon trade as investors continued to mull over US President Trump’s latest policy decisions.
Petition to ban Trump state visit to UK passes 1m
A petition to stop President Donald Trump coming to Britain for a state visit has gained more than 1m signatures after he made an executive order to temporarily ban people from seven majority Muslim countries and Syrian refugees from entering the US.
Standard Chartered hires FCA's Tracey McDermott
Standard Chartered has appointed the former acting chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, Tracey McDermott CBE, as group head of Corporate, Public and Regulatory Affairs, with effect from 20 March.
Walgreens, Rite Aid agree reduced merger price
Rite Aid shares tumbled in pre-market trade as it emerged that Walgreens Boots Alliance will now pay $6. 50 to $7 a share for the company, down from the $9 a share announced back in 2015.
Broker tips: Aggreko, Easyjet, DCC
Aggreko’s shares fell on Monday after Deutsche Bank cut its recommendation on the stock to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’ and lowered the target price to 1,000p from 1,050p.
German CPI gains speed up in January, economists calm
Consumer prices increases in Germany increased at the start of 2017 amid a rising cost of energy, but by less than economists had expected.
PPHE Hotel Group revenue rises after consolidation of Croatia operations
Revenue increased for PPHE Hotel Group in 2016, with a stronger second half for the year due to consolidation of its Croatian operations and following a softer first half due to the Brexit vote and several terrorist attacks.
Symphony Environmental confirms profit turnaround, launches new gloves
As well as launching its antimicrobial household gloves, Symphony Environmental Technologies said it had made more revenues and profits last year than was forecast.
Jiasen International Holdings to de-list from AIM, join NEX
Chinese wooden furniture manufacturer Jiasen International Holdings is to de-list from AIM and float in the NEX Exchange Growth Market, subject to shareholder approval.
Mi-Pay Group in line with expectations, transactions processed increases
Mobile payment provider Mi-Pay Group expects results for the calendar year 2016 to be in line with expectations with a “significant” increase in the value of transactions processed.
Torotrak outlook soured by diesel engine unpopularity
Emissions reduction and fuel efficiency technology developer and supplier Torotrak announced an update on the process to license its technology on Monday, as well as the strategic actions it proposes to take as a consequence.
Inspired Energy revenue surges in 2016
Energy procurement consultant Inspired Energy provided a trading update for the financial year to 31 December on Monday, saying it expected to report results in line with market expectations, which were revised upwards during the year.