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Gulf Keystone Petroleum achieves upper end of guidance
Gulf Keystone Petroleum, operator of the Shaikan Field in Kurdistan, Iraq, has provided a trading and operational update ahead of its full year statement for the period ended 31 December 2016.
Telford Homes buys east London property for £30m
Property developer Telford Homes has bought the former London Electricity Board building in east London for £30. 2m in order to build affordable new homes.
New trade agreement with EU will have to go further to provide for services, says NIESR
When negotiating a new free trade agreement with the European Union, Britain will have to go further than any other deal that is currently in existence to provide for its services industry, the National institute of Economic and Social Research said.
Redhall Group on track with improvement plan
Investors in manufacturing and specialist services firm Redhall Group were gathering in Leeds on Wednesday for their annual general meeting.
Trump chooses Colorado conservative Gorsuch as ninth Supreme Court judge
Donald Trump has chosen conservative judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the US Supreme Court, possibly tipping the ideological balance of the powerful body for years to come.
Wizz Air cuts full-year guidance despite surge in Q3 profit
Central and Eastern Europe focused airline Wizz Air cut its underlying net profit guidance for the full year on Wednesday despite reporting a surge in third-quarter profit, on the back of lower fuel prices and severe weather conditions.
TalkTalk CEO Harding resigns as Dunstone becomes executive chairman
TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding is to resign after seven years at the helm, with chairman Charles Dunstone becoming executive chairman from May after stepping down from the same role at Dixons Carphone.
Adgorithms performs as expected with 'land-and-expand' strategy
Adgorithms announced a trading update for the year to 31 December on Wednesday, saying it continued to execute its stated growth strategy, and expected trading for the year to be in line with management's expectations.
Rolls-Royce boosted by UBS upgrade to 'buy'
Aerospace and defence group Rolls-Royce got a boost on Wednesday as UBS upgraded the stock to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 835p from 800p.
Numis upgrades Greencore to 'buy' after first quarter results
Numis has upgraded its recommendation on Greencore to ‘buy’ from ‘add’ with an unchanged target price of 285p, after the food producer reported “excellent” first quarter sales.
UK manufacturing output continues to expand, input prices surge
UK manufacturing output expanded in January for the sixth straight month, as expected, but price pressures intensified with input cost inflation surging a record high.
Markit's eurozone manufacturing PMI hits 69-month high in January
Manufacturing activity in the eurozone kicked off the new year at a 69-month high, according to data released on Wednesday.
Apple breezes past estimates as iPhone sales boost profits
Tech giant Apple Inc reported its earnings for its fiscal first quarter after the close of US markets on Tuesday, with the iPhone maker posting impressive diluted earnings per share and revenue figures which beat analysts' estimates.
Circle Holdings sells Manchester land for £9m
AIM-listed healthcare provider Circle Holdings has sold land in Manchester to the Department for Communities and Local Government for £9. 1m.
Lack of UK homes for sale continue to support prices in January, Nationwide says
House prices in the UK continued to rise in January, albeit at a slower pace, supported by a lack of available properties for sale.
Europe open: Stocks in the black as earnings lend support
European stocks rose in early trade, underpinned by upbeat Chinese and Japanese manufacturing data and some well-received corporate news, as investors looked to the latest rate announcement from the Federal Reserve.
BBA Aviation and John Menzies complete $202m refuelling deal
BBA Aviation, a FTSE 250 aviation services company, has completed the sale of its refuelling business ASIG to Scottish distribution firm John Menzies for $202m.
AG Barr puts fizz back into sales in second half
Soft drinks maker AG Barr put some fizz back in its performance in the second half of the year to help it hit full year profit targets and said it was well placed to traverse another challenging year ahead.
London open: Stocks push higher as investors eye manufacturing data, Fed
London stocks rose in early trade, supported by upbeat manufacturing data from China and Japan as investors looked to key UK manufacturing data and the latest rate announcement from the Federal Reserve.
TalkTalk sees strong level of re-contracting, full year in line with guidance
Alongside departure of chief executive Dido Harding, telecoms group TalkTalk reported that revenue and earnings for the current financial year would be affected by strong levels of customer re-contracting, but will be in line with previous guidance.