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Marks & Spencer to open 36 new stores
Marks & Spencer has announced plans to open 36 new stores in the next six months, as part of its five-year programme to improve the UK store estate.
SDL agrees to sell Social Intelligence business
SDL said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its Social Intelligence business.
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Bonds: Bank issuance, ECB speakers push yields higher
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
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UKCPT sees slightly lower NAV return against volatile backdrop
UK Commercial Property Trust reported a net asset value per share total return of 3. 8% in 2016 against a volatile market background.
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Digital Barriers wins $8m contract with US federal law agency
AIM-listed Digital Barriers has been awarded a contract with a "major" US federal law enforcement agency and existing customer valued at $7. 2m.
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Ofcom details plans for BT to open up infrastructure
Internet providers were given some clarity on how they could access BT’s infrastructure in the future on Thursday, as Ofcom details its plans to make it “cheaper and easier” for competing providers to connect their own fibre broadband directly to homes and offices.
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Shearwater Group to buy authentication software provider for £20m
Shearwater Group, previously Aurum Mining, is to buy SecurEnvoy, a provider of authentication software, for £20m, subject to shareholder approval at the next general meeting on 8 May.
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Redx Pharma appoints Iain Ross as chairman
AIM-listed Redx Pharma has appointed Iain Ross as chairman of its board and as a non-executive director, effective from 1 May.
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Rex Tillerson accuses Iran of 'alarming provocations'
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned that "alarming provocations" from Iran could destabilise other states in the Middle East, and made a comparison between it and the isolated North Korea regime.
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Europe open: Stocks slip on oil price weakness
European stocks were trading on a mixed note on Thursday morning, mimicking the performance of Wall Street's main stock indices overnight due to weakness in oil futures as investors continued to reassess prospects for the global economy.
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Evraz Russian first quarter steel production increases
Russian miner Evraz reported a rise in steel production and coking coal concentrate in the first quarter of 2017 from its North America and Russia sites.
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Berenberg downgrades Britvic after strong share price performance
Berenberg downgraded Britvic to 'hold' from 'buy', keeping the price target at 725p, following a strong re-rating.
Vipera increases stake in Codd & Date to reorganise delivery operations
Vipera, provider of mobile financial and retail services, has bought a further 7. 12% stake in its subsidiary Codd & Date, as part of its plan to reorganise its customer delivery organisation.
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Moneysupermarket.com's revenue rises, but affected by no energy switch
Moneysupermarket. com had a softer start to 2017 as a “buoyant” insurance market was offset by a lack of a collective energy switch in the first quarter.
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Senior trading in line with expectations, sees aerospace pick up in second half
Technology components maker Senior said current year trading was in line with expectations and expected results to be weighted towards the second half weighted with a pick up in the aerospace division.
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Acacia Mining gold sales fall as Tanzania export ban drags
Acacia Mining continued to be hit by the Tanzanian ban on gold and copper concentrate exports, but its mines in the country continued to operate normally in the first quarter of the year.
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Go-Ahead reaffirms FY guidance, says GTR has stabilised
Transport operator Go-Ahead Group reiterated its expectations for the full year on Thursday as it said service levels on the Govia Thameslink Railway, which it runs, have stabilised following recent industrial action.
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Man Group FUM up 10% in first quarter
Shares in Man Group surged on Thursday after the FTSE 250 asset manager reported a 10% jump in funds under management for the first quarter, boosted in part by a recent acquisition.
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Walker Greenbank receives £1.5m insurance payment
AIM-listed luxury interior furnishings group Walker Greenbank has received a further interim insurance payment of £1. 5m following the flood in December 2015 at its fabric printing factory in Lancaser, Standfast & Barracks.
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London open: Stocks little changed as investors sift through corporate news
London stocks were little changed in early trade, while the pound held firm against the dollar as investors sifted through corporate news.