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Plus500 interim profits, revenues rise
Online trading platform Plus500 posted a rise in interim profit on Wednesday as it announced a $60. 2m share buyback programme.
Balfour Beatty lifts guidance as HY profits surge
Construction firm Balfour Beatty upgraded full year guidance after interim profits more than doubled and new orders rose 10%.
Persimmon interim profits fall; Balfour Beatty upgrades FY guidance
London pre-open The FTSE 100 was called to open 24 points higher at 7,560.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as inflation jumps past forecasts
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday following a positive session in Asia, as investors digest the latest UK inflation data.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Tideway, cyclists, corporate insolvencies
The executive overseeing construction of London’s “super sewer” under the Thames has been awarded bonuses that doubled his pay to nearly £1m despite delays and cost over-runs on the flagship project. With executive pay in the water industry already under scrutiny, Tideway has revealed it paid its chief executive, Andy Mitchell, a total package of £928,000 for the year to 31 March 2022, up 7. 5% from £863,000 a year earlier. – Guardian.
US close: Retailers help keep Dow above water
Wall Street's main market gauges closed in a mixed state on Tuesday after a weak reading for US housing starts, although better-than-expected quarterly reports out of retail giants Walmart and Home Depot kept the Dow in the green.