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Hochschild lowers guidance after weaker first half
Hochschild Mining reported a fall in a number of key financial metrics in its interim results on Wednesday, as it lowered its full-year production outlook.
Dotdigital adds to personalisation offering with Fresh Relevance acquisition
SaaS provider Dotdigital on Wednesday announced the £25m acquisition of Fresh Relevance, a cross-channel personalisation tech specialist, which it said will give a big boost to its customer experience and data platform (CXDP) ambitions.
Bridgepoint acquires infrastructure specialist ECP in 835m GBP cash and share transaction
Bridgepoint announced the acquisition of most of Energy Capital Partners in a cash and share transaction to create a €57bn global private markets asset manager.
London open: Stocks in the red on inflation fears; Barratt slumps
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as a jump in oil prices sparked worries about inflation.
Ashmore annual earnings fall due to higher outflows
Ashmore reported a fall in annual profits as assets under management (AuM) declined 13% as customers withdrew their cash amid volatile markets.
AstraZeneca working with FDA on finer details of Ultomiris treatment
Pharma giant AstraZeneca said it is "working closely" with US regulators to clarify some details of its Ultomiris drug as it hopes to bring the treatment to market as quickly as possible for people suffering from the rare disease, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).
Oxford Nanopore reports strong growth in 1H research tools arm
Oxford Nanopore Technologies saw its first half loss widen sharply as the company lost legacy Covid testing revenues.
German factory orders tumble in July
German factory orders tumbled in July, according to figures released on Wednesday by Destatis.
WH Smith trading in line, Darktrace ends year in line with guidance
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 39 points lower on Wednesday, having closed down 0. 2% on Tuesday at 7,437. 93.
Travel strength offsets weak high street sales at WH Smith
Stationery and books retailer WH Smith said its full-year figures will be in line with expectations as strong trading in at its airport and train station locations offset a weak performance on the high street.
London pre-open: Stocks seen down after oil price surge
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday as a surge in oil prices sparked worries about inflation.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Living standards, North Sea oil production, property funds
The UK air traffic system failure that resulted in more than 2,000 flights being cancelled has been blamed on “an extremely rare set of circumstances”, as the aviation regulator opened an inquiry into the meltdown that caused chaos for passengers. The Civil Aviation Authority announced its own independent review as it submitted an initial report from Nats, the air traffic control services provider, into the incident to the transport secretary, Mark Harper. – Guardian.