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Wise hikes guidance after strong second quarter
Payments specialist Wise upgraded its guidance on Thursday in the wake of a solid second-quarter performance.
Mobico cuts FY EBIT guidance, suspends dividend
Mobico shares tumbled on Thursday after the transport operator - formerly National Express - cut its full-year earnings outlook and said it was looking to sell its North America school bus business and suspend its final dividend.
Darktrace reiterates FY guidance, makes solid start to FY24
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace reiterated its full-year guidance on Thursday as it reported a solid start to the new trading year amid an uplift in new business activity.
London open: Stocks rise as UK economy returns to growth
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, tacking gains in the US and Asia, as data showed the UK economy bounced back in August.
BiVictriX posts promising preclinical data on leukaemia candidate
Biotechnology company BiVictriX Therapeutics updated the market on the pre-clinical evaluation of BVX001 on Thursday - its first-in-class ‘Bi-Cygni’ antibody drug conjugate (ADC) developed for the potential treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
Dechra delivers 'resilient' year as EQT buyout nears completion
London-listed veterinary pharmaceuticals group Dechra, which will soon be taken private after a buyout by Sweden's EQT, said on Thursday it delivered a "resilient" performance in the year to 30 June.
EasyJet to resume dividends after record fourth quarter
Budget airline easyJet hailed record fourth-quarter profit on Thursday amid strong demand, as it said it plans to resume dividend payments and announced a deal with Airbus to expand its fleet.
CMA widens probe into how TV producers pay freelancers
UK regulators are looking into suspected "anti-competitive behaviour" in how TV producers and broadcasters use freelance services and employ staff, and are investigating a number of corporations including the BBC and ITV.
UK economy returns to growth in August
The UK economy returned to growth in August, according to figures released on Thursday by the Office for National Statistics.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise; UK economy returns to growth
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday following positive US and Asian sessions, as investors mulled the latest UK GDP and house price figures.
Wise hikes guidance after strong quarter, ITV probed as part of CMA investigation
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 32 points higher on Thursday, having closed down 0. 11% on Wednesday at 7,620. 03.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Wealth taxes, electrical items, Birkenstock
Rachel Reeves is under pressure to drop Labour’s blanket opposition to higher taxes on wealth, amid growing alarm within the party over extreme levels of inequality and the battered state of Britain’s public finances. After a conference in Liverpool designed to showcase party unity and economic credibility, trade union leaders and senior figures on the shadow chancellor’s left said they would keep “banging the drum” for a Labour government to raise billions of pounds more in tax from the very richest.