Company News
UK consumer confidence bounces, but remains strongly negative
Consumer confidence among Britons rebounded in August, according to fresh survey data on Friday, although the index remained in the negatives.
Director dealings: LSE, Wood Group non-execs make purchases
London Stock Exchange was on the list of director buys on Thursday, after an independent non-executive director was linked to a purchase.
Tremor reports growing adoption of its Nexxen planner
Tremor International updated the market on the growing adoption of the cross-platform planner offered by its Nexxen advertising technology platform by broadcasters on Thursday.
One Media's TCAT makes two sales and marketing appointments
One Media iP said on Thursday that its subsidiary TCAT had expanded its leadership team, introducing two new significant roles - a head of sales, and a head of marketing.
Touchstone completes five-phase testing at Royston well
Touchstone Exploration announced the completion of its five-phase production testing at the Royston-1X well on Thursday.
Coro Energy offloads stake in Ion Ventures
Coro Energy announced its decision to divest its 18. 76% stake in Ion Ventures Holdings on Thursday, to US-based private entity SLT1.
Friday preview: Investors eye Powell speech at Jackson Hole
With no corporate releases of note due on Friday, investors will turn their attention to a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell at the central bank's symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Fusion Antibodies appoints interim finance chief
Preclinical antibody developer Fusion Antibodies announced the immediate appointment of Stephen Smyth as its interim chief financial officer on Thursday.
CRH interim profits, revenue rise on pricing, acquisitions
Building materials company CRH on Thursday posted higher first-half revenue and profits as "significant" contributions from acquisitions and higher prices offset inflation.
Malvern revenue more than doubles in first half
Learning and skills specialist Malvern International updated the market on its first half of trading on Thursday, with revenue more than doubling to £4. 8m from £2. 3m year-on-year.
Dekel's cashew operation completes all required accreditations
West African agricultural company Dekel Agri-Vision announced on Thursday that its large-scale cashew processing facility in Tiebissou had successfully attained a grade A in the BRC Global Food standard assessment.
Benchmark confident in full-year amid mixed trading
Aquaculture biotechnology company Benchmark said in an update on Thursday that its third-quarter revenue came in at 6% below the prior year's figure.
Horizonte Minerals appoints Brazil mining veteran to Araguaia
Nickel developer Horizonte Minerals announced the latest addition to its executive team on Thursday, with the appointment of Fernando Marino as the operations director of the Araguaia Nickel Project in Brazil.
ValiRx shares jump as H1 losses shrink
Shares in ValiRx jumped nearly on Thursday after the biotech posted results for its first half, in which losses per share shrunk by a third.
Xtract Resources inks deal on new copper JV in Zambia
AIM-listed Xtract Resources has signed a new joint venture to mine copper in a 107,000-hectare area in Northwest Zambia.
Liontrust shares jump as GAM bid looks set to fail
Liontrust Asset Management announced on Thursday that its takeover bid for GAM Holding had likely failed.
B&M, Poundland rumoured to snap up 150 Wilko stores
Discount retail chains Poundland and London-listed B&M European Retail are reportedly in talks to snap up 150 stores from struggling rival Wilko, which fell into administration earlier this month.
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure buys Irish fibre provider
Specialist investment group Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD) is buying Irish fibre infrastructure provider Speed Fibre for €190. 5m.
Hunting unveils more changes, asset sales as H1 profits rise
Energy services engineering company Hunting on Thursday said it was selling more non-core exploration and production assets to cut costs and further restructuring its operational footprint.
Drax appoints Duke Energy vet as new chair
UK power generation company Drax has announced it is replacing its long-standing chair Philip Cox with international energy veteran Andrea Bertone.