News And Announcements
World Cup preview: Costa Rica v Serbia, Brazil v Switzerland, Germany v Mexico
Reigning champions Germany launch their World Cup campaign on Sunday before fellow favourites Brazil seek to begin atoning for their 7-1 semifinal defeat at the hands of the holders in the late kick-off.
The PRS REIT acquires four new sites
Closed-ended real estate investment trust, The PRS REIT, has acquired a further three development sites with a combined gross development cost of £34. 4m, and purchased an additional completed PRS site for £9. 08m.
Premier Veterinary sees decent boost in enrolled pets
Premier Veterinary Group issued its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 March on Friday, reporting a 32% increase in total number of pets on fee-generating pet care plans under its preventative healthcare programme for pets, branded ‘Premier Pet Care Plan’. to 212,000.
Inspiration Healthcare tells of 'frustrations' with product launches
Investors in Inspiration Healthcare Group were told of “frustrations” with the company’s plans to launch new products on Friday, as they gathered for the annual general meeting.
InfraStrata appoints CBRE Indirect to advise on capital raising
Gas storage company InfraStrata has appointed CBRE Indirect Investment Services to advise it on raising capital from third party financial partners, for investment in the Islandmagee gas storage project, it announced on Friday.
Silence Therapeutics presenting positive siRNA data in Stockholm
Silence Therapeutics announced on Friday that it would be presenting data on its siRNA conjugate technology and lead candidate SLN124, for the treatment of iron overload disorders, at the 23rd Annual European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, happening in Stockholm.
US consumer sentiment improves more than expected in June
US consumer sentiment improved more than expected in June, according to a reading form the University of Michigan.
Ebiquity partners up with Snapchat
AIM-listed marketing and media consultancy Ebiquity has announced a partnership with Snapchat to enhance third-party measurement.
Purplebricks expands US presence to Las Vegas and Phoenix
AIM-listed online estate agent Purplebricks said on Friday that it’s expanding its presence in the US to include Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, Arizona.
Media mergers ahoy as DoJ drops plans to appeal AT&T deal
The US Department of Justice has backed down over the mega merger between AT&T and Time Warner, which could set in train a raft of further giant deals.
Capita extends customer management agreement with Npower
Outsourcer Capita has extended its contract to provide customer management services to Npower until the end of 2021, in a deal worth more than £40m over three years.
Audioboom signs three new exclusive commercial agreements
AIM-listed Audioboom has signed three exclusive commercial agreements with "leading" international ad sales networks in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, that will "significantly" expand its global reach and revenue generating opportunities.
EDF Energy fined £0.35m by UK regulator
Regulator Ofgem has fined French energy giant EDF's UK arm £350,000 for missing last year's smart meters installation target.
SThree profit up 11% in first half as Europe, US perform well
Specialist staffing business SThree posted an 11% jump in first-half gross profit on Friday thanks to strong growth in Continental Europe and a good performance in the US.
Indivior tumbles as rivals win key drug approval
Indivior's main revenue-generating product, Suboxone film, came under pressure overnight as rival Dr Reddy’s Labs and Mylan won regulatory approval to its generic version of the sublingual film.
Stobart urges shareholders to support re-election of chairman Iain Ferguson
Stobart Group, the owner of Southend Airport, has written to its shareholders to urge them to back chairman Iain Ferguson, after it sacked director and former chief executive Andrew Tinkler on Thursday for trying to oust him.
Rolls-Royce to exceed target of £1bn in free cash flow by 2020
Rolls-Royce surged on Friday after it said it should exceed its target of £1bn of free cash flow by 2020 following its announcement a day earlier that it was cutting 4,600 jobs.
Glencore to make non-dollar payments to avoid asset seizures in DRC
Glencore, along with Katanga Mining, said on Friday that it has determined that its “only viable option” to avoid the material risk of seizure of its assets under Democratic Republic of the Congo court orders would be for its subsidiaries Mutanda and KCC to pay relevant royalties as and when they become due to Ventora in non-US dollars, without involving US persons, in order to discharge their obligations under the terms of the pre-existing contracts.
Bookmakers cheer delay to new betting machine limits
Bookmakers were cheering on Friday following a report that the new £2m maximum stake on fix-odds betting machines will not be implemented until April 2020 after the Treasury agreed to a backroom deal.
CRH gets US regulatory approval for Ash Grove acquisition
Building materials group CRH said on Friday that it has received regulatory approval for its $3. 5bn acquisition of Kansas-based cement manufacturer Ash Grove.