First Group welcomes UK support for regional bus owners

Bus and train company First Group welcomed a UK government move to provide financial support to regional bus owners.

This new funding could total £167m...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 14:47


Mercia Asset Management venture capital trusts raise £38.2m

Mercia Asset Management said three venture capital trust assets had raised a combined £38.2m through share officers launched in January.

The three Northern Venture Capital...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 13:55


Director Deals - Hostelworld Group Plc (HSW)

Eimear Moloney, Non Executive Director, bought 40,000 shares in the company on the 3rd April 2020 at a price of 54.50p. The Director now holds...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 13:45


Director Deals - Tungsten Corporation (TUNG)

Nicholas Wells, Non Executive Director, bought 50,000 shares in the company on the 2nd April 2020 at a price of 29.56p. The Director now holds...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 13:40


Director Deals - Miton UK Microcap Trust Plc (MINI)

Peter Dicks, Non Executive Director, bought 90,000 shares in the company on the 2nd April 2020 at a price of 34.00p. The Director now holds...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 13:40


US unemployment rate jumps to 4.4% as coronavirus bites

The US unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% in March, up from 3.5% in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The market had been...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 13:33


Tlou Energy agrees to sell gas to Botswana Power Corporation

Tlou Energy said it had agreed to sell gas from coal seams to Botswana Power Corporation from its Lesedi development in Botswana.

The interim pilot...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 13:27


TBC Bank sets aside extra loan loss provisions to prepare for Covid-19 hit

Georgian lender TBC Bank said it had put aside additional loan loss provisions to cover potential defaults triggered by the spreading coronavirus.

The company said...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 13:14


ITV cuts executive salaries by 20% to conserve cash during Covid-19 crisis

Television broadcaster ITV said its executives and directors had taken a 20% pay cut and had their 2020 annual bonuses cancelled as the company conserves...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 13:03


FTSE slips ahead of US jobs data

UK stocks remained subdued on Friday as doubts grew about US president Donald Trump's claim that he had convinced Russia and Saudi Arabia to agree...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 12:15


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