London pubs carry Shepherd Neame’s profit growth in first half

Shepherd Neame Ltd on Wednesday announced its pubs traded well across the country, fuelling growing profits in its half-year results, despite a slight revenue decline...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 14:48


TruFin hails ‘strong’ 2025 trading as revenue, profit advance

TruFin PLC on Wednesday said initial revenue in 2026 has tracked its expectations, as it printed revenue and earnings gains in 2025.

TruFin is a...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 14:24


Clarkson buys crude brokerage firm Link Group in $80 million deal

Clarkson PLC on Wednesday said it has acquired North American physical crude and derivatives oil brokerage business and data provider Link Group in an all-cash...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 13:54


Manchester & London Investment Trust ups payout; net asset value down

Manchester & London Investment Trust PLC on Wednesday said its net asset value per share total return was negative mostly due to Microsoft Corp, as...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 13:29


itim shares fall as eyes to post pretax loss for 2025 amid challenges

itim Group PLC on Wednesday said it expects to report a pretax loss for 2025, citing an impact by a bad debt of a retail...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 12:41


BioPharma Credit replaces Paratek investment with new $50 million

BioPharma Credit PLC on Wednesday announced a new $50 million investment in Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc to fund the completion of the company’s combination with Radius...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 12:41


Lunchtime market roundup: FTSE 100 up ahead of US rate decision

London’s blue chip index was higher at midday on Wednesday, though gave back some earlier gains, as Diploma remained the index’s top performer.

The FTSE...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 12:24


IN BRIEF: Oxford Biomedica inks new licensing and option deal

Oxford BioMedica PLC - Oxford, England-based gene and cell therapy developer - Enters a five-year licensing and option agreement with Viral Vector Manufacturing Facility, an...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 12:22


FDM Group slashes dividend as profit dives; notes ‘encouraging signs’

FDM Group Holdings PLC on Wednesday announced that it is seeing increasing client appetite for artificial intelligence-enabled skills, as it noted that recent events in...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 12:04


CORRECT: IN BRIEF: Sage people officer sells £300,000 in shares

(Correcting that Cusdin sold, not bought, shares).

Sage Group PLC - Newcastle, England-based enterprise accounting software - Chief People Officer Amanda Cusdin sells 36,000 shares at...

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 12:01


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