Kosmos Energy pulls plug on short-lived bid interest in Tullow Oil

Kosmos Energy Ltd on Tuesday said it will not be making a bid for Tullow Oil PLC ‘at this time’ just days after talks between...

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 10:52


AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: LPA wins three ‘prestigious’ rail contracts

The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Tuesday.

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AIM - WINNERS

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LPA Group PLC, up 32% at 75 pence, 12-month range 57p-86p....

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 10:48


Goodwin hails double-digit profit growth and strong order book

Goodwin PLC on Tuesday welcomed a ‘significant’ rise in half-year profit and highlighted the potential for its radar business.

Pretax profit climbed 38% to £16.7...

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 10:42


Five key lessons to take from financial markets in 2024

In some ways 2024 was unusual, because the consensus macroeconomic view played out exactly as expected – inflation cooled, there was no deep economic downturn...

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 10:20


FTSE dragged down by energy sector, Bunzl warns over deflation shock, Indivior bows to investor pressure, Capita’s cash outflow troubles market, Chemring margins slip and Hollywood Bowl hit by mini-golf write-off

“Energy and pharma stocks weighed on the FTSE 100, causing the index to fall 0.7% to 8,203,” says Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell....

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 10:12


UK defence ministry buys back 36,000 military homes for £6 billion

Thousands of military homes in the UK will be brought back into public ownership at a cost of almost £6 billion.

The Ministry of Defence will...

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 10:11


Hollywood Bowl annual profit falls as UK sales growth stalls

Hollywood Bowl Group PLC on Tuesday reported a drop in annual profit but said it remains positive about its future prospects.

Pretax profit fell 5.2% to...

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 10:04


Chemring boosts dividend 13% as annual profit meets expectations

Chemring Group PLC on Tuesday said annual results were in line with expectations despite first-half headwinds.

The Hampshire, England-based company is a provider of technology products...

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 09:50


Persistent deflation takes shine off positive outlook from Bunzl

Bunzl PLC on Tuesday said 2024 had been another year of ‘significant progress’ but cautioned that continuing price deflation will have a ‘slight’ impact on...

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 09:33


LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Kepler says buy Ocado; UBS raises LSEG to buy

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday:

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FTSE 100

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Deutsche Bank Research cuts BAE Systems target to 1,510 (1,540) pence - ’buy’...

Tue, 17/12/2024 - 09:26


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