TOP NEWS: Sainsbury growth held back by weak Argos despite strong food

J Sainsbury PLC on Tuesday backed its guidance as a ‘market-beating’ grocery performance helped offset a drop in sales at Argos.

Shares in Sainsbury fell 4.3%...

Tue, 02/07/2024 - 09:01


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks fall before central bankers take to stage

European stocks opened in the red on Tuesday, with eyes on eurozone inflation data, a US labour market report, and words from central bankers at...

Tue, 02/07/2024 - 08:59


TOP NEWS: Shell temporarily halts construction of biofuels facility

Shell PLC on Tuesday said it is temporarily pausing the on-site construction of a biofuels facility in the Netherlands.

The London-based oil major said the pause...

Tue, 02/07/2024 - 08:46


IN BRIEF: MediaZest optimistic about future as interim loss narrows

MediaZest PLC - Woking, England-based audio-visual technology company - Pretax loss narrows to £141,000 in the six months to March 31, from £260,000 a year...

Tue, 02/07/2024 - 06:59


IN BRIEF: Forty Two Point Two buys more Ninety One PLC shares

Ninety One PLC and Ltd - London and Cape Town-based money manager - Forty Two Point Two acquires 110,150 shares in Ninety One PLC at...

Tue, 02/07/2024 - 06:49


IN BRIEF: Codex Acquisitions focused on reverse takeover; loss narrows

Codex Acquisitions PLC - special acquisition company - Pretax loss narrows to £50,723 in 2023 from £237,122 in 2022, as remains focused on a planned...

Tue, 02/07/2024 - 06:48


A big Labour majority would be ‘better’ for UK - Starmer

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer has said a big majority would be ‘better for the country’, as the Tories continue to urge voters to proceed...

Tue, 02/07/2024 - 05:47


UK food inflation now lower than at any time since 2021, figures show

UK food inflation is now lower than at any time since 2021, according to new figures.

Food prices were 2.5% higher than a year ago in...

Tue, 02/07/2024 - 05:47


UK PM Sunak to emphasise importance of voting in final stretch plea

The outcome of the election is not a ‘forgone conclusion’ and the decision of a small number of voters could swing it away from a...

Tue, 02/07/2024 - 05:46


IN BRIEF: Zenova distributors merge to capture demand

Zenova Group PLC - fire safety product manufacturer - Says four of its principal distributors in the UK have merged to create Environmental Safety Protection...

Mon, 01/07/2024 - 20:02


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