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Inchcape Sinks 9% on Australia Margin Cut

Inchcape has cut its 2026 operating margin guidance because of a weak performance in Australia, and Deutsche Bank has since lowered its price target. The shares sit well…

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Fintel Buys Mortgage Brain for £38.4m

Fintel has bought the rest of Mortgage Brain for £38.4m, adding mortgage software to its wealth and insurance tools, but the deal lifts its leverage to 2.54x pro…

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Zymeworks Licenses Lung Cancer Drug to Roche

Zymeworks has licensed its experimental lung cancer drug ZW209 to Roche in a deal worth up to $813m, but only $95m is near-term and the rest depends on…

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Bezant Takes £4m Yorkville Loan Over Placing

Bezant Resources has drawn a £4m loan from Yorkville-managed lender YA II PN rather than sell shares, but warrants and a planned at-the-market facility mean dilution is delayed,…

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Unite Group Sells Academy School for £40.7m

Unite Group has exchanged contracts to sell the academy school at its newly completed Hawthorne House development in London for £40.7m, with proceeds initially set to reduce leverage.

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Rio Tinto Backs $1.9bn Kangwinan Bauxite Project

Rio Tinto will spend $1.9bn on the Kangwinan bauxite project in Queensland to replace ageing Weipa output. The shares, which London has yet to trade on the news,…

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GBG Chair Richard Longdon to Retire

GBG chair Richard Longdon will retire on the 30th of November for personal reasons, leaving the board to find a successor with the shares near 52-week lows and…

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Valterra Refined Output Falls 41%, Guidance Held

Valterra Platinum’s refined output fell 41% in the third quarter as maintenance and stock counts were moved forward, while M&C production fell 6%, with Amandelbult hit by safety…

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evoke Revenue Falls 7%, Takeover On Track

evoke’s third-quarter revenue fell 7%, but the William Hill owner says trading was broadly stable once shop closures and generous sports results are stripped out, with its takeover…

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Debenhams Group Swings to Profit on Lease Credit

Debenhams Group, formerly boohoo, has reported its first pre-tax profit since August 2021, but a non-cash lease credit flatters it. Underneath, growth is returning, margins are rising and…

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Taylor Maritime Confirms $45m Capital Return

Taylor Maritime has sold three more ships, confirmed a $45m capital return to shareholders and is down to its last two vessels, with a delisting to be planned…

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Moderna Sinks 17.6% Despite Melanoma Win

Moderna and Merck’s personalised melanoma vaccine cut the risk of recurrence or death by 42% in a Phase 3 trial, yet the shares fell sharply after the data…

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Jefferies Downgrades DFS Furniture, Cuts Target

Jefferies has cut DFS Furniture to Hold from Buy and lowered its price target to 156p, arguing that negative order intake and a recovery already assumed by the…

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Micron Falls Over 6% in US Trading

Micron Technology shares are down more than 6% to $851.50 at 20:40 London time in today’s US session, though they are still up 188.94% so far this year.

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American Airlines Deepens 2026 Loss Forecast

American Airlines has deepened its 2026 loss forecast to $1.00 to $1.60 a share as jet fuel costs outran fare rises, even though third-quarter revenue hit a record.…

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