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Boeing Sinks on Wider Loss, Slower 737 Ramp

Boeing’s shares dropped sharply after third-quarter results showed a wider core loss than expected and a slower 737 Max build-up, pushing back the point at which its record…

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PayPal Lifts Profit Guidance Despite Revenue Miss

PayPal beat third-quarter profit forecasts and raised its full-year earnings guidance, but revenue missed and the shares have barely moved, leaving the quarter a story about margins rather…

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S&U Secures Up to £600m in Funding

S&U has replaced its £330m of lending lines with two new securitisation facilities of up to £600m. The chairman says the funding underpins a plan to nearly double…

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Shearwater Lifts Revenue on Services Renewals

Shearwater’s annualised revenue rose 34% as big Services contract renewals outweighed a shrinking Software arm, but cash collected lagged profit and the shares were lower in early trading.

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Alumasc Order Book Jumps 67%

Alumasc, the UK building products supplier, says first-quarter revenue grew 10% and its order book is 67% larger than a year ago, with full-year expectations unchanged despite weak…

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Severn Trent CFO Leaves for Vistry

Severn Trent’s finance chief Helen Miles is leaving after 12 years to become chief financial officer of Vistry. She will serve a 12-month notice period while the water…

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Shoe Zone Slips to Loss as Sales Fall

Shoe Zone has slipped to an adjusted loss for the year to early October as sales fell 4.5%, and it warns that a slow start to autumn trading…

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Vistry Names Severn Trent’s Helen Miles CFO

Vistry has chosen Severn Trent finance chief Helen Miles as its next CFO, though she is not due to arrive until 2027. Robert Allen, formerly of The Crown…

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Celestica Soars on $40bn 2027 Outlook

Celestica beat its own third-quarter guidance, raised its 2026 outlook and issued a first 2027 forecast of $40.0bn in revenue, sending its shares sharply higher after hours from…

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Microsoft Faces High Bar at Wednesday Results

Microsoft reports fiscal first-quarter results after the US close on Wednesday, with traders watching Azure cloud growth and the cost of AI spending after a rally that has…

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Morgan Stanley Lifts Diageo Target to $83

Morgan Stanley has raised its Diageo price target to $83 from $76, but the New York-traded shares closed at $94.47 on Monday, so even the higher target sits…

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