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UK Unemployment Holds at 4.9% as Vacancies Hit Lowest Since 2014

UK unemployment held at 4.9% in the three months to July, below the 5.0% consensus estimate, but vacancies fell to their lowest level outside the pandemic since 2014 and payrolled employment kept slipping, a labour market cooling gradually rat

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Sancus Lending Swings to £17.4m Loss on Write-Down

Sancus Lending Group has swung to a £17.4m interim loss after a non-cash write-down on its Channel Islands joint venture, prompting new chief executive Andrew Charnley to launch a strategic review of that business.

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Tuesday Morning Markets: FTSE Slides as Oil Climbs and Jobs Data Released

London stocks are trading lower on Tuesday, tracking weaker European markets, as investors assess a fresh jump in oil prices and the latest UK labour data. [stock_market_widg

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Revenue Drops and CFO Retirement Prompt Fall in hVIVO Shares

hVIVO's first-half revenue fell sharply and its long-serving finance chief is retiring, but the human-trials specialist says a doubled order backlog points to stronger growth in 2027 and 2028.

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Eagle Eye Shares Fall Despite Strong Recurring Revenue Growth

Eagle Eye beat its own underlying growth targets on results day, but a swing to a pre-tax loss and falling adjusted EBITDA sent the shares lower.

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Why Mpac Shares Have Retreated 6.5% Despite Sharp Order Book Recovery

Mpac Group reported a strong order recovery and improved liquidity in its first half after selling the loss-making Lambert business, but margin pressure nearly halved profit and sent shares sharply lower.

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Kier Group Shares Rise After FY26 Results Beat and Upgraded FY27 Guidance

Kier Group's (LON: KIE) share price has climbed sharply on Tuesday after the infrastructure and construction group reported strong full-year results and raised its expectations for the coming financial year.

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Wickes Group Shares Rally After Interim Results Beat Expectations

Wickes Group (LON: WIX) shares have risen sharply on Tuesday after the DIY retailer posted interim results showing volume-led growth and reaffirmed its full-year profit guidance.

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GSK Shares Tick Higher After $750m Chimagen Multiple Myeloma Deal

GSK (LON: GSK) shares are up on Tuesday following news that the pharmaceutical group has agreed to acquire a T cell-engager (TCE) programme for multiple myeloma from privately held Chimagen Biosciences.

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MJ Gleeson Shares Slip as Housebuilder Cuts Dividend on Subdued Market

MJ Gleeson (LON: GLE) shares have fallen around 2% on Tuesday after the low-cost housebuilder posted audited results for the year to 30 June 2026 that included a sharply reduced dividend and a warning over near-term trading c

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Kistos Shares Jump After Strong Interim Results

Shares in Kistos Holdings plc (LON: KIST) rose almost 5% on Tuesday morning, touching 350p, after the London-listed energy company published interim results for the six months to 30 June 2026 that showed a sharp rise in produ

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Trustpilot Bookings Jump 22% on Enterprise and US Momentum

Trustpilot's first-half results show bookings and revenue accelerating, driven by Enterprise new business and US demand, reinforcing the AI-linked growth story behind this year's share price rally.

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UK Banks Including Barclays, Nationwide Launch Fundraising for New Payments Giant – Sky News

Britain's largest banks are this week beginning a process to raise tens of millions of pounds to fund a new payments infrastructure company that could eventually rival Mastercard and Visa domestically,

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UBS Stays Constructive on S&P 500 Despite Fed Hike Bets

UBS has reiterated a constructive view on U.S. equities inits latest daily update note on Monday, saying it expects the S&P 500 to move higher even as investors ramp up bets on Federal Reserve rate hikes.

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Cerillion Shares Slide as Telecoms Clients Delay Orders

Cerillion warned that full-year revenue will miss forecasts after telecoms customers deferred software orders, sending AIM shares to a fresh 52-week low and prompting a steep broker target cut.

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AstraZeneca Shares Rise Despite SERENA-4 Breast Cancer Trial Miss

AstraZeneca's camizestrant missed its primary endpoint in a first-line breast cancer trial, yet the shares rose as the setback leaves its approved, narrower use untouched.

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Greencoat Renewables Falls as Wind Generation Shortfall Overshadows Profit Return

Greencoat Renewables returned to profit and held its dividend, but shares fell as a wind shortfall and a wide discount to net asset value overshadowed the recovery.

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Pantheon Resources Jumps 15% on Kodiak Seismic Upgrade Hope

Pantheon Resources shares jumped after reprocessed seismic data suggested its flagship Alaska asset could hold significantly more oil, offsetting a widening loss and a shrinking cash pile.

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Kromek Shares Slip as Margin Slide Clouds Profit Beat

Kromek grew revenue and beat profit forecasts in its full-year results, but the shares slipped alongside a sharp drop in gross margin and a swing into net debt.

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M.P. Evans Shares Jump on Record First-Half Profit and Dividend Hike

M.P. Evans reported record first-half profit and a 39% higher interim dividend, with the palm oil grower crediting tighter costs and higher volumes rather than stronger prices.

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