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Newmont Slides as Gold Declines

Shares in gold miner Newmont Goldcorp fell 5.1% in New York trading today, as gold prices also declined following the recent hot US inflation data, leaving the stock…

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Applied Materials Faces Guidance Test Tomorrow

Applied Materials reports fiscal fourth-quarter results after the US close tomorrow, with its shares far below their June high, so next quarter’s guidance may matter more to the…

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Wise Results Put Profit Margin in Focus

Wise reports half-year results tomorrow after the US close. Most headline numbers are already out, so the full profit figures and whether full-year guidance holds are the open…

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Novacyt Climbs on Australian Test Approval

Novacyt shares rose 7.5% after Australia’s regulator cleared its DPYD chemotherapy-safety test for patient use, though the company’s own market estimate is modest and the stock remains below…

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Why Fossil Group Stock Surged on Wednesday

Fossil Group’s first sales growth since 2022, a return to profit and higher full-year guidance sent the shares up more than a quarter. About $10m of sales was…

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Nuformix Planning Biovara Merger

Nuformix has signed non-binding terms to buy private respiratory drug developer Biovara in an all-share merger of equals, and would move from the Main Market to AIM. The…

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Alibaba Chip Unit T-Head Cleared for Listing

Alibaba says Hong Kong’s exchange has cleared a separate listing of its T-Head chip unit. With no size, valuation or timetable and approvals still pending, it is a…

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US Short Interest Falls Most at Medtronic

FINRA’s short interest report for the 30th of October shows Medtronic with the biggest fall among US stocks, from 10.89% of float to 1.8%, ahead of Lululemon Athletica…

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ICG Targets Zero Net Debt as Earnings Rise

ICG’s shares rose in early trading after the alternative asset manager reported 18% growth in fee-related earnings per share and set a medium-term target of zero net debt.

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Solid State Wins US$26.2m Project CAIN Order

Solid State’s Steatite arm has won a US$26.2m follow-on Project CAIN order, worth roughly an eighth of the group’s annual revenue. The shares jumped at the open but…

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BATM Wins $4m Quantum Security Order

BATM has won a further $4.0m order for its quantum-ready cybersecurity platform from a long-standing customer, but shares fell in early trading, and the add-on is small compared…

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James Cropper Restores Dividend After Profit Jump

James Cropper’s first-half Adjusted EBITDA nearly doubled as its Paper & Packaging arm returned to profit, letting the AIM-listed company cut net debt sharply and reinstate its dividend…

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Castings Profit Falls on Power Cut

Castings said first-half pre-tax profit fell to £2.0m from £5.0m after a two-month power restriction hit its William Lee foundry, but the board still expects full-year profit to…

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Spirax Backs Guidance as Growth Beats First Half

Spirax says organic growth and margin for the ten months to the 31st of October beat the first half and met expectations, and it reiterated full-year guidance as…

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