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Wood Group Sells EthosEnergy Stake for $138 Million

Wood Group (John Wood Group) (LON: WG.) has seen its shares rise over 2% Thursday after it finalised the sale of its 51% stake in EthosEnergy. [stock_market_widget type="chart

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UK Markets End 2024 Strong as FTSE 100 Outperforms the FTSE 250

The FTSE 100 index wrapped up 2024 on a positive note, closing 0.64% higher at a mark of 8,173.02. Despite December closing red, to the tune of 1.68%, the Footsie's 5

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DG Innovate Shares Plunge: Announces Plans to Delist From London

Shares of DG Innovate (LSE: DGI) plummeted over 70% Tuesday after the company announced plans to delist from the London Stock Exchange, citing difficulties in raising funds and regulatory constraints.

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Can Tesco Shares (TSCO) Continue To Outperform UK Markets in 2025?

Tesco shares (LON: TSCO) have delivered up an impressive year for holders, with a gain of 24.9% through 2024 a significant outperformance to the broader UK market. The

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Wizz Air Secures Commercial Support Agreement with Pratt & Whitney

Wizz Air (LON: WIZZ) said Tuesday that it has struck a commercial support agreement with Pratt & Whitney to address ongoing issues with its PW1100G-JM geared turbofan (GTF) engines.

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Helix Exploration Shares Gain, Agrees Deal to Acquire Helium Processing Plant

Shares of AIM-listed Helix Exploration (LON: HEX) rose more than 2% Monday after the company announced it has agreed a deal to acquire a helium processing plant. [stock_market

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EG Group Eyes US IPO, Snubbing London in £13bn Listing Plan – The Telegraph

The Issa brothers are preparing to take their petrol station empire, EG Group, public in the United States, potentially valuing the company at £13 billion, The Telegraph reported over the weekend.

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Can Natwest Shares Deliver Further Outperformance in 2025? Analysts Revise Up

NatWest shares (LON: NWG) have seen significant gains in 2024, outperforming the broader FTSE 100 index by more than 15x, whilst also leaving industry competitors suc

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AstraZeneca Buys Achilles Therapeutics Technology Assets

AstraZeneca (LON: AZN) has acquired key technology assets from Achilles Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACHL), including proprietary data and samples from the TRACERx study and the Material Acquisition Platform (MAP), for $12 million.

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FTSE 100 Could Reach 8,800 Region by the End of 2025 – Analyst

The FTSE 100 index, which has faced downward pressure following the UK autumn budget, could rebound significantly over the next year, with a potential target of the 8,800 region by the end of 2025.

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FTSE 100 Index Gains as European Markets Wind Down For Holiday

As the holiday season approaches, the FTSE 100 ends the pre-Christmas break with a strong gain, closing up 0.44%, and retaking the 8,100 level with plenty more gainers than losers. The

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Arcadium Lithium Stock (ALTM) Rises as Rio Tinto (RIO) Gains Takeover Approval

Arcadium Lithium's stock (ALTM) has gained 4.43% in this morning's pre-market session, following a shareholder vote endorsing the US$6.7 billion cash takeover by Rio Tinto Ltd. Rio Tinto's share price (LON: RIO) on the

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Kooth Shares Rally After Announcing US Contract Win, Share Buyback Programme

Shares in Kooth Plc (LON: KOO) jumped by more than 12% in early Tuesday trading following the announcement of a significant US contract win and a new share buyback programme.

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Vistry Shares Tumble: Company Cuts FY24 Profit Guidance Again

Vistry Group (LON: VTY) shares plummeted over 18% in early Tuesday trading after the company announced another reduction in its profit forecast for the 2024 financial year. [s

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Seeing Machines Shares Surge After Securing £26.2m Strategic Investment From Mitsubishi Electric Mobility

Seeing Machines (LON: SEE) shares surged more than 16% in early Monday trading after announcing a £26.2 million strategic investment from Mitsubishi Electric Mobility.  [stock

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Aviva Agrees £3.7bn Deal to Buy Direct Line (AV, DLG)

Aviva (LON: AV.) announced Monday that it has agreed a £3.7 billion cash-and-share deal to acquire Direct Line Insurance Group (LON: DLG).  [stock_market_widget type="chart" t

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Harworth Group Shares (HWG) Rise as Firm Completes £52.9M Land Sale

Harworth Group shares (LON: HWG) are up 1.28% today, as the company completes a sale to a Microsoft UK subsidiary. This move comes after a 16% decline in share price over recent months, from 52 week highs of 195p set back in

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Experian Shares (EXPN) Dip as Dividend Details for 2025 Outlined

Experian's share price (LON: EXPN) has continued to follow markets downward, with a 1.11% dip through the morning session bringing the cumulative 5 day decline to 3.37%. The stock continues to trade around the mid-point of it

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Synairgen Shares Plunge as Company Conditionally Raises £18m

Shares in Synairgen (LSE: SNG) tumbled over 39% Friday after the drug developer announced a heavily discounted fundraising to raise a minimum of £18 million. [stock_market_wid

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Tesco Q3: Supermarket Giant Expected to Report Another Solid Performance

Citi analysts anticipate Tesco (LON: TSCO) will deliver robust Q3 results, supported by continued momentum in its core UK market. [stock_market_widget type="chart" template="l

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Serco Shares (LON: SRP) Rebound From Lows as FTSE 100 Continues Decline

Support services group company Serco's shares (LON: SRP) have retaken the 150 level after a day in which the price added 8.15%. The SRP price had just come off new 52 week low's on Tuesday of 136.20, as broader UK markets co

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Costain, Siemens Mobility Joint Venture Wins HS2 Systems Contract

A 50/50 joint venture between Siemens Mobility and Costain (LON: COST) has won a contract to deliver high-voltage power supply systems for the HS2 rail project, it was revealed on Thursday. 

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Henry Boot to Acquire 100% of Stonebridge Homes

In a release on Thursday, Henry Boot (LON: BOOT) said it has struck a deal to take full ownership of Stonebridge Homes Group.  [stock_market_widget type="chart" template="line

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