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Eight Peaks swings to a loss in first half following name change
London-listed investment firm Eight Peaks swung to a loss in the first half of its trading year on the back of declining investment gains and heightened admin expenses.
Broker tips: GlaxoSmithKline, Ted Baker, Pearson, Centrica
Barclays has cut GlaxoSmithKline to 'equalweight' from 'overweight' and trimmed the price target to 1,600p from 1,750p after the pharmaceuticals giant announced earlier in the week that it was selling its Horlicks business and other consumer health brands to Unilever for £3bn and buying US drug company Tesaro for $5. 1bn.
UBS downgrades Centrica on 'more balanced' risk/reward scenario
Analysts at UBS downgraded Centrica to 'neutral' on Wednesday, highlighting a "more balanced" risk/reward scenario in the wake of the FTSE 100 constituent's most recent trading update.
Director dealings: DMGT chairman lowers stake
Daily Mail And General Trust chairman Jonathan Rothermere sold 52,101 ordinary shares in the British media giant on Wednesday, less than a week after the newspaper group saw shares tumble in the wake of a warning around "volatile" conditions in consumer media.
EnQuest expects to meet FY production targets following Magnus acquisition
British oil and gas firm EnQuest said it was on target to meet full-year production targets following the completion of its acquisition of the Magnus oil field from BP.
Image Scan swings to a loss following aborted acquisition
Image Scan swung to a loss in its last trading year, mostly due to costs associated with its aborted acquisition of Todd Research in 2017.
FIH Group acquires East London industrial estate
British conglomerate FIH Group has purchased a 2. 5-acre industrial estate in Leyton to provide its Momart subsidiary with long-term security of tenure.
Panther Securities to pay special dividend following 'exceptional sales'
Property investment firm Panther Securities announced a special dividend on Wednesday after experiencing its "best year" in terms of cash generation and realisation.
EU Supply provides support to European nuclear research outfits
Software provider EU Supply has inked two new contracts with nuclear research outfits for the provision of its complete tender management platform.
Brave Bison projects first breakeven year since floating on AIM
Social video company Brave Bison has forecast double-digit revenue growth in excess of expectations as the group turns EBITDA-positive for the first time since its admission to AIM back in 2013.
Hargreaves' simplification enables sales and profits growth
Fuel supply and logistics firm Hargreaves Services said first-half trading had been "satisfactory" as it reported interim results in line with its expectations on Wednesday.