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Hedge fund pursues effort to oust LSE chairman Brydon
An activist investor is pressing ahead with a shareholder vote to oust the chairman of the London Stock Exchange despite the company's attempts to draw a line under a boardroom power struggle.
P2P to pay higher dividends, buy back shares
P2P Global Investments said it expected to pay a higher dividend and buy back more shares to boost shareholder returns.
UK net migration has biggest fall on record after Brexit vote
Net migration to the UK fell by the largest amount since records began in the year following the Brexit vote, official figures show.
DMGT shares crash on warning of difficult year ahead
Daily Mail and General Trust shares lost a quarter of their value as the publisher warned of a difficult year ahead after posting a statutory annual loss.
Go-Ahead trading in line after Southern dispute ends
Go-Ahead said it was trading as expected in the first four months of this year as the bus and rail operator sought to put a long-running industrial dispute behind it.
Marston's trading as expected after year of profit growth
Marston's said business was growing as expected this year after the pub operator and brewer increased annual profits in what it described as challenging conditions.
BAE agrees to bigger payments to recover £2.1bn pension decicit
BAE Systems has agreed to pay more into its pension schemes to recover a £2. 1bn deficit by the year 2026.
Ortac makes further gold finds at Akyanga site
Ortac Resources said it had further significant results from tests at its Akyanga gold deposit in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
HSS Hire returns to profit in third quarter
HSS Hire returned to profit in the third quarter after cost cuts helped it recover from a loss in the first half of the year.
FCA accuses fund managers of sharing information on share offers
The Financial Conduct Authority has accused four fund management companies of breaking competition law by sharing information during share offers.
Consumer borrowing cools in October, BoE figures show
Consumer borrowing cooled in October after the Bank of England warned banks to tighten lending standards.
Daejan says Brexit is a challenge for UK property business
Daejan Holdings said Brexit posed a challenge to its UK business as the property investment company posted lower first-half profit.
BoE's Cunliffe says Brexit poses huge uncertainty
The deputy governor of the Bank of England said there was huge uncertainty over the economic effects of Brexit as he underlined the BoE's view that Britain’s banks would be able to withstand a disorderly departure from the EU.
Xavier Rolet leaves London Stock Exchange with immediate effect
London Stock Exchange said chief executive Xavier Rolet had left the company after weeks of wrangling over the terms of his departure.
Hammond defends stamp duty cut for first-time buyers
Philip Hammond has defended his decision to cut stamp duty for first-time buyers after the government’s fiscal watchdog said the main beneficiaries would be existing homeowners.
John Menzies strikes upbeat note on trading
John Menzies said it was confident about hitting forecasts for annual profit and upbeat about prospects for 2018.
Worldwide Healthcare outperforms amid positive Trump effect
Worldwide Healthcare Trust said it outperformed its investment benchmark in the first six months of the year and that perceptions of healthcare stocks had improved under the presidency of Donald Trump.
Majestic Wine toasts strong growth in first half
Majestic Wine said it was on track to meet expectations for annual profit after notching up strong growth in the first half.
Centrica warns annual profit will miss expectations
Centrica shares plunged to an 18-year low after the energy supplier warned annual profit would miss market expectations due to poor performance at its business energy supply division.
Cineworld takings rise as chain opens more cinemas
Cineworld has reported box office and retail takings up this year after the chain opened and refurbished more cinemas.