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Chemring swings to profit in H1, sees benefits from US defence spending
Defence contractor Chemring said on Thursday that it swung to a first-half profit and that it expects to continue to gain from increased US defence spending.
London open: Stocks rise as traders eye BoE announcement
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement form the Bank of England.
Shearwater expects annual results at top of expectations
Shearwater expects annual results near the top of its expectations after the digital security company's main businesses improved their performance.
Dixons Carphone confirms 'plenty of work to do'
Dixons Carphone's final results filled in the gaps after warning of a disappointing drop in annual profits only three weeks ago.
HICL Infrastructure consortium Ofcom's preferred bidder for Race Bank
Listed infrastructure investment company HICL Infrastructure Company said on Thursday that Diamond Transmission Partners - a consortium comprising itself and Diamond Transmission Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation - had been selected by Ofgem as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link to the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm project.
Saga on track as motor and home insurance sales rise
Saga said it traded in line with expectations in the first four months of its financial year as the over-50s travel and insurance company wrote more motor and home insurance policies.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors eye BoE announcement
London stocks were set to gain at the open on Thursday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement form the Bank of England.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Tesla, housing market
Theresa May could once again be on a collision course with the Brexiter wing of her party over a controversial proposal to keep the UK in a single market for goods. Whitehall sources said they believed free movement of goods was “100% the direction of travel” as the prime minister’s focus shifts to the next battle over Britain’s future relationship with the EU after next week’s Brussels summit. - Guardian.