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Paragon Entertainment shares slide as group lowers guidance
Attractions design and fit-out business Paragon Entertainment warned investors on Wednesday that full-year losses would be larger than initially expected despite witnessing revenues come in bang on guidance.
Amigo Holdings slides as largest shareholder considers stake sale
Shares in guarantor loans lender Amigo Holdings slumped on Wednesday after the company's biggest shareholder, Richmond Group, said it was mulling the sale of some of its shares.
Global expansion bolsters profits at Zara owner Inditex
Spain’s Inditex, the world’s largest clothing retailer, has reiterated its focus on global and digital expansion after reporting a jump in first-quarter profits, despite adverse weather tempering sales growth.
Big Sofa shares surge after upping interim revenue forecasts
Video analytics provider Big Sofa Technologies saw interim revenues grow approximately 80% year-on-year in the six months ended 30 June.
Keywords Studios buys Canadian audio description company for CAD3.2m
Keywords Studios has bought Canadian audio description services company Descriptive Video Works for CAD3. 2m.
ECB's Villeroy ready to do 'whatever it takes'
The European Central Bank would add to existing policy stimulus if economic growth hit the skids, but it could only be expected to do so much to offset global trade tensions, a top official said on Wednesday.
Dassault Systemes to buy US clinical trial group Medidata
French technology group Dassault Systemes has agreed to buy US clinical trial company Medidata Solutions in a $5. 8bn deal.
De La Rue to sell international identity solutions business for £42m
Banknote printer De La Rue has agreed to sell its international identity solutions business to Assa Abloy-owned verification specialist HID Corporation for £42m.
Europe open: Stocks slip on trade tensions, looming US Fed meeting
Stocks across the Continent have started the morning lower, with investors still very concerned about the ongoing stand-off between the US and China.
KKR to buy Axel Springer in €6.8bn deal
US private equity group KKR has agreed to buy out the minority shareholders in German publisher Axel Springer in a deal that values the group at €6. 8bn.
Totally locks in extensions with multiple clinical commissioning groups
Healthcare services provider Totally scored a number of contract extensions across its wholly-owned subsidiaries About Health and Vocare on Wednesday.
Morses Club names Andrew Hayward as CFO designate
Doorstep lender Morses Club has named Andrew Hayward is its next chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval.
Anexo climbs after claiming profits will outstrip expectations
Anexo Group's shares jumped on Wednesday after the company told investors that it anticipates annual profit before tax will beat current market expectations of £18. 1m.
Everyman Media taps Elizabeth Lake for CFO role
British independent cinema group Everyman Media named Elizabeth Lake as its next chief financial officer on Wednesday morning.
Senior opens 'state-of-the-art' Malaysian aerospace facility
Senior opened its new 180,000 square feet aerospace manufacturing facility at the Malaysia International Aerospace Centre near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday.
Taptica dragged into long-running spat between Uber and Fetch
Advertising technology group Taptica International has been dragged into a long-running spat between ridesharing giant Uber and advertising agency Fetch.
China CPI picks up in May, but underlying inflation muted
Consumer level inflation in China picked up last month as pork prices increased at their fastest pace for 35-months, but underlying price pressures in fact slowed, pointing to still lacklustre demand, according to analysts.
London open: Stocks edge lower amid renewed Sino-US trade worries
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday amid renewed worries about trade relations between the US and China.
Boohoo beats on Q1 sales growth, cash piles up
Boohoo posted slightly higher-than-expected sales growth in the first quarter of its financial year and left its full-year guidance for topline growth unchanged, as analysts had anticipated, even as cash continued to pile up on its balance sheet.
BAT sees full year driven by strong vaping sales
British American Tobacco on Wednesday said new product sales would accelerate in the second half as traditional cigarettes become less popular, adding that it was consolidating brands.