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Westminster Group secures collaboration deal with Bahraini aviation academy
Westminster Group has signed a strategic alliance agreement to provide the Gulf Aviation Academy of Bahrain (GAA) with aviation and other specialised training services.
Arc Minerals buys another 5pc of Zaco following West Lunga discovery
Arc Minerals has acquired a further 5% interest in Zaco, taking its total interest to 47. 5%, it announced on Friday.
Mirriad Advertising raises £14.18m via placing
AI platform business Mirriad Advertising shares slumped in early trading following a £14. 18m share placing.
Aquis buys NEX Exchange from CME Group in £2.7m deal
Exchange services group Aquis Exchange has agreed to acquire NEX Exchange from CME Group for a cash consideration of £1, plus approximately £2. 7m based on NEX Exchange's current working capital levels, it announced on Friday.
Ferrexpo production jumps as pellet prices leap
Ferrexpo on Friday reported a return to quarterly pellet production and said it expected a 4% jump in first-half sales volumes as average prices received climbed due to stronger iron ore prices and premiums for iron ore pellets.
Mirada sells car park payment business for £2.1m
Digital television software provider Mirada has sold its payment solutions provider business Mirada Connect, for a cash consideration of £2. 1m before expenses, it announced on Friday.
London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of payrolls; miners slump
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report, with miners under pressure.
Churchill China trading ahead of expectations
Churchill China said annual trading would be better than expected after its hospitality business performed better than forecast in the first half.
James Fisher hires Spectris's Eoghan O'Lionaird as next CEO
James Fisher and Sons has recruited Eoghan O'Lionaird from Spectris as the marine services company's next chief executive.
Weak markets see sales fall at SIG, Ferrexpo iron pellet production rises in second quarter
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open nine points lower on Friday, having closed down 0. 08% at 7,603. 58 on Thursday.
London pre-open: Stocks seen flat ahead of non-farm payrolls
London stocks were set for a muted open on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
Friday newspaper round-up: Betting shops, digital tax, Sainsbury's
A quarter of betting shops on UK high streets have been slated for closure, putting 12,000 jobs at risk, with William Hill the latest bookmaker to blame job cuts on stricter regulation of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Restrictions cutting the maximum stake on the controversial betting machines from £100 per spin to £2 came into force in April after a lengthy campaign by activists and MPs, who linked the controversial machines to gambling addiction. – Guardian.