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Coal of Africa appoints Impala's Brenda Berlin as CFO
AIM-listed Coal of Africa has appointed Brenda Berlin as chief financial officer, replacing Mr De Wet Schutte, who will retire from his position as finance director with immediate effect "to pursue personal endeavours".
Shell reveals 22% gender pay gap
Oil giant Shell revealed on Thursday that its female staff get paid on average 22% less than male employees.
Dialog Semiconductor tanks as Apple close to developing own power chips
Apple will use power chips designed in-house for iPhone built in 2018, reports suggested on Thursday, sending shares in UK-based chip designer Dialog Semiconductor crashing.
Xpediator raising £2.8m, buying Essex logistics firm
Freight management services provider Xpediator announced on Thursday that it intends to raise approximately £2. 8m by way of a placing of new ordinary shares.
TP ICAP acquires agency broker Coex Partners in £7.1m deal
TP ICAP has acquired independent agency broker Coex Partners for an initial payment of £7. 1m, it announced on Thursday.
Greene King holds dividend as cost hangover hits profits
Greene King served up a short measure of profits after a challenging half-year for the brewer and pub operator, but the interim dividend was held amid an upturn in recent weeks and progress on cost savings.
Shire gets orphan drug status for paediatric UC antibody
Shire's SHP647 monoclonal antibody has been granted 'orphan drug' status for the treatment of children with moderately to severely ulcerative colitis.
Calidus reports presence of high-grade gold at all its prospects, Keras Resources says
AIM- listed mineral resource company Keras Resources has announced that Calidus Resources, in which it has 217. 25m shares, reported significant drilling results, confirming the presence of high-grade gold at all of its prospects located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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.
Lamprell warns over 2017 earnings due to East Anglia project costs
Oil services group Lamprell said on Thursday that its earnings for 2017 are likely to be "materially below" current market expectations as its East Anglia offshore windfarm project is expected to make a "significant" loss.
Altona Energy expands scope of survey to surrounding tenements
AIM-quoted coal explorer Altona Energy issued an update regarding its flagship Arckaringa project in South Australia on Thursday.
Profits decline at James Latham despite increased revenues
Timber importer James Latham grew revenues across the six months leading to 30 September but was unable to translate the improvement into profits.
Barclays announces appointments to board of new ring-fenced bank
Barclays announced the appointment of five non-executive directors on Thursday to the board of its new ring-fenced bank, Barclays Bank UK PLC.
Altus Strategies discovers copper at Ethiopian asset
Natural resources group Altus Strategies has discovered hard rock artisanal copper workings at its Tigray-Afar copper-silver-gold project in northern Ethiopia.
Nokia says it's not in talks to buy Juniper Networks
Nokia has denied that it is in talks to buy Juniper Networks following a report suggesting it was preparing a bid for the group.
On the Beach grows revenue home and away
Online travel agency On the Beach grew pre-tax profits by a third in the 12 months to 30 September, as revenues improved in the UK and abroad.
Grainger finishes year with solid investment pipeline
Listed residential landlord Grainger reported a £651m secured private rented investment pipeline at the end of its financial year on Thursday, up from £389m at the end of the 2016 year.
GCP Infrastructure loan note portfolio refinanced
Infrastructure debt-focussed fund GCP Infrastructure Investments announced on Thursday that a refinancing by funds and accounts under management by Blackrock Investment Management of a portfolio of loan notes held by the GCP Infra was completed on 29 November.
Wizz Air picks up Monarch's Luton slots
Central and Eastern European-focused low-cost airline Wizz Air has acquired Luton take-off and landing slots from collapsed airline Monarch, increasing its capacity from that base by 18% year-on-year.
Flowgroup CEO resigns as board begins restructuring
Residential energy supplier Flowgroup announced a restructuring of its business on Thursday that included the implementation of significant cost savings and management changes aimed at bringing profitability forward six months.