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Thomas Cook owner Hays Travel to hire 1,500 extra staff
Travel agent Hays Travel, which snapped up Thomas Cook after it collapsed in October, on Thursday announced plans to hire 1,500 additional staff.
PCI-PAL makes good strategic progress, announces new product
Customer engagement specialist PCI-PAL told shareholders on Thursday that its board had been pleased with its performance for the year-to-date, including the “strong progress” made against its strategic objectives.
MaxCyte strikes deal with oncology company Vor Biopharma
Cell-based therapies and life sciences company MaxCyte announced a clinical and commercial licence agreement with oncology company Vor Biopharma on Thursday, under which Vor would use MaxCyte's ‘Flow Electroporation’ technology to produce engineered hematopoietic stem cells (eHSCs), and initiate investigational new drug-enabling studies to accelerate its progress towards the clinic.
Netcall sees increased order inflows across product range
Low-code and customer engagement software provider Netcall told shareholders on Thursday that so far this year, it had traded ahead of the same four-month period last year, and in line with management expectations.
Time Out opens its biggest US market so far in Chicago
Media and leisure company Time Out Group announced on Thursday that Time Out Market Chicago had opened to the public.
Antona Energy begins negotiations to buy petroleum licence application
Resources company Altona Energy has entered into early stage negotiations with a third party to acquire a petroleum exploration licence application on a large tenement within a well-known coal-bearing basin - the Arckaringa Basin in South Australia, it announced on Thursday.
Friday preview: Euro area manufacturing, US consumer confidence in focus
Investors will be focusing on euro area economic data at the end of the week, especially as regards a preliminary reading on survey compiler IHS Markit's manufacturing sector index for November.
Thousands delayed as BA flights disrupted by 'technical issue'
Thousands of passengers have been delayed in their travel due to a disruption experienced by British Airways after an overnight computer failure that impacted its services.
PayPal to acquire Honey Science Corporation for $4bn
PayPal announced late on Wednesday a deal to acquire Honey Science Corporation for $4. 0bn.
Mitie warns of political challenges as profit climbs
Mitie on Thursday reported double-digit jumps in interim profit and revenue, though it warned that Brexit uncertainty could impact trading.
Knights Group trades in line as acquisitions boost revenues
Legal and professional services business Knights Group delivered another strong performance in the first half, in line with market expectations.
Charles Schwab said to be in talks to buy TD Ameritrade
Shares of TD Ameritrade surged in pre-market trade following a report that Charles Schwab is in talks to buy the online broker.
Chemring to sell US subsidiary to Norway's Nammo for $17m
Defence engineer Chemring has agreed to sell its US subsidiary, Chemring Ordnance, to Norway-based aerospace and defence company Nammo Defense Systems for $17m in cash, completing the exit from its commoditised energetics businesses.
Hugh Mackay vacates position as CEO of Europa Oil
Europa Oil & Gas Holdings announced on Thursday that, by mutual agreement, chief executive officer and executive director Hugh Mackay was stepping down from the board with immediate effect, having served since 2011.
Severn Trent profit stumbles as costs mount
Severn Trent on Thursday reported a drop in interim profit as infrastructure costs offset an increase in revenue, though the company still raised its dividend.
Google to review limits of political ad targeting
Google is set to review its political advertising rules ahead of the UK and US elections to try to limit the ability of advertisers to target political demographics and decide how to take action against “demonstrably false" claims.
InfraStrata enters initial deal with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia
Infrastructure and physical asset management company InfraStrata has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia, it announced on Thursday.
Rotork warns of 'modestly lower' sales
Flow control and instrumentation company Rotork warned of "modestly lower" sales on an organic constant currency basis in 2019 after a "slightly greater than usual proportion" of recent orders were not scheduled for delivery until next year.
Dart Group tops estimates in 'satisfactory' first half
Travel and logistics firm Dart Group now expects current full-year expectations to be 'significantly exceeded' after topping both profit and revenue estimates in its "satisfactory" first half.
EIH mulls cancellation of AIM listing
EIH announced on Thursday that it has been advised by the investment manager of the Evolvence India Fund (EIF), that the fund’s life has been extended to 31 October 2020, with the likelihood that further extensions would be required thereafter.