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Oil producer Enquest saw revenue fall drastically in 2023 but announced a share buyback in a year of trading hampered by lower oil and gas prices and the continuation of …

Insurance and pensions administrator Chesnara plans to ramp up its acquisition strategy and raise its dividend for the 19th year in a row on the back of strong annual earnings. …

A second listed business has announced plans to quit the London Stock Exchange’s AIM in as many days. Specialist infection prevention and control specialist Byotrol said its directors have “concluded …

Another UK firm has become the target at the centre of a bidding war between two larger US peers. Earlier this month, the telecoms testing service provider Spirent Communications agreed …

LONDON’S hospitality scene is set for another vote of confidence with the opening of a second site by iconic Parisian restaurant group Moma, this time at the Langham Hotel.  Mimosa, …

Latest official figures have confirmed that the UK fell into recession at the end of last year in a blow to prime minister Rishi Sunak’s economic policy. Data from the …

Athleisure giant JD Sports said it was trading in line with its lowered expectations, as the firm pinned its hopes on an improved consumer outlook for the year ahead.  The …

Shareholders in Thames Water will not give the embattled water firm millions of pounds of critical funding – raising serious doubts about the firm’s viability. In a statement on the …

Electrical retailer AO World expects profit for the year to be at the top range of its previously guided forecast.  The business, which calls Frasers Group its largest shareholder, told …

Lloyd’s of London said profit jump in 2023 as the market escaped large insurance losses and benefited from higher returns on its investment portfolio. The market reported an underwriting profit …