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Payments software firm Eckoh is set to become the latest firm to leave the Aim market, after it announced it had received an offer from an unnamed private equity firm. …

A September rate cut looks nailed on after minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s last meeting, released last night, showed many rate-setters had considered a cut in July. Several members …

British sporting and fashion brand Fred Perry has paid out a bumper dividend after its sales jumped past the £150m mark during its latest financial year. Founded by Wimbledon champion …

A closely watched survey suggests that the UK will continue growing at a robust pace in the second half of the year as confidence in the economy continues to build. …

Global recruitment giant Hays has become the latest industry player to report a dismal set of results, citing cost-cutting at previously high-spending firms and cautious hiring. The FTSE-250 company had …

New York-based ad tech firm Nexxen said it had paid down a long-standing $100m (£76.4m) debt pile as it swung to profit and posted record revenue in the most recent …

Jamie Oliver’s new flagship London restaurant and the continuing popularity of his recipe books helped boost the turnover of the celebrity chef’s group during its latest financial year. The group …

North sea oil and gas firm Ithaca Energy saw its revenue and profit tumble after being hit by impairment charges, lower production and a dip in the oil and gas …

Earnings at the production company behind TV hits such as Downton Abbey dipped in 2023 after the income it generates from its back catalogue fell, it has been revealed. Carnival …

British outsourcing giant Serco has won a $320m (£250m) contract to manage the electrical modernisation of the US Space Force’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. The contract, which began this …