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Babcock shares jumped after the company reported a 53 per cent rise in pre-tax profits in the year to the end of March. CEO David Lockwood hailed a “new era for defence” and it’s hard to argue with ...

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This capital investment sets it up for years to come, so it could easily pull back on spending to boost cash flow if it wanted. Balance sheet strength is always a desirable quality in a business. But ...

Annual results from Maldon-based semiconductor chip designer and manufacturer CML Microsystems (CML:230p) were primarily negatively impacted by the unwinding of inventory levels by industrial ...

Around a quarter of all seaborne oil trade moves through this narrow corridor, as does 20 per cent of global liquid natural gas (LNG). Traders took the threat of disruption seriously: Brent crude ...

In Europe, shares are trading much firmer, with Frankfurt rising more than 2 per cent and Paris a little behind. US stock markets were already in a bullish mood last night with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and ...

Mobico expects full-year adjusted operating profit to come in between £180mn and £195mn, excluding any contribution from the school bus business. The company has also named Brian Egan as permanent ...

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The Aim-listed miner’s first bid for New World was almost double its undisturbed share price. The draw is the Antler copper project in Arizona, which could produce around 30,000 tonnes a year once in ...

Then there’s the UK. A notable fall in April’s figures was backed up by last week’s GDP data, which reported a 0.3 per cent ...