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 ...

Additionally, there is no cap on how much can be transferred to a FIC. By contrast, if an investor sets up a discretionary ...

Investors certainly appear to have bought into that view. The group’s share price is up by 490 per cent over the past 12 ...

That is set to bring in just under £6,000, which, when set aside for this year’s interim payout (an increase of 16 per cent ...

Siemens Healthineers (DE:SHL) is another multinational that came into being via a spinout, in this case from the largest engineering group in Europe. Former parent Siemens AG (DE:SIE) still owns 75 ...

Shares in Oxford Metrics (OMG:50p), a smart sensing and markerless technology company operating in the life sciences, entertainment and engineering markets, fell 13 per cent post-results even though ...

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Beyond the US and defence, the company is in a good spot to benefit from rising demand for outsourced government services globally, especially as stretched departments look for ways to cut costs.

Whitbread (WTB) reported a disappointing set of first quarter numbers, with revenue in the UK falling by 5 per cent. Premier Inn sales were 2 per cent lower, while food & beverage sales dropped by 16 ...

• Full-year pre-tax profit of £3mn (2024: loss of £4.4mn) ...

Instead, Harries is trying to get in ahead of time. One of several recent purchases has been Nike (US:NKE), which, following ...