(Alliance News) - Welcome to the Alliance News UK service (ISSN 2515-9453), consisting of the Alliance News UK Professional and its family of financial newswires serving investors and their professional advisers. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK consumer confidence edged lower in July amid concerns over the economic outlook, GfK reported Friday. Read More
Anemoi International Ltd - British Virgin Islands-based holding company - Achieves around 15% gain on partial disposal of IB1T and BTGD Crypto holdings. Says the rebalancing transactions are in alignment with its active crypto treasury management strategy, and maintain its initial capital exposure to crypto while achieving a near 15% gain. Read More
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(Alliance News) - Empresaria Group PLC on Thursday said it expects full-year trading to meet its expectations as it posted weaker interim net fee income amid a "challenging" industry environment. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 posted another record close on Thursday, buoyed by well-received earnings and hopes for a trade deal between the US and Europe, following the Japan-US agreement. Read More
(Alliance News) - Jadestone Energy PLC on Thursday saw its shares climb higher as it reported record production levels in the first half of the year. Read More
(Alliance News) - boohoo Group PLC on Thursday said it "continues to review its debt facilities" after a press report that a US private equity firm is in talks to provide it with financing. Read More
Resolute Mining Ltd - Africa-focused gold miner - Announces an initial mineral resource estimate for the Bantaco South and West prospects at its Bantaco project in Senegal. The initial inferred MRE for Bantaco West is for 5.8 metric tonnes grading 0.97 grammes per tonne of gold for 179,000 ounces. The Bantaco South MRE is for 2.2Mt grading 1.2g/t of gold for 87,000 ounces. Both are at a 0.5 g/t cut-off grade for a total of around 266,000 of contained gold. Resolute says the MRE is based on shallow drilling completed to date, with much of the current resource within the top 100 metres. Also, there is "strong potential" to increase resources at the Bantaco main zone with a follow-up drilling programme to start in the second half of 2025. Read More
Cranswick PLC - Yorkshire, England-based food producer - Reports that Christie Brisby, the spouse of Chief Commercial Officer James Brisby, sold 4,000 shares at 5,400.0 pence each in London on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Pebble Beach Systems Group PLC on Thursday said it now anticipates 2025 and 2026 profitability "materially ahead" of market expectations, as it said it expects to report improvements in interim revenue and adjusted earnings. Read More
(Alliance News) - CVS Group PLC on Thursday noted that its UK acquisition plans remain on hold in light of the ongoing CMA investigation into the market for veterinary services for household pets, as it said it was "well positioned" despite "ongoing economic uncertainty in the UK." Read More
Boku Inc - San Francisco, California-based mobile payment service provider - Names new board chair, as it says revenue and adjusted earnings both grow strongly in the first half of 2025. Boku says revenue in the six months that ended June 30 is above USD63 million, up 34% from USD47.3 million a year before, or up 37% at constant currency rates. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation is at least USD21 million, up 50% from USD14.2 million, giving an adjusted Ebitda margin of about 33%, up from 30.1%. Underlying organic revenue growth is 27% in the first half, or 29% at constant currency, and Boku thinks this pace will continue in the second half. This implies, it says, full-year revenue ahead of market consensus, which forecasts USD119.7 million in revenue and USD38.3 million in adjusted Ebitda for the full year. Read More
(Alliance News) - Judges Scientific PLC on Thursday lowered guidance despite orders rising in the first half, as it remains wary of "difficult" conditions in the US. Read More
BATM Advanced Communications Ltd - Hod Hasharon, Israel-based provider of network infrastructure, cybersecurity and diagnostic technologies - Sells three non-core business as part of its plan to focus on networks, cyber and diagnostics. Sells Celitron, an 'eco-med' business in Hungary, and Zer Laboratories, an administrator of third-party pre-natal diagnostic tests in Israel. BATM receives a total of USD383,000 for these two loss-making businesses, which it had been preparing to close. Also completes the sale of Progenetics Ltd, a distributor of genetic tests, receiving USD2 million for its 51% stake. BATM will announce its half-year results on August 18. Read More