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Smiths share price up on medical speculation

Engineering specialist Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) has this morning confirmed speculation that it is in early talks with ICU Medical regarding…

Vedanta shares drop after government orders plant to be closed

Miner Vedanta Resources (LON:VED) has been ordered by the Government of Tamil Nadu to seal and permanently close its Tuticorin…

Why Australia and New Zealand should be on investors’ radars

They are non-identical twins on the other side of the world. Despite their shared language and historical DNA they are…

Dixons Carphone drops on profit warning

Electronics retailer Dixons Carphone (LON:DC.) has said that it will close more than 90 stores today, following a profit warning…

Spectris grows despite Forex pressure

Instruments and controls manufacturer Spectris (LON:SXS) said that like-for-like sales were up by 6% for the four months ended 30th April,…

Pennon cleans up with improved sales and profits

Water and waste management specialist Pennon (LON:PNN) saw its shares rise by 5.29% to 768p as pre-tax profits climbed 3.5%…

Evil Knievil: I speak for a lady

Accrol (LON:ACRL) was floated perhaps two years ago. After a few months, when the price had got to around 150p astonishing…

Footsie 8,000? – What’s not to like?

This week the FTSE-100 hit record territory, cruising towards 8,000. But some sectors in the UK market are faring better…

UK Retail sales post middling April recovery

There was positive news for the retail sector, as sales rose by a better than expected 1.6% relative to March.…

Mellon on the Markets

At no point in my life has tempus seemed to fugit more than now. This year is nearly half over. I am…