VP profit falls as Brandon Hire Station and housebuilding woes drag on results
Pre-tax profit fell 90.9 per cent, in large part down to the impact of £27.7m of non-cash impairment at VP's subsidiary, Brandon Hire Station
Workspace: Flexible office provider calls market bottom as workers return to the City
Flexible office provider Workspace said its “future is bright” after it revealed a 8.7 per cent increase in profit for the year to March.
Astrazeneca swallows up Canada-based Fusion Pharmaceuticals in £1.5bn move
Astrazeneca has completed its $2bn (£1.5bn) acquisition of Canada-based Fusion Pharmaceuticals, in a deal first announced in March.
Former cyber security boss ‘believes a Russian group’ is behind the NHS ‘major IT incident’
Asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme if it is known who attacked Synnovis, Ciaran Martin said: “Yes. We believe it is a Russian group of cyber criminals who call themselves Qilin.
Jupiter extends the exit of star fund manager
Jupiter has said it has extended the departure of its star fund manager Ben Whitmore.
Deal that values Globaldata arm at over £1bn nears completion
A deal which valued the a division of international data and analytics firm Globaldata at more than £1bn is to complete later this month, it has been confirmed.
Ryanair passenger numbers near 20m as Europe’s record summer kicks off
Some 18.9m passengers flew with the Irish budget carrier over the month, up 11 per cent year-on-year as it operated 105,000 flights.
Pawnbroker Ramsdens boosts dividend as cash-strapped Brits fuel profit surge
The pawn industry is a sector that tends to perform well in times of economic downturn as people grow desperate to shore up extra cash.
Ninety One cuts dividend as assets fall and outflows continue
"Challenging" market conditions have hurt the asset manager Ninety One.
WH Smith’s ‘transformation’ to a ‘one-stop-shop for travel essentials’ reaps rewards
WH Smith has increasingly sought to rely on its travel arm as demand booms following years of Covid-era lockdowns.