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Back to profileCurrys upgrades profits after ‘very solid’ trading
Against a difficult backdrop, Currys’ latest update has helped electrify its share price.
British Gas agrees £20m payout and compensation for prepayment meter failures
Centrica-owned British Gas has been reprimanded by energy regulator Ofgem for its behaviour involving the forced fitting of pre-payment meters and failing to protect vulnerable customers.
Tui says summer bookings down as Iran war and Jamaica hurricanes hurt profits
Holidaymakers are getting nervous about fuel shortages ruining their week in the sun.
Babcock takes £140m hit from reworks to new Royal Navy warships
Babcock is benefiting both from increased spending on defence but also from a growing focus on nuclear power.
Vistry cautions over steep fall in half-year profits
Prioritising cash generation over profit looks a sensible decision for a company carrying a meaningful amount of debt.
Compass cashes in on more firms opting to outsource catering
In the current uncertain environment, the steadiness and resilience demonstrated by Compass had plenty of investors with their knives and forks at the ready, hungry to gobble up the shares.
Next to hike prices overseas as it faces higher Iran war cost hit
Such is Next’s skill at managing expectations that even when confronted with an event as disruptive as the conflict in the Middle East it still feels able to lift guidance.
Wetherspoons warns on profits due to ‘substantial’ cost increases
Wetherspoons is often compared to a cockroach – not as an insult but instead as a testament to its status as a survivor in what remains a beleaguered hospitality sector.
Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk boosted by successful weight-loss pill launch
Novo Nordisk is looking spritely after a long period on the sick bed.
NatWest earnings boosted despite gloomier outlook for UK economy
There were no major disappointments in NatWest’s latest results.
Premier Inn owner Whitbread plans 3,800 job cuts under five-year overhaul
Lots of Whitbread’s peers operate an ‘asset-light’ model whereby they don’t own the sites they manage.
United Utilities unveils £800m share sale amid plans to bolster water network
In more recent times the water sector’s name has been mud with investors, regulators, the public and politicians.