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3 weeks ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Aidan Lane
Milton Capital PLC - Special purpose acquisition company seeking opportunities in the energy sector - Agrees to extended exclusivity agreement for the potential acquisition of certain Horizon Energy Global Corp subsidiaries until the end of May. The companies had in February extended the agreement until the end of March. The energy transition company Horizon seeks to divest its European assets from its core North American domestic business.
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3 weeks ago | 
marketscreener.com | Aidan Lane
Block Energy PLC - Georgia-focused oil and gas company - Announce the acquisition of a 10% participating interest in the XIQ Production Sharing Contract in Georgia. The deal has an option to increase to 22%. The site is "highly prospective," and contains mean unrisked recoverable prospective resources of 451.5 million barrels of oil and 823.3 billion cubic feet of gas. Company says its key target is the Martkopi Terrace prospect with 267.2 mmbbl mean unrisked recoverable prospective resources.
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1 month ago | 
in.marketscreener.com | Aidan Lane
(Alliance News) - Carnival PLC & Corp on Friday reported stronger first quarter earnings backed by an uptick in net yields. The Miami, Florida-based cruise operator said first quarter revenue in the three months to February 28 rose 7.4% to USD5.81 billion from USD5.41 billion a year prior. Of this, passenger ticket revenue grew 5.8% to USD3.83 billion from USD3.62 billion a year prior. Onboard and other revenue was USD1.98 billion, up 11% from USD1.79 billion.
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1 month ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Aidan Lane
FirstGroup PLC - Aberdeen, Scotland-based public transport provider - Completes buyback of 30.4 million shares worth a total of GBP50.0 million, which began November 15. The average price of shares bought back under the programme was 163.94 pence.
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1 month ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Aidan Lane
Hutchmed China Ltd - Hong Kong-based biopharmaceutical firm - The new drug application for Tazverik has been granted conditional approval by the National Medical Products Administration in China for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma with the EZH2 gene mutation who have received at least two prior systemic therapies.
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1 month ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Aidan Lane
(Alliance News) - Kondor AI PLC announced on Friday that it has made an all-share acquisition offer for Ora Technology PLC, following several months of deadline extensions. Under the agreement, software developer Kondor will acquire 59.10% of the share capital of Ora, which has developed a platform for digital carbon trading. Kondor has developed a unified marketplace for businesses and AI agents, which it will call sundae_bar.
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1 month ago | 
marketscreener.com | Aidan Lane
(Alliance News) - Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC on Friday raised its dividend after reporting an improved net asset value, as NatWest Group PLC, Barclays PLC and Standard Chartered PLC contributed strongly to the portfolio in 2024. The London-based company, which primarily invests in UK equities, said net asset value per share at fair value increased 13% to 291.1 pence as at December 31, from 252.2p a year prior.
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1 month ago | 
morningstar.co.uk | Aidan Lane
Hutchmed China Ltd - Hong Kong-based biopharmaceutical firm - The new drug application for Tazverik has been granted conditional approval by the National Medical Products Administration in China for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma with the EZH2 gene mutation who have received at least two prior systemic therapies.
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1 month ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Aidan Lane
(Alliance News) - UK consumer confidence rebounded in March, backed largely by increased sentiment among younger shoppers, a survey showed on Thursday. According to a British Retailer Consortium-Opinium survey conducted from March 4 to 7, three-month consumer expectations on the state of the economy improved slightly to minus 35 points in March from minus 37 in February. The survey's personal financial situation gauge also firmed, to minus 10 points in March from minus 11 in February.
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1 month ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Aidan Lane
(Alliance News) - Allianz SE and BlackRock Inc on Wednesday said they were part of a consortium that has agreed to purchase European life insurance consolidator Viridium Holding AG. The Munich-based financial services company and the New York City-based investor said have partnered with Japanese insurer T&D Holdings Inc on the EUR3.5 billion deal, under which T&D will acquire the largest share.
