Oliver Haill
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 179
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- Aug 19, 2026
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Angling Direct pulls in more sales despite drought hitting fishing market (opens the original)
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Angling Direct PLC (AIM:ANG) has posted slightly better first-half sales despite drought conditions hitting fishing activity, with the top line falling sharply in mainland Europe. In a trading update, the fishing tackle and equipment retailer said revenue rose 5.1% to £56.4 million in the six months to 31 July, driven by growth in its UK business. UK sales increased 6.9% to £54.6 million, with store sales up 6.4% and online revenue 7.5% higher. Like-for-like UK sales grew 2.9%. European sales fe
FTSE 100 Live: Lacklustre blue-chips end the day in the green (opens the original)
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The FTSE 100 ended the session 15.31 points higher at 10,743.35. Blue-chip stocks nosed into the green after the open on Wall Street with traders in New York providing a measured response to some fairly volatile trading in Asia overnight. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 3.2%, South Korea's Kospi tumbled 5.6%, and Shanghai fell 2.3% on growing concerns over the solidity of the AI and tech boom - rumbles that (in circular fashion) emanated from the US. But all this was put to bed as the S&P and Dow rose i
Next now deserves 'best in class' valuation as international sales accelerate, says Citi (opens the original)
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Next PLC's (LSE:NXT) latest upgrade has left analysts asking a familiar question: how much is the retailer holding back in its guidance? Second-quarter full-price sales grew 9.2%, more than double management’s 4% assumption. International sales surged 36.9%, while UK growth of 2.8% also exceeded expectations. The performance prompted Next to lift annual adjusted pre-tax profit guidance by £25 million to £1.24 billion. Such a lift is well known to investors in the company, having marked the compa
Diageo jumps as CEO Lewis maps out America turnaround and $8bn cash target (opens the original)
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Diageo PLC (LSE:DGE) shares jumped 6.3% to 1,744.9p after the booze maker reported higher underlying profit despite lower sales, with chief executive Dave Lewis setting out new strategic priorities for the coming three years. Organic net sales fell 2% in the year to 30 June, with volumes down 0.4% and an unfavourable price and product mix reducing sales by 1.6%. Reported revenue declined 3% to $19.64 billion. Growth in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa was offset by weakness in
Tekcapital rises on valuation uplift from geothermal-powered AI data centre investment (opens the original)
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Tekcapital PLC (LSE:TEK) shares rose 8.9% to 4.3p after the technology investment group reported record net assets and profit, driven largely by a non-cash uplift in the value of Vesari. Net assets climbed to $201.7 million at the end of June from $55.1 million in December, while net asset value per share increased to $0.78 from $0.27. First-half profit after tax surged to $144.8 million from $5.4 million, with portfolio returns and services revenue rising to $145.5 million from $6.1 million. Te
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