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Aviva profit jumps 24% as Direct Line integration raises the bar for £7bn cash target
Aviva plc beat first-half profit expectations as Direct Line and Wealth accelerated growth, but softer insurance pricing and a lower Health outlook mean the next phase depends on converting greater scale into sustainable margins, capital and earnings per share.
European Green Transition (AIM: EGT) revenue jump validates wind pivot
European Green Transition’s first post-acquisition trading period points to strong wind-services demand, but converting a £126 million repowering pipeline will determine whether its £50 million revenue ambition is realistic.
Clean TeQ Water (ASX: CNQ) PHOSPHIX plant beats phosphate target in first European commercial deployment
Clean TeQ Water’s first European PHOSPHIX plant beat phosphate targets, but repeat orders and operating economics will determine the commercial payoff.
Renishaw plc (LSE: RSW) beats upgraded guidance with £815m full-year revenue
Renishaw expects fiscal 2026 revenue of approximately £815 million and adjusted pre-tax profit of £167 million after semiconductor, electronics, aerospace and defence demand produced a record fourth quarter.
Dunelm (LSE: DNLM) shares rise as £1.83bn sales offset flat full-year profit
Dunelm Group delivered resilient fourth-quarter sales, rising digital participation and strong cash conversion, but flat profit and heavier promotional activity show why its September strategy update will matter.
Hays plc (LSE: HAS) shares jump as profit outlook improves despite weak hiring market
Hays plc rallied as profit guidance improved despite falling fees, raising the key question: is HAS seeing a turnaround or only a cost-led reprieve?
UN calls urgent Sudan debate as 500,000 civilians face El Obeid atrocity risk
Half a million civilians face atrocity risk in El Obeid as the RSF closes in, forcing an urgent United Nations debate before Sudan’s next catastrophe.
How the Belfast knife attack triggered anti-immigration unrest across Northern Ireland
Belfast wants justice after a brutal knife attack. Northern Ireland now faces the harder test of stopping anger from becoming intimidation.
Argan, Inc. (NYSE: AGX) posts record revenue as its price outruns analyst targets
Argan (NYSE: AGX) is profitable, debt-free and posting record revenue on AI power demand, yet it trades above every analyst target. That gap is the story.
The hidden meeting tax is real, and Owl Labs thinks Westcoast can help fix it
Hybrid work keeps wasting meeting time. Owl Labs and Westcoast are turning distribution into the next productivity battleground.