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Motus (JSE: MTH) lifts profit 19% as finance costs fall R369m and dividend rises 29%
Revenue increased only 1%, but lower financing costs and improved operating returns lifted attributable profit 19% and allowed Motus to increase its annual dividend by 29%.
UK records hottest summer since 1884 as average temperature reaches 16.5°C
The United Kingdom has recorded its hottest summer since national records began in 1884, with a mean temperature of 16.5°C and the Met Office estimating human-caused climate change made such conditions around 130 times more likely.
The Shepherd Mayfair starts around ÂŁ500 a night, but overnight guests are only part of the revenue plan
The Shepherd Mayfair opens with 82 rooms in London, testing whether prime location, dining and ÂŁ500 rates can deliver strong boutique returns in Mayfair.
Bodycote’s aerospace revenue is accelerating just as Veritas takes the company private for £1.85bn
Veritas Capital has beaten CVC to secure Bodycote’s board backing with a £1.85 billion enterprise-value offer. The price is roughly 10 times 2025 adjusted EBITDA and comes as aerospace and defence revenue accelerates, turning the take-private into another test of whether London-listed industrial companies are being acquired before their strategic improvement is fully reflected in public valuations.
ABF is below its 52-week high as Primark tests whether Georgia can become another US cluster
Primark plans two Georgia openings as its US network reaches 48 stores, testing whether low-price physical retail can scale despite weak consumer demand.
KFC Canada is spending C$30m on drinks, and the real target may be customers who are not hungry
KFC Canada is investing C$30m in Kwench beverages, testing whether shakes, refreshers and coffee can create a meaningful sales engine beyond chicken now.
Rituals generated €2.43bn in revenue, then decided 1,500 physical stores needed changing at once
Rituals invests €40m to refit 1,500 boutiques in 30 countries, testing whether physical retail can keep pace with €2.43bn beauty growth across Europe.
Harvey Norman lost more than A$31m in UK retail, so why is it planning more stores?
Harvey Norman is planning more UK stores despite a A$31m segment loss, making overseas scale versus execution risk the central HVN valuation test.
Ballard Power (BLDP) bets ÂŁ275m on hydrogen-as-a-service as GeoPura deal closes
Ballard Power Systems has completed its ÂŁ275 million acquisition of GeoPura, moving beyond fuel-cell manufacturing into hydrogen production, logistics and Energy-as-a-Service. The transaction significantly expands Ballard's revenue model but gives former GeoPura shareholders a 14.1% stake and adds a major integration challenge to its 2028 profitability plan.
Jumbo Interactive (ASX: JIN) revenue jumps 33%, but dividend halves after Dream expansion
Jumbo Interactive delivered record underlying EBITDA and 33% revenue growth in FY26 as the Dream Giveaways acquisitions transformed its international business. Investors remained cautious as statutory profit declined, the dividend was halved and group EBITDA margin compressed during a year of heavy acquisition investment.