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Arcontech wins £800k European bank contract as full-year trading meets expectations

The financial data software firm secured a three-year deal with a new major European bank customer, while confirming full-year revenue and profit in line with market expectations.

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Roadside Real Estate delays DAR acquisition to third quarter after probate process extends

Completion of the D. A. Roberts Fuels deal, first delayed by a bereavement in May, has slipped further as HMRC probate timelines run longer than expected.

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Wynnstay lifts first-half profit 12% as Project Genesis delivers

The agricultural supplies group raised adjusted pre-tax profit to £6m in the six months to 30 April, reiterating confidence in full-year expectations.

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Lift Global Ventures takes stake in industrial AI firm FourJaw

The AQSE-listed investment company has completed an acquisition of a minority position in FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics, a University of Sheffield spinout whose machine-monitoring platform serves more than 150 manufacturers.

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AstraZeneca's Datroway wins EU approval recommendation for first-line triple-negative breast cancer

Europe's medicines committee has backed AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's antibody drug conjugate for patients ineligible for immunotherapy, citing a five-month overall survival gain over chemotherapy.

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Talon Resources begins Phase 1 fieldwork at Eagle Lake with Q4 drilling in sight

The AIM-listed gold explorer has launched channel sampling and prospecting across eight target areas at its Ontario project, targeting a maiden 2,000-metre drill campaign before year-end.

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Futura Medical signs new US distribution deal with MPG

The small-cap firm terminated its Eroxon US partnership with Haleon, receiving a $1.9 million early termination fee, and signed a distribution agreement with Market Performance Group to take commercial control from 1 September.

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The Premarket Brief: Bridgepoint acquires Kayne Anderson in $1.4bn deal, Futura Medical, Smiths News, BT Group

A landmark cross-border acquisition headlines Monday's pre-market news, as Bridgepoint moves to add a fifth asset class and push combined assets under management to $117 billion through its purchase of Kayne Anderson Real Estate.

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Eco Atlantic lands Namibia ministerial approval for PEL 98 farm-out to Lamda Energy

It has received the final regulatory consent needed to complete its farm-out of an 85% interest in Namibia's PEL 98 to Lamda Energy, with transaction documentation now being finalised.

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Amaroq begins drilling at Ilua rare earth prospect in South Greenland

The company has launched its first 2026 exploration campaign at a pegmatite-hosted rare earth target where surface samples previously returned grades of up to 2.3% total rare earth oxides.

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Genedrive partners Thermo Fisher Scientific to develop high-throughput diagnostic test

It will develop a laboratory-based pharmacogenetic test for deployment on Thermo Fisher Scientific's QuantStudio 5 Dx platform, targeting the UK NHS genomic laboratory market.

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Ferrexpo extends cash runway past August as war constraints persist

The Ukrainian iron ore producer has sold a transhipping vessel for $7.7 million and now expects its cash position to last beyond its previously stated end-of-August deadline.

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Smiths News Lands ANL National Distribution Deal Worth £105m a Year

The UK's largest news wholesaler has secured exclusive national distribution rights for the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and The i Paper through to July 2037.

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Plus500 launches sports event contracts in US prediction markets

The fintech group is bringing Kalshi sports event-based contracts to US retail customers through its proprietary futures trading platform, targeting what it calls the highest-engagement category in prediction markets.

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BT and Verizon combine international units in $4bn joint venture

BT Group and Verizon have agreed to merge their international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture targeting multinational connectivity, with Verizon paying BT a $625 million equalisation payment.

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Wedbush sees 35% upside in IBM after sub-1 nanometer chip breakthrough

Dan Ives maintains an Outperform rating and $350 price target, arguing IBM's new nanostack architecture positions it as a winner in the AI hardware market for years to come.

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Markets rattled by Hormuz vessel strike and renewed tech selling

A ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz has reignited fears over Middle Eastern stability, colliding with a fresh wave of selling in high-valued technology stocks to deepen mid-week market volatility.

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Tech Today: Cirata raises £6.3m in placing and subscription, Defence Holdings, Zegona Communications

Capital raises and debt restructuring dominated the tech and communications small-cap space, with Cirata tapping investors for up to £6.3m and Defence Holdings completing an oversubscribed £4m placing, while Zegona Communications cut its annual interest bill by €60m through a major refinancing of it

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Oil & Gas Today: Zephyr doubles Paradox Basin acreage, Kistos, Zenith Energy, Ethtry

A busy Friday for small-cap oil and gas saw Zephyr Energy nearly double its Utah footprint with a 27,000-acre acquisition, while Kistos Holdings reported a near-breakeven statutory result as its Balder Future project delivered first oil. Elsewhere, Zenith Energy received an arbitration timetable tha

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Mining Today: Arc Minerals posts full-year loss after Anglo American JV exit, Greenroc Strategic Materials, BHP, Guardian Metal Resources, Talon Resources

A busy Friday for mining newsflow saw Arc Minerals (AIM:ARCM) report a full-year loss as it regroups following Anglo American's exit from its Zambian copper joint venture, while BHP confirmed a leadership restructure days before incoming chief executive Brandon Craig takes the helm. Elsewhere, criti