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Gresham House Energy Storage Fund's Ocker Hill project wins provisional 25-year LDES contract
Ofgem has provisionally selected the Ocker Hill battery project for a 25-year cap and floor revenue support contract, securing long-term government-backed income for GRID's portfolio.
Prospex Energy files environmental assessment for four-well Italian gas programme
The EIA submission to Italian regulators marks a formal step toward a drilling campaign targeting expanded output at the Selva Malvezzi concession in Northern Italy.
New Frontier Minerals to target 40 untested prospects at Harts Range in July
The explorer returns to its Northern Territory rare earths and niobium project next month with only six of 46 priority targets drilled so far.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.