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Talon Resources outlines drilling programme at Ontario gold project in investor presentation

The AIM-listed explorer says Eagle Lake is fully permitted and capitalised ahead of a 2,000-metre diamond drilling campaign in Ontario's Wabigoon Subprovince.
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Kistos swings to near-breakeven as Balder Future delivers first oil

The North Sea and Norway-focused oil and gas producer reported adjusted EBITDA of $97 million for 2025, with a statutory loss narrowing sharply to $2 million as the Balder Future project reached first oil.
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BSF Enterprise subsidiary wins four Lions at Cannes 2026 for T-Rex Leather campaign

Lab-Grown Leather took home a Gold, Silver and two Bronze Lions at Cannes Lions 2026, validating the commercial positioning of BSF's bioengineered T-Rex Leather material.
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Clean Power Hydrogen settles subcontract dispute over Northern Ireland Water hydrogen project

CPH2 has executed a deed of termination and settlement with subcontractor Lagan MEICA, closing out a contract dispute tied to its 1MW Northern Ireland Water project.
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Zegona cuts annual interest bill by €60m with €3.7bn refinancing

Zegona Communications has refinanced its entire senior debt stack, reducing its annualised interest cost from €230m to €170m.
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Heathrow cuts 2026 passenger forecast as Middle East conflict weighs on traffic

The airport's semi-annual investor report trims its base-case traffic outlook and flags a £147 million decline in adjusted EBITDA versus 2025.
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Hercules Expands Debt Facilities to £25m with IGF

The AIM-listed infrastructure and construction group has upsized its invoice discounting facility and secured £5m in term loans, with the bulk of the new debt covering an acquisition earnout payment.
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RTW Bio adds $1.4m to Lycia Therapeutics Series D round targeting food allergy and Graves' disease

RTW Biotech Opportunities has made a follow-on investment in Lycia Therapeutics as part of a $75 million Series D financing to advance two clinical-stage programmes.
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XPS Pensions acquires actuarial firm APR for up to £16.3m

XPS Pensions Group is buying the trade and assets of specialist insurance actuarial consultancy Austin Professional Resourcing, accelerating its push into a £1.5bn general insurance consulting market.
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Barratt Redrow confirms Dean Banks as CEO from 21 September

The housebuilder has set a start date for its incoming chief executive, with a handover period running through to March 2027.
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BHP splits Americas leadership role ahead of Brandon Craig's CEO start

BHP is restructuring its executive leadership team as incoming chief executive Brandon Craig prepares to take over on 1 July, splitting the Americas region into two separate presidencies.
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Arc Minerals posts full-year loss as copper explorer regroups after Anglo American JV exit

The Africa-focused copper explorer regained full control of its Zambian flagship project in 2025 and is targeting a drilling campaign at its Botswana asset in the second half of 2026.
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Zephyr Energy doubles Paradox Basin footprint with 27,000-acre acquisition

The AIM-listed oil and gas company has acquired additional Utah acreage at a critical point in its Paradox project farm-out process, while completing the sale of non-core Wyoming assets for $2.2 million.
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DF Capital lifts full-year profit outlook as loan book surges past £915m

The AIM-listed specialist bank expects full-year profit to materially exceed market expectations after record first-half loan origination and rapid growth in its asset finance product.
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Devolver Digital flags first-half revenue at least 60% above prior year but warns STARSEEKER launch disappoints

The indie games publisher expects strong first-half trading to offset a slower-than-expected start for its System Era title, with full-year guidance to follow at half-year results in late September.
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Defence Holdings raises £4m in oversubscribed placing to accelerate defence technology strategy
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Wise lifts FY27 margin guidance to top of 20-25% range after FY26 profit beats target

The cross-border payments group posted income before tax of $660 million for the year ended March 31, with revenue and margins both finishing above mid-term targets.
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Avon Technologies confirms $40m of delivery orders for US army helmet contract

Team Wendy Ceradyne has received orders under a 2021 US Army helmet protection programme worth more than $40 million.
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Wedbush sees 36% upside in Apple as memory cost surge forces Mac and iPad price hikes

Analyst Dan Ives maintains his $400 price target and Outperform rating, arguing Apple can absorb a chip cost crisis without losing its premium customer base.
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Deutsche Bank gives its take on Prologis approach

Analyst Christen Hjorth assumes coverage of the UK logistics REIT with an unchanged Hold rating and 850p price target.