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Block Energy to start 3D seismic survey at Georgian prospect carrying 301.7 MMboe resource estimate

Aspect Energy will fund and begin acquisition of a 3D seismic survey across the Martkopi Terrace prospect in July, the first major operational step in a fully-funded exploration programme valued at $95m gross.
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Rome Resources posts maiden Mineral Resource at Bisie North as cash falls to £1.4m

The DRC tin and copper explorer delivered its first resource estimate for Bisie North in 2025 but ended the year with cash down sharply at £1.42 million.
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BATM Wins First US Broadband Contract Worth $500k

BATM Advanced Communications has secured an initial $500,000 order from a top-10 US cable and broadband operator, marking its first major North American customer win.
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ImmuPharma names Bachem as manufacturing partner for Kapiglucagon drug program

ImmuPharma has selected Bachem as the active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer for its Kapiglucagon diabetes candidate, marking a key chemistry, manufacturing and controls milestone ahead of IND-enabling work.
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3i Group says private equity portfolio shows good momentum at AGM

3i Group's chief executive used the firm's annual general meeting to report continued progress across its private equity holdings.
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Barclays US unit clears Fed stress test with capital ratios above minimums

Barclays US maintained capital ratios above all regulatory minimums across the Federal Reserve's nine-quarter severely adverse scenario test.
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Hutchmed's fanregratinib hits 42.5% response rate in bile duct cancer trial

Phase II data supporting a Chinese regulatory application show fanregratinib achieved meaningful tumour responses in a heavily pretreated patient population.
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First Property Group swings to higher profit and reinstates dividend as balance sheet strengthens

The AIM-listed property fund manager posted a 12.2% rise in full-year pre-tax profit and cut net debt by nearly 70%, supported by property disposals and improved rental income at its Warsaw office.
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Halfords lifts full-year profit guidance to top end of consensus range

The UK motoring and cycling retailer beat underlying profit expectations for the 53 weeks to 3 April and now expects fiscal 2027 earnings near the top of the upgraded consensus range.
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Chemring secures $345m in US contracts to restart Alloy Surfaces decoy manufacturing

A $300m five-year production contract and a $45m restart grant from the US Department of War will return Chemring's Philadelphia-based pyrophoric decoys unit to continuing operations.
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H.B. Fuller to acquire Advanced Medical Solutions for £695m

H.B. Fuller's medical adhesive subsidiary is buying AMS in a deal that would add approximately $300 million to the US group's annual revenue and expand its total addressable market by $15 billion.
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FDA clears single pivotal trial path for Avacta's AVA6000 in salivary gland cancer

Avacta has agreed a pivotal trial design with the FDA for faridoxorubicin, requiring one study with progression-free survival as the sole primary endpoint for full approval.
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Moonpig earnings soar 20% thanks to margin boost

The online greeting cards and gifting platform grew revenue to £373m and hiked its dividend 25% for the year ended 30 April.
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Balfour Beatty wins £325m SSEN contract for Aberdeenshire grid hub

The infrastructure group will deliver earthworks and civil works at the Netherton Hub, a key node in Scotland's renewable energy transmission network.
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Serco reiterates full-year guidance after resilient first half

The government services group expects full-year revenue of around £5bn and underlying operating profit of approximately £300m, with margins reaching the upper end of its medium-term target.
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Tech Today: Esyasoft deadline extended on CyanConnode takeover, Pennant International, Dillistone Group

A takeover clock, a distribution milestone, and a leadership transition shaped Wednesday's small-cap tech session. CyanConnode's fate remained in the hands of a potential acquirer after regulators extended the put-up-or-shut-up deadline, while Pennant International validated its Siemens tie-up with
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Oil & Gas Today: Ratio Petroleum launches recommended all-cash bid for Pharos Energy, Jadestone Energy, Buccaneer Energy, United Oil & Gas

A recommended takeover bid dominated the small-cap oil and gas session, as Israel-based Ratio Petroleum moved to acquire Pharos Energy in an all-cash deal structured as a scheme of arrangement. Elsewhere, Jadestone Energy's Malaysia drilling campaign delivered an encouraging early result, while Bucc
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Health & Bio Today: Thalia Therapeutics acquires AML RNA therapy firm in £2.75m-backed deal, Primary Health Properties, Verici Dx, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge Cognition

An oncology acquisition anchored the health and biotech session, as Thalia Therapeutics (AIM:THAT) moved to add a clinical-stage RNA therapy to its pipeline through an oversubscribed fundraise. Away from the deal, Primary Health Properties advanced joint venture talks, Verici Dx completed its US reg
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Mining Today: Anglo American and Codelco seal Los Bronces-Andina copper deal, Cobra Resources, Kodal Minerals, Essentra, Kenmare Resources

A landmark copper joint operations agreement between Anglo American and Codelco dominated mining news, while rare earth drilling results from Cobra Resources defined a substantial high-grade zone in South Australia. Elsewhere, a broker maintained its conviction on Kodal Minerals' lithium ramp-up, Es
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Micron earnings set to test AI chip demand as oil dip steadies markets

Investors are watching Micron's results as a read on AI capital spending sustainability, with crowded semiconductor positioning amplifying the stakes after a tech-driven selloff.