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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.
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Deutsche Bank raises Bunzl target to 2,950p on North America progress and volume recovery

The broker lifts its price target and reiterates its 'buy' rating after Bunzl's first-half trading update signals broadening momentum beyond temporary pricing tailwinds.
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Deutsche Bank lifts St James's Place target to 2,050p with 79% upside in sight

Shares in the wealth manager has further to run
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Panmure Liberum raises Foresight Environmental Infrastructure target to 92p after 33% share run

The broker lifts its price target by 19p and sees a further 18% total shareholder return ahead as growth investments and improved disclosure shift investor perception.
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Deutsche Bank lifts Diageo price target to 1759p on rising US promotional activity

Analyst Mitch Collett flags accelerating promotional spend in US Nielsen data as a potential stabilising signal for Diageo's troubled North American business.
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Interactive Investor sees Berkeley Group caught at the bottom of the cycle but eyes long-term recovery

Analyst Richard Hunter says the London housebuilder is navigating a difficult regulatory and economic environment but retains confidence in its structural housing thesis.
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Panmure Liberum reiterates 'buy' on Trainline after Ian Brown CEO appointment

The broker sees the hiring of a former Booking.com and Flutter executive as a strong fit for the rail-retailing platform.
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SP Angel trims Kodal Minerals target but maintains 'buy' on Bougouni ramp-up

The broker sees stronger spodumene pricing and rising shipment volumes as the key re-rating catalysts for the AIM-listed lithium miner.
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SpaceX sheds $600bn from IPO peak as tech sell-off rattles Nasdaq and Kospi

A 30% reversal in SpaceX from its post-IPO high has become the focal point of a broader technology sector pullback, with the Nasdaq 100 down a further 2.5% and South Korea's Kospi off 10%.
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Small Caps Today: Thalia Therapeutics acquires AML RNA therapy firm in £2.75m-backed deal, Vertu Motors, CyanConnode, Pennant International, Seed Innovations

A busy session for small-cap corporate activity was headlined by Thalia Therapeutics' transformative acquisition of an RNA oncology company, backed by an oversubscribed fundraise, while Vertu Motors lifted full-year profit guidance on broad trading strength and a M&A deadline loomed over CyanConnode
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Segro shares jump as Prologis goes public with £12.6 billion takeover approach

US logistics giant urges shareholders to press Segro's board into talks after an all-share proposal was rejected.

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Market Brief: Thalia Therapeutics acquires AML RNA therapy firm in £2.75m-backed deal, Ratio Petroleum bids for Pharos Energy, Vertu Motors, Anglo American

A busy morning of corporate news spans oncology M&A, a recommended takeover bid in oil and gas, and operational updates from automotive retail to copper mining. Thalia Therapeutics (AIM:THAT)'s acquisition of Sanmirna Therapeutics leads the agenda, while an all-cash approach for Pharos Energy (AIM:P
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Pennant International lands first Auxilium-GenS sale through Siemens distribution deal

The AIM-listed systems support software group has completed its first commercial sale of Auxilium-GenS via Siemens Digital Industries Software, less than three months after the two companies agreed a global distribution partnership.
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Thor Energy awards 2D seismic contract at South Australia hydrogen project

Thor Energy has signed a Letter of Award for a 464-kilometre 2D seismic survey at its HY-Range project in South Australia, a key step toward identifying drill targets for natural hydrogen and helium.
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Georgina Energy secures land rights agreement unlocking Mt Winter helium and hydrogen permit
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Ratio Petroleum makes all-cash recommended bid for Pharos Energy

Israel-based exploration group Ratio Petroleum Energy has launched a recommended all-cash acquisition of London-listed Pharos Energy, structured as a scheme of arrangement, citing the combined group's ability to fund exploration growth that Pharos cannot pursue at its current scale.
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Cobra Resources rare earth assays define high-grade 5km zone at Head Prospect

New drilling results at Cobra Resources' South Australian project outline a scalable rare earth system with acid-generating characteristics that could cut extraction costs.