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Anglo American and Codelco complete Los Bronces-Andina joint mine plan deal

The two mining groups have closed their definitive agreement to run coordinated operations across their neighbouring Chilean copper mines, targeting 2.7 million additional tonnes of production.
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Primary Health Properties in advanced talks to form private hospital portfolio joint venture

PHP confirms it is in advanced discussions with an unnamed investor to seed a new joint venture with its private hospital portfolio.
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Berkeley Group lifts net cash to £363m but warns London is building less than 10% of homes it needs

The housebuilder delivered 4,203 homes in the year to 30 April while flagging that planning delays, tax burdens and regulatory pressures are strangling new supply in the capital.
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Nissan quietly halted all-electric Qashqai development at Sunderland last year

The Japanese carmaker shelved its fully electric Qashqai programme as part of a sweeping cost-cutting drive, raising fresh questions about the future of its 6,000-strong Sunderland workforce.
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Tech Today: Deutsche Bank sees 31% RELX upside, Big Technologies, Iomart, Filtronic

A wave of full-year results dominated the small and mid-cap technology space, with Iomart delivering the sharpest negative surprise, a swing to a £4m adjusted loss that sent its shares down more than a fifth, while Filtronic beat earnings expectations yet still fell nearly 10% on the day. Against
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Mining Today: Vast Resources extends Gulf International Minerals deadline, Strategic Minerals, Tertiary Minerals, Arkle Resources

A day of corporate repositioning and exploration progress across the small-cap mining sector, with deadline extensions, resource boundary breakthroughs, and a full strategic pivot to uranium all competing for attention. Vast Resources (AIM:VAST)'s one-month extension on its Gulf International Minera

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Markets steady as Burnham fiscal credibility test begins

Sterling and gilt yields have stabilised following Andy Burnham's Labour leadership transition, but investors are watching whether his spending pledges can be reconciled with fiscal discipline.
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Deutsche Bank holds GSK at 1,900p as prescription tracker flags mixed product trends

Analyst Emmanuel Papadakis sees double-digit upside for Shingrix and Apretude but double-digit downside for Trelegy and Triumeq as weekly Rx data through 12 June holds prior-week patterns.
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Deutsche Bank sees 31% upside in RELX ahead of July results

Analyst Steve Liechti reiterates a Buy rating and 3050p price target, arguing AI concerns are overdone and the data analytics group is well placed to monetise its proprietary content.
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Bunzl outlook improves as North America stabilises

Analyst Richard Hunter says Bunzl's cautiously positive trading update should calm investor nerves, with the distributor now expecting good growth in adjusted operating profit for the full year.
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Panmure Liberum turns buyer on Kainos as profit forecasts rise

Panmure Liberum has upgraded Kainos to buy from hold, betting that the IT services group is about to convert strong sales growth into rising profits.
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Wedbush sees KOSPI sell-off as buying opportunity for AI chip stocks

Dan Ives argues the 10% Korean market drop is a "gut check moment" rather than a structural crack in the AI investment thesis.
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Shore Capital urges Ramsdens shareholders to accept FirstCash's 600p takeover bid

Shore Capital calls the 609p total implied consideration "highly compelling" and recommends shareholders accept the recommended cash offer.
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Small Caps Today: FirstCash launches recommended takeover of Ramsdens, Tiger Alpha, Iomart, Severfield, Filtronic

A US pawnbroking giant's move on Ramsdens Holdings (AIM:RFX) dominated the small-cap tape, sending the shares surging more than 30% and marking FirstCash's second major UK acquisition in under a year. Elsewhere, a cloud services profit warning hammered Iomart, a reverse takeover into AI content crea
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Market Brief: FirstCash launches recommended takeover of Ramsdens, Tiger Alpha reverse takeover, Severfield, Telecom Plus, Filtronic

A recommended cash takeover bid and a reverse takeover into AI content creation headline a busy morning for small and mid-cap news. Ramsdens Holdings (AIM:RFX) becomes the latest UK pawnbroker to fall to US consolidator FirstCash, while Tiger Alpha (AIM:TIR) plans to shed its royalties identity enti
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Tech rally faces bond yield squeeze after eight-day run

Rising yields and crowded semiconductor positioning are testing the durability of the recent relief rally, according to Tickmill Group.
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Telecom Plus lifts adjusted profit 4.7% but flags sharp earnings dip as five-year growth plan bites

The multi-utility platform beat £132m in full-year profit but warned next year's figure will fall to between £80m and £90m as it funds an ambitious plan to double its customer base by 2031.
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Dialight underlying operating profit more than doubles as transformation plan delivers

The industrial LED lighting group posted underlying operating profit of $10.3m for the year ended 31 March, up from $4.2m a year earlier, even as revenue fell 9%.
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EnSilica posts record EBITDA and lifts FY27 revenue guidance to £32-34m