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NEXT raises full-year profit guidance after Q1 full-price sales beat forecasts
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FTSE 100 closes lower as HSBC drag and Middle East pressure overwhelm Wall Street gains

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Mining Today: Rainbow Rare Earths weighs US listing, Empire Metals, Andrada Mining, Kodal Minerals, Galantas Gold

A busy day for mining newsflow saw resource updates, corporate milestones, and strategic pivots across the sector. Rainbow Rare Earths (AIM:RBW) opened a formal review of a potential US stock exchange listing, while Empire Metals (AIM:EEE) delivered encouraging early assays from its Pitfield titaniu
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Tech Today: RWS Holdings acquires Obviously for up to £40m, Vodafone, Light Science Technologies, Smarter Web Company, Crimson Tide, Fusion Antibodies

A busy day for technology and tech-adjacent names saw RWS Holdings complete the most significant deal of the session, snapping up AI-enabled IP and brand protection platform Obviously Group for up to £40m, while Vodafone moved to take full control of VodafoneThree in a £4.3bn buyout of CK Hutchison'
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Oil & Gas Today: Gulf Marine wins Africa and LatAm contracts, Capricorn Energy, Eco Atlantic, Kosmos Energy

A busy session for small and mid-cap oil and gas names was anchored by contract wins and earnings guidance from Gulf Marine Services, while Capricorn Energy delivered a double dose of corporate news, a court-sanctioned debt recovery from Waldorf Production and an early repayment of its own junior d
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Health & Bio Today: BSF Enterprise auctions T-Rex leather at Drouot, genedrive, ImmuPharma, Creo Medical, hVIVO

A landmark auction appointment for a one-of-a-kind T-Rex leather handbag drove BSF Enterprise to the top of the health and biotech tape, while clinical and regulatory progress across the sector kept deal flow active. Elsewhere, an analyst flag on hVIVO served as a reminder that contract momentum alo
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Ferguson reiterates 2026 guidance as Q1 sales and adjusted profit rise

Ferguson Enterprises reiterated its 2026 guidance and reported Q1 net sales of $7.5bn, up 3.6% year-on-year, with adjusted operating profit rising 8.4% to $647m.
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RWS Holdings agrees to buy Obviously for up to £40m

RWS Holdings has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Obviously Group for £16.5m cash plus an earn-out of up to £23.5m, with completion taking place today.
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Capricorn Energy to receive about US$4-5m after court sanctions Waldorf restructuring
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Standard Chartered takes stake in crypto trader GSR
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Tertiary Minerals shares surged after Mushima North fast-track
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The Smarter Web Company buys 27 more Bitcoin

It bought the Bitcoin for £1.53m under its "10 Year Plan" buying remit, supported by its Coinbase credit facility.
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Capricorn Energy repays $30m junior debt two years early
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Amigo Resources shares gain on Songwe JV

The JV will advance three contiguous rare-earth prospecting licences totalling 17.73 km² in Tanzania’s Songwe Region.
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Hydrogen Utopia International shares rocketed after Project Fortress Fuel launch
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Fulcrum Metals secures £6m package to fully fund pilot plant and testing
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Compass Group tipped for big upside amid sector tailwinds

Deutsche Bank's Andre Juillard reiterates Buy on Compass Group (CPG.L) with a punchy price target.
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Gulf Marine Services boosted by a bolstered 'asset‑light' revenue stream

Gulf Marine Services won a 170‑day charter and a one‑year third‑party vessel management contract that extend its operations into Latin America and Africa.
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Hal Cook says bonds still diversify despite higher share-bond correlation
The image features a tall glass building with the HSBC logo prominently displayed at the top. Surrounding the building are trees, creating a natural frame for the financial institution's headquarters.

"A blot on the copybook" is how one analyst describes HSBC's Q1

Richard Hunter, Head of Markets at interactive investor, argues HSBC's first-quarter results were marred by elevated credit impairments and the absence of a resumed buyback despite resilient revenue and stronger wealth inflows.