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Maintel Holdings Posts HY Total Revenue Of £46.5 Million
July 29 (Reuters) - Maintel Holdings PLC MAIH.L:MAINTEL HOLDINGS - COST SAVINGS EXPECTED AT £1.0-£1.5 MILLION IN FY 2025 & ANNUALISED COST SAVINGS OF £2.0 MILLION - £2.5 MILLION FROM FY 2026 ONWARDSMAINTEL HOLDINGS PLC: CONTINUES TO ANTICIPATE THAT GROUP'S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE WILL BE WEIGH...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
BetMGM raises 2025 forecast on strong iGaming, sports betting growth
July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. sports-betting service BetMGM, a joint venture between Entain ENT.L and MGM Resorts MGM.N, has raised its full-year 2025 revenue and core earnings forecast after posting a 35% rise in first-half revenue, helped by strong demand in online sports betting and its iGaming divisi...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
RPT-Stellantis expects gradual recovery in H2 and more 'tough decisions'
MILAN, July 29 (Reuters) - Stellantis STLAM.MI guided on Tuesday for increased net revenues and a low-single digit operating income margin in the second half despite increasing headwinds, as the automaker aims for a gradual recovery after a tough first half.The group also forecast an improved indust...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Paragon Banking Outlook FY25 Mortgage Lending Advances Around 1.6 Bln Stg
July 29 (Reuters) - Paragon Banking Group PLC PAGPA.L:PARAGON BANKING GRP - TRADING UPDATEPARAGON BANKING GROUP PLC - Q3 LOAN BALANCES UP 4.8% FROM Q3 2024PARAGON BANKING: UNVERIFIED CAPITAL RATIOS WERE IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS AT 13.6% FOR CET1 AND 15.4% FOR TCR AT QUARTER ENDPARAGON BANKING OUTL...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Thai and Cambodia agree to not deploy more troops on border, Cambodian official says
BANGKOK, July 29 (Reuters) - The Thai and Cambodian militaries have agreed not to deploy more troops on their border, following a ceasefire deal to end five days of intense fighting, a Cambodian official said on Tuesday.Lim Menghour, Director-General of the Commission on Foreign Affairs and Internat...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Barclays Announces A Further £1 Bln Share Buyback
July 29 (Reuters) - Barclays PLC BARC.L:BARCLAYS PLC - HALF-YEAR REPORTBARCLAYS - REMAIN ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES OF OUR THREE-YEAR PLANBARCLAYS - ANNOUNCED A FURTHER £1BN SHARE BUYBACK AND A HALF YEAR DIVIDEND OF 3.0P PER SHAREBARCLAYS OUTLOOK 2025 ROTE OF C.11%BARCLAYS OUTLOOK 2025 CET1 RAT...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
BetMGM raises 2025 forecast on strong iGaming, sports betting growth
July 29 (Reuters) - Ladbrokes owner Entain ENT.L said on Tuesday that BetMGM, its U.S. joint venture with MGM Resorts MGM.N, has raised its full-year 2025 revenue and core earnings forecast, helped by strong demand in online sports betting and its iGaming division.Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Barclays first half profit up 23%, announces $1.3 billion buyback
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Barclays BARC.L first half profit rose by a better than expected 23%, the British bank said on Tuesday, with its markets business reaping bumper returns from the frenzied trading activity unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.Pretax profit for the J...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Acast Enters Partnership With Magnite
July 29 (Reuters) - Acast AB ACAST.STANNOUNCES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH MAGNITEPARTNERSHIP TO MAKE ACAST'S PODCAST INVENTORY AVAILABLE TO ADVERTISERS VIA MAGNITE'S INFRASTRUCTURE Source text for Workspace: nMFN2H9mRH Further company coverage: [ACAST.ST]Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Russia's Yandex rebounds from loss to post Q2 profit growth
MOSCOW, July 29 (Reuters) - Russian internet giant Yandex bounced back from a first-quarter net loss to report a 34% year-on-year rise in second-quarter adjusted net profit to 30.4 billion roubles ($374.61 million), the company said on Tuesday.Yandex said its board of directors would consider a mana...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Japan's 2-year bonds rise after strong auction outcome
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) - Japan's two-year government bonds rose on Tuesday after a strong auction outcome, as the market viewed the current yield level as attractive given the uncertainties regarding the Bank of Japan's rate hike path. The two-year JGB yield JP2YTN=JBTC...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
AstraZeneca beats second-quarter profit expectations
July 29 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca AZN.L beat second-quarter earnings expectations on Tuesday, helped by strong sales of key cancer, heart and kidney disease drugs, but maintained its full-year forecast as pricing pressures and global trade risks remain challenges.Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Stellantis expects gradual recovery in H2 and more 'tough decisions'
MILAN, July 29 (Reuters) - Stellantis STLAM.MI guided on Tuesday for increased net revenues and a low-single digit operating income margin in the second half despite increasing headwinds, as the automaker aims for a gradual recovery after a tough first half.The group also forecast an improved indust...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Stellantis expects gradual recovery in H2 and more 'tough decisions'
MILAN, July 29 (Reuters) - Stellantis STLAM.MI guided on Tuesday for increased net revenues and a low-single digit operating income margin in the second half despite increasing headwinds, as the automaker aims for a gradual recovery after a tough first half.The group also forecast an improved indust...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
INSIGHT-How Syrian attackers killed: One hand on the gun, another on the camera
Armed men in military fatigues capture their killings on videoFootage verified by Reuters shows Druze civilians gunned downJuly violence has killed hundreds of Druze in Sweida, monitors sayBy Deniz Uyar, Monica Naime and Pola GrzankaJuly 29 (Reuters) - The fighters in military-style uniforms pointed...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
COLUMN-Equity investors are focusing on the wrong data this earnings season: Klement
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - The earnings season is ramping up, and investors are once again focusing on whether companies will beat or miss expectations. However, the major driver of share prices in 2025, and arguably in the long run, is found in the bond market.With 160 companies in the S&P 500...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Philips CEO Says Chinese Market Is Slowly Recovering
July 29 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Philips NV PHG.AS CEO Roy Jakobs in a media call:ORDER INTAKE IN CHINA IS IMPROVING, MARKET IS SLOWLY RECOVERING - MEDIA CALLON CHINESE RESTRICTIONS ON EU MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS: WE HAVE LOCALISED 90% OF WHAT WE SELL IN CHINA - MEDIA CALLON US-EU TRADE DEAL: WE ARE STILL ...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia kill 16, injure at least 35, Ukraine says
July 29 (Reuters) - Russia's multiple overnight strikes on the frontline region of Zaporizhzhia in southwestern Ukraine killed 16 and injured at least 35 people at a correctional facility, regional Ukrainian military and Zaporizhzhia's governor said on TuesdayZaporizhzhia governor Ivan Fedor...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
Pakistan's finance minister heads to US to finalise trade deal
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, July 29 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has left for his second visit to the United States in two weeks to finalise a trade deal with Washington, his office said late on Monday.The trip comes after Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday...Reuters
Tue, Jul 29
