Whitbread shares slide as they are no longer propped up by promise of capital return

Shares in Premier Inn owner Whitbread (WTB) have dropped 3.4% to £47.34 as it announces it will return around £2bn to shareholders at a price of £49.72 per share. The tender offer is a way of returning some of the proceeds from Whitbread’s ...

22 July 2019, 11:14

Investors hug Ted Baker tight on founder-backed buyout rumours

Shares in out-of-favour fashion brand Ted Baker (TED) rallied 13.4% to 950p on Monday following weekend reports that founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) Ray ...
22 July 2019, 11:02
What today’s results and M&A activity from Ascential tell us about its transformation

Media group Ascential (ASCL) gains 3% to 390.6p as it agrees to acquire an initial 35% interest in cybersecurity provider Avast's marketing analysis unit Jumpshot for ...
22 July 2019, 10:38
Metro Bank rallies on potential loan book reduction

Shares in challenged lender Metro Bank (MTRO) gain 3% to 486p after it ...

Market report: Metro Bank jumps on possible £500m sale, Whitbread down as it returns £2bn to investors

UK stocks start the week flat with the FTSE 100 opening at ...

Sirius Minerals steps closer to getting the cash for its $3.8bn mine

Shares in Sirius Minerals (SXX) spiked over 3.5% to 16.47p after the ...

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Abcam sees annual revenue growing 11% amid strong performance in China

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22 July 2019, 08:32

Whitbread completes £2.5bn capital return to shareholders

Premier Inn hotel chain owner Whitbread said it had completed a £2.5bn capital return programme that was...

22 July 2019, 07:21

Ascential acquires initial 35% stake in Avast's Jumpshot for $60.8m

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Science Group amasses 47.6% stake in Frontier Smart Technologies

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22 July 2019, 07:26

Petra Diamonds annual revenue falls 6% in weaker gem market

Petra Diamonds said its annual revenue fell 6% amid lower gem prices and forecast production volumes to...

22 July 2019, 07:34

Whitbread shares slide as they are no longer propped up by promise of capital return

Investors hug Ted Baker tight on founder-backed buyout rumours

What today’s results and M&A activity from Ascential tell us about its transformation

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Market report: Metro Bank jumps on possible £500m sale, Whitbread down as it returns £2bn to investors

Sirius Minerals steps closer to getting the cash for its $3.8bn mine

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Investors start to fret as Fed and ECB meetings loom

Abcam sees annual revenue growing 11% amid strong performance in China

Whitbread completes £2.5bn capital return to shareholders

Ascential acquires initial 35% stake in Avast's Jumpshot for $60.8m

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