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Today’s profit warning from Corero Network Security (CNS:AIM) is another ugly reminder of how tough it is for small, sub-scale cyber security businesses. The AIM-listed business provides DDoS protection to clients. In plain English, it is software that alerts against distributed denial of service attacks, the sort of online hacks that shutdown websites and undermine trust among ...

US stocks were steady overnight after retail sales data beat expectations and trade talks with China were said to be ‘productive’, despite US tariffs on $125bn of Chinese exports coming into effect at the start of next month. After the longest delay in opening in eight years, due to technical issues, the FTSE 100 index rebounds 0.7% from yesterday’s six-month low adding 50 points to ...

Quirky British fashion label Ted Baker (TED) ticked 1p higher to 904.5p after signing a new product licence agreement with Next (NXT) to accelerate the expansion of its childrenswear collections. Partnering with Next, which nudged up 20p to £56.60 on the news, brings Ted Baker access to the high street clothing colossus’ supply network spanning over 40 countries and should bring greater ...

A slowing global economy never spells good news for companies digging minerals out of the ground, as evidenced by the 10% plunge in the KAZ Minerals (KAZ) share price today. Shares in the Kazakhstan-focused copper miner are trading down at around 445p this morning after it cut its dividend and reported lower half year profit, warning investors over the short term outlook for copper. A ...

Emerging concerns of a global recession drag on UK stock markets in early trade on Thursday as a political unrest in Hong Kong, inverse yield curves and ex-dividends take their toll in a largely quiet day for corporate news. The FTSE 100 sinks around 25 points, or about 0.35%, to 7,123.14, its lowest since February and echoing the dismal session overnight for major US markets. On Wall Street ...