First Derivatives, the Newry-based technology firm, made a pre-tax profit of £16.7m in 2019, up 38% on the previous year. Turnover was up by 17% from £186m to £217m, boosted by a strong performance in the software division. The company provides …
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Home Depot (HD – Get Report) posted stronger-than-expected first quarter earnings Tuesday, and confirmed its full-year earnings guidance, but unfavorable February weather hit same stores sales growth rates for the world’s biggest home improvement …
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Simon Mydlowski, partner at law firm Gordons, fears that food and drink suppliers will suffer losses from this administration (they’ll join a queue of other creditors):. “A number of suppliers will have been caught unawares here, perhaps showing a little too much …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Steel, the country’s second largest steel producer, is on the brink of collapse unless the government agrees to provide an emergency 30 million pound loan by later on Tuesday, a source close to the situation said. The steelmaker …
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… * Easing of restrictions on Huawei lifts IT firms. * Rare earths producers surge after Xi visit. * Yuan strengthens toward 6.9 per dollar. SHANGHAI, May 21 (Reuters) – Chinese shares finished higher on Tuesday as investors took heart from the temporary …
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