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Online sales lift full-year profit at Bonmarche
AIM-listed value women’s fashion retailer Bonmarche posted a 38. 1% jump in full-year pre-tax profit on Tuesday even as revenue declined, as the online segment provided a boost in tough markets.
DS Smith plans £1bn rights issue to fund Spanish acquisition
DS Smith has launched a £1bn (€1. 15bn) rights issue to fund the €1. 7bn acquisition of smaller Spanish packaging rival Europac.
Smurfit Kappa gets recognition at Colombian back-scratching ceremony
Smurfit Kappa talked up its latest accolades once again on Tuesday, after winning two Grupo Nutresa awards in Colombia.
Ashtead posts solid full-year revenue growth
Equipment rental company Ashtead posted a 20% improvement in revenue in its final results on Tuesday to £3. 71bn, with rental revenue rising 21% to £3. 42bn.
Hornby annual losses widen, current sales lower than expected
Model train set maker Hornby posted a widening of its full-year losses on Tuesday as it said current sales were lower than expected.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Trade, taxes, airline M&A, water companies
Donald Trump directed the US Trade Representative to prepare new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports Monday as the two nations moved closer to a potential trade war. The tariffs, which Trump wants set at a 10% rate, would be the latest round of punitive measures in an escalating dispute over the large trade imbalance between the two countries. - Guardian.
Capita sells supplier assessment services for £160m
Capita has agreed to sell its supplier assessment services business for £160m as the outsourcing company disposes of non-core operations following the collapse of rival Carillion.
Powerhouse Energy hooks up demonstration plant to microgrid at Thornton Science Park
AIM-quoted technology company Powerhouse Energy has seen its demonstration energy plant power the Energy Centre at University of Chester's Thornton Science Park microgrid for the first time.
London open: Stocks slide as profit warnings, US-China tensions weigh
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as escalating tensions between the US and China and profit warnings soured sentiment.
Debenhams issues further profit warning amid fierce competition
Debenhams has warned that annual profit will be at least 20% less than market expectations as the department store chain faces weak consumer spending and discounting by competitors.
White House readies $400bn-worth of possible tariffs on Chinese made goods
President Donald Trump instructed his country's Trade Representative to identify another $200bn-worth of goods on which to levy 10% tariffs.
Countryside Properties expands Sigma partnership to deliver another 5,000 homes
Housebuilder and urban regeneration partner Countryside Properties has expanded its strategic partnership with Sigma Capital Group to deliver a further 5,000 private rental sector homes over the next three years.
McCarthy & Stone axes CEO and reviews strategy as profits disappoint
Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone's chief executive has been pushed into early retirement of his own after the company issued a profit warning on Tuesday amid increased caution from potential customers.
London pre-open: Stocks to drop as US-China relations escalate further
London stocks were set for losses at the open on Tuesday as the US and China edged closer to a trade war.