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Paragon Entertainment scores Kidzania Abu Dhabi fit-out contract
Attractions design, production and fit-out business Paragon Entertainment on Tuesday confirmed that it has been appointed to work on Emaar Entertainment’s KidZania attraction in Abu Dhabi.
Arcontech trading 'comfortably ahead' of expectations
AIM-listed market data provider Arcontech said profits from its recently ended trading year had come in "comfortably ahead of market expectations".
Peel Hunt upgrades Ascential to 'add''
Peel Hunt upgraded Ascential - the owner of the Cannes Lions festival - to 'add' from 'hold' and lifted the price target to 515p from 400p as it updated its forecasts for the sale of the events business, moves in the dollar and the acquisition of global digital subscription business WARC.
UK service sector on the rise amid warm weather and royal wedding
Services output in the United Kingdom increased by 0. 4% for the three months to May, with a surge in activity in the wholesale, retail and motor trade sector accounting for the bulk of the pick-up.
Mayan Energy shares lower despite positive Utah oil sands report
Mayan Energy shares were 4% lower on Tuesday despite positive news from the heavy oil sands project in Utah in which it has in interest through a 17% stake in Deloro Energy.
UK GDP growth picks-up to 0.3% in May, backing case for August rate hike
Britain's economy accelerated in May, driven by a surge in construction output, after flat-lining in April, leaving the MPC on track to hike Bank Rate come August, according to some economists.
Amur Minerals issues new shares in covertible loan deal
Russia-focused Amur Minerals on Tuesday said it had issued 3,543,960 new ordinary shares of no par value of the company to Cuart Investments PCC Ltd and YA II PN Ltd in settlement of $163,589 of principal and accrued interest.
FTSE 100 movers: Ocado zigzags higher, investors rotate out of defensives
London's FTSE 100 was struggling for direction on Tuesday, with Ocado leading the risers and defensive stocks weighing on the downside.
Chinese inflation edges higher in June, but only temporarily
Price pressures in Asia's largest economy picked-up last month, but that was unlikely to last, analysts said.
GoldStone makes progress at Akrokeri
GoldStone Resources updated the market on the progress of activities at its Akrokeri-Homase Gold Project in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on Tuesday, reporting the sinking of a new shaft to access the historic high grade gold mine - one of two previously producing operations at AKHM.
Shanta Gold reaches cost saving target three months early
East Africa-focused gold producer, developer and explorer Shanta Gold announced on Tuesday that its plan to reduce its costs by $7m on an annualised basis has been achieved, three months ahead of schedule.
FTSE 250 movers: Softcat indisputable leader of the gang; TP Icap woes weigh
Broardroom troubles and rising costs at interdealer broker TP Icap saw the company's shares plunge 35% on Tuesday as chief executive John Phizackerley was fired.
Central Asia Metals pleased with progress in Kazakhstan and Macedonia
Central Asia Metals issued its first-half operations update for the Kounrad dump leach, solvent extraction and electrowinning copper recovery plant in Kazakhstan, and the Sasa zinc-lead mine in Macedonia, on Tuesday.
Petro Matad spuds Snow Leopard-1 in Taats Basin
Mongolian oil explorer Petro Matad told shareholders on Tuesday that the Snow Leopard-1 well in the Taats Basin of Block V, of which it owned 100%, spudded on 9 July.
Live Company signs up partner for Christmas LEGO show in Monaco
Live Company announced a partnership with the Grimaldi Forum for the launch of BRICKLIVE Monaco Christmas on Tuesday.
Orosur Mining raises $0.25m as it advances Anza project discussions
Orosur Mining announced on Tuesday that it was continuing to advance discussions to finance the next stage of exploration at the Anzá project in Colombia.
Ocado swings to loss as new robotic warehouse opens
Ocado reported a lower operating profit than expected for the first half of the year as the online grocery specialist's costs mounted from the opening of its vast new robotic warehouse in south London.
Keywords appoints slew of videogame industry veterans to leadership team
Keywords Studios on Tuesday made several appointments to its leadership team, including appointing former Electronic Arts enterprise systems management veteran Igor Efremov as chief commercial officer.
World Cup fever helps lift consumer spending in June, says Barclaycard
Consumer spending grew 5. 1% year-on-year in June, according to Barclaycard's newest monthly report on Britain's spending habits.
Tuesday broker round-up
Hargreaves Lansdown: Numis upgrades to add with a target price of 2,198p.