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Confirmation that British Energy (BGY) is in talks with interested parties sparked a flurry of news and speculation about its future and led the shares to soar 15%. in a matter of days. The furore died down somewhat but fresh speculation that major stakeholder, the Government, would not... READ MORE >>

Profit warnings from leading chip firms ARM Holdings (ARM) and Texas Instruments (TXN:NYSE) had already alerted investors to a possible slowdown in global sales of mobile phones. Last week’s disappointing trading update from Sony Ericsson, the world’s fourth largest handset maker,... READ MORE >>

Its own estimates that bond fund manager BlueBay Asset Management (BBAY) will double assets under management (AUM) over three years could be conservative, says house broker Credit Suisse. Analysts at Credit Suisse believe the company could well win larger and larger mandates from its pension... READ MORE >>

A metals exploration project in Namibia has become the centre of attention for two Aim-listed resource companies seeking participation in a potential world-class uranium deposit. Niger Uranium (URU:AIM) has paid £10 million for a 17.8% stake in Kalahari Minerals (KAH:AIM), which in turn... READ MORE >>

Shares in property adviser DTZ (DTZ) plunged 14% to 224.5p after it admitted that results for the current financial year will be significantly below market expectations. The company cited current volatile market conditions, which are making it more difficult to predict the timing of... READ MORE >>

The Easter weekend was one of the coldest for many years and compared badly with last year for retailers, leading to more gloom for the High Street. This year many shoppers preferred to chill out at home rather than brace the winds on the chilly high streets, while last year’s Easter... READ MORE >>

Wind turbine maker Clipper Windpower (CPW:AIM) has raised £25 million from investors in a 537.5p issue of 4.7 million shares. The funds will be used for Clipper’s working capital programme, after the company said that there would be a strain on working capital at the start of this year... READ MORE >>

Analysts are warning of the potential for further earnings downgrades as Liontrust Asset Management (LIO) struggles to keep hold of clients. Monday’s (25 March) year end trading update revealed that about half of the 18.3%, or £1 billion, decline in assets under management over the past... READ MORE >>

Even though a trading statement from RM (RM.) saw the education software supplier insist full-year profits will meet analyst forecasts, investors were not so sure. Shares were marked down 6% intra-day, to a four month low of 194.25p, when chief executive Tim Pearson admitted profits will be... READ MORE >>

Florida-based holiday home developer American Leisure (ALGL:AIM) has pushed back the opening of its first resort from July to Autumn 2008 after ongoing delays in securing debt financing for construction. The late opening means that earnings for 2008 will be below forecasts as a substantial... READ MORE >>

The Titan Wood subsidiary of Accsys Technologies (AXS:AIM) has signed a full licence deal with Al Rajhi to manufacture 150,000 cubic metres per year of Accsys’ branded hard wood product Accoya in all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The terms of the agreement provide for... READ MORE >>

Aquarium operator Deep-Sea Leisure (DSL:AIM) has called for shareholders to vote at an EGM on 2 May over proposals to delist the company from Aim. Major shareholder Net Ein, which owns 98.35% of the stock, is offering 70p per share to the remaining investors. Deep-Sea Leisure recently saw... READ MORE >>

Agricultural and retail group Wynnstay (WYN:AIM) has confirmed that trading in Q1 was well up on the previous year. The company has a twin-track strategy, acting as a consolidator in animal feed and developing its retail operations, mainly in the pets sector. Fertilizer sales are ‘much... READ MORE >>

Newcastle College has saved hundreds of jobs at training group Carter & Carter (CART), which went into administration earlier this month. It has bought ‘significant parts’ of the trading business at an undisclosed price. While this should protect many of those already undertaking... READ MORE >>