The Scottish government aims to issue bonds in 2026-2027 as part of a £1.5bn programme, per an announcement on Thursday. The sale of what has amusingly been dubbed ‘kilts’ would be Scotland’s first ...

We kick off this week looking at power provider SSE (SSE), which announced a £2bn equity raise to help fund a £33bn upgrade to the UK’s electricity infrastructure. Valeria Martinez and Alex Newman ...

Qinetiq (QQ.) has had a rougher time of things than its investors might have expected. While many UK-listed defence peers have made share price gains of between 30 and 40 per cent over the past 12 ...

In the short term, supply and demand dynamics should remain supportive. There is a nationwide shortage of PBSA, the volume of student houses is likely to shrink as landlords exit the market and the ...

Consensus had net profit slipping to around €300mn (£265mn). Instead, Wizz delivered €324mn, a small 2.6 per cent rise on last year. A chunk of that came from an 87 per cent jump in foreign exchange ...

Dan Jones analyses and provides data and information on the largest 50 companies listed on London’s junior market ...

Landsec has sold £644mn of properties since March, split broadly evenly between offices and retail parks, and ahead of schedule. The good news is that it can now recycle this capital into buying up ...

Next week should bring positive UK inflation news – relatively speaking. Having apparently plateaued in August and September, consumer price index (CPI) inflation is likely to have fallen back from 4 ...

Economists believe tax changes introduced later this month won’t derail rate cuts, but encourage them. Economists at BNP Paribas expect that the Autumn Budget will boost the odds of a December cut by ...

UU’s chief executive Lou Beardmore argued that it is using the extra money it receives (net regulatory capex climbed by 22 per cent) to fix things. Spills from storm overflows were down 40 per cent in ...

Shares in quantum stocks are skyrocketing as investors consider its potential. We go deep into what could drive the next stock market boom ...

Meanwhile, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has predicted a NAV cut of between 1.1 and 4 per cent. GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP) has given the lowest range, estimating a drop of ...