Frank Prenesti

Australia’s AMSL Aero, a portfolio company of UK science and innovation investor IP Group, on Monday said its Vertiia electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) had completed its first untethered flights.

European shares made a subdued start to the week as investors mulled US President Joe Biden's decision to lift a ban on Ukraine using American-made long-range missiles to strike Russia.

Troubled fast-fashion retailer Boohoo on Monday confirmed it had managed to raise around £40m in funding to bolster its balance sheet amid a row with major shareholder, Mike Ashley's Frasers Group.

European shares were in lacklustre mood as investors mulled US President Joe Biden's decision to lift a ban on Ukraine using American-made long-range missiles to strike Russia.

FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,339.38 -0.67% Analysts at Berenberg slashed their target price on engineering and consulting business John Wood Group from

Events and digital services group Informa on Tuesday reaffirmed its recently upgraded full-year guidance and said strong forward booking were providing momentum into 2025.

Cigarette and maker Imperial Brands on Tuesday posted a 4.5% rise in full-year adjusted operating profit as revenues from new products such as vapes and nicotine pouches surged by more than a quarter.

Landscaping and building supplier Marshalls on Tuesday unveiled a new strategy targeting an operating margin of 15% and outperformance the wider construction market by 2 – 4%.

Tullow Oil has reached agreement with its lenders to extend the maturity of its revolving credit facility (RCF) to June 30, 2025, the company said on Tuesday.

European shares were higher at the open after an upbeat session in Asia with eyes on a eurozone final October inflation reading later in the day and more corporate earnings.