Iain Gilbert

Engineering solutions firm Pipehawk said on Thursday that it has made "a positive start" to the current financial year, underpinning management's "cautious projection" of a return to operating profitability.

Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Thursday after comments from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell led to a major sell-off in the previous session.

Major indices were in the green early on Thursday as major indices looked set to shrug off comments from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell that led to a major sell-off in the previous session.

Abrdn revealed on Thursday that chief executive Jason Windsor had acquired 357,635 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed investment firm.

UK car manufacturing fell 30.1% last month to the worst November performance since 1980, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Cybersecurity services firm Shearwater Group said on Friday that it has secured £2.3m in contract wins, including a "significant services contract" with a "leading global financial services provider".

Energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power said on Friday that it has been selected as the technology provider and awarded a Front-End Engineering Design contract for a 50-megawatt EU green hydrogen production site.

Wall Street futures had stocks opening lower on Friday, with the blue-chip Dow Jones on track to deliver its worst weekly performance since March 2023.

Wall Street stocks opened higher on Friday as the blue-chip tried to reclaim heavy losses recorded earlier in the week.

Wall Street stocks closed higher on Friday as the blue-chip clawed back some of this week's heavy losses.