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Banknote printer De La Rue reported a decline in first-half operating profit on Thursday as revenue fell, with revenue from the currency segment down as a number of deliveries moved into the second half of the year.

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Rio Tinto said on Thursday that it will invest $2.5bn to expand the Rincon project in Argentina, its first commercial scale lithium operation.

Make UK said on Thursday that it has appointed Lord Richard Harrington as its new chair, succeeding Lord Hutton, who has chaired the manufacturers' organisation since 2022.

26.00p Tullow Oil confirmed on Thursday that it is in preliminary talks with Kosmos Energy about a possible all-share offer for the company.

The UK economy unexpectedly contracted in October, according to data released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics

Britain’s financial regulator is taking longer than usual to approve the fast-fashion retailer Shein’s stock market listing because it is checking its supply chain oversight and assessing legal risks after an advocacy group for China’s Uyghur population challenged the listing, according to two sources close to the matter. Britain’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, a monitoring body of the Home Office, has also raised concerns within government over a Shein initial public offering (IPO) because of allegations about labour practices at its suppliers. – Guardian

RBC Capital Markets recommended that investors "buy the dip" on Friday, as it initiated coverage of bakery chain Greggs with an ‘outperform’ rating and 3,240p price target.

Rentokil Initial sparked on Friday after Trian Fund Management bought 7.5m shares in the pest control company for £31m.

London's FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,284.13 in afternoon trade on Friday. Miners Anglo Rio and Glencore were among the worst performers as copper prices fell.