-Like-for-like system sales jump 25% year to date-Company now operating at critical mass-Acquisition of Domino's Croatia Polish pizza operator DP Poland (DPP:AIM) said like-for-like system sales increased 25% year-on-year in the first five months of 2022 to £14 million.The company said that although tourism had yet to fully recover to pre-Covid-19 levels and offices were still operating a hybrid

London's FTSE 100 falls back below the 7,000 mark on Wednesday, mirroring declines overnight from US and Asian markets and with banks under pressure; HSBC (HSBA) is off 2.2p at 624.1p, Barclays (BARC) cheapens 1.6p to 182.2p and RBS (RBS) trades 1.4% easier at 189.6p.The catalyst is a disappointing third quarter update from Lloyds (LLOY), marked down 3.8% to 53.3p as the bank reports a 3% drop in

UK stock markets recover from early losses to nudge modestly into positive territory with little real direction provided by mixed markets elsewhere across the globe. Europe's main indexes are largely higher, although not by much, while there were losses recorded across the pond overnight.The benchmark FTSE 100 makes very modest single-digit gains to trade around the 6,037 mark, with midcaps simila

London's blue chip FTSE index falls 10 points to 6,728 as oil prices hit a three month low. Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) sheds 3p to £18.15 on the news, while BP (BP.) falls 0.4% to 426.7p and BG Group (BG.) drops 0.3% to £10.67.Financial recruitment consultant Michael Page International (MPI) sheds 2.5% to 541p on a second quarter trading updatecovering the three months to 30 June. Net fee income (

UK shares start the week with a whimper, the FTSE 100 staying largely flat as investor mood remains dogged by continuing uncertainty around Greece's future and on the heels of mixed foreign trade numbers overnight from China. The Footsie is a fraction lower at 6,802, while its a similar story across the midcaps and wider market, whjere the FTSE 250 is trading at 17,930, and the FTSE All-Shares at

On a thin day for corporate newsflow, London's FTSE 100 falls another 37.98 points to 6,873.82 on Monday, tracking global market falls following a better-than-expected US jobs report on Friday. This has renewed speculation that a US rate rise may occur in the summer and is giving investors the jitters.One stock with wind in its sails is shipping services group Clarkson (CKN), which rises 5.2% high

A 13p price target from house broker Panmure Gordon highlights the scope for upside at underground coal gasification (UCG) play Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR:AIM).While we recognise this is nothing more than blue-sky potential at this stage, patient and risk-tolerant investors could be rewarded for taking a long-term view of the company's prospects at 4.6p. The identification of a demonstration si