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Vistry Group, one of Britain’s largest housebuilders, has announced it expects to make a £30m loss in the first half of the year after implementing significant discounts to clear unsold housing stock. The company’s shares fell 8% following the announcement, which also revealed the departure of its finance director. The firm had £600m worth of…

PARIS, July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The acquisition adds more than 120 service stations across Ethiopia, including Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and Mek’ele, reinforcing OLA Energy’s position as a leading pan-African energy network. OLA Energy Group announces the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with TotalEnergies to acquire TotalEnergies’ downstream activities in Ethiopia, subject…

Key insight: Visa says the World Cup boosted payments, particularly in host cities such as New York and Boston.  What’s at stake: The card brand sponsors large sporting events and showcased payment technology.  Forward look: Visa, Mastercard, Amex and PayPal report earnings in the coming days.  Visa is touting what it calls “pop-up” economics, which…

A specialist mortgage lender has completed a buy-to-let transaction for a Glasgow flat situated above commercial premises, after the application was initially declined under standard lending criteria. The one-bedroom property, valued at £110,000, is located above a pub in Glasgow and generates monthly rental income of £725, representing a yield of 7.9%. The property’s position…

Temenos has completed its purchase of AI-enabled wealth orchestration platform additiv.   The transaction was announced in June 2026, when it was said that the consideration for 100% of additive is equally split between cash and equity.  Like Temenos, additive is also headquartered in Switzerland.  Additiv develops technology used by banks and wealth managers to create and roll out wealth offerings across the customer journey.   Its platform is used by financial…