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Drax reported stonger profits from its wood-burning power plant in the first half, and has launched a £300mn share buyback programme

The 'complexity reduction' programme has driven margins higher over recent years and delivered £4mn of benefits in the half

The major miner has included the Yorkshire fertiliser project in its new strategy but has written off billions from its book value

The CFD trading platform isn’t short of cash but needs more scale and efficiency

The banknote printer urgently needs to sell one of its businesses

New government is fine-tuning its North Sea policies while an anxious oil and gas industry waits for clarity

The financial software company will hope to come into demand as customers look for productivity boosting tools.

Are margin concerns outweighing earnings gains?