(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London remained higher at midday on Wednesday as markets digested the surprisingly speedy news that Donald Trump, along with policies likely to stoke higher inflation, will be re-entering the White House. Read More
(Alliance News) - JD Wetherspoon PLC on Wednesday said food and drink sales rose in the 14 weeks to the start of November, but the pub chained warned of rising costs in the coming year, which is blamed on the recent UK government budget. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shares in betting firms leapt after Wednesday's budget contained no rumoured tax changes, while a cut in beer duty provided cheer to pub operators. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London surrendered afternoon gains on Friday, after spiking following a US jobs report which lifted soft landing hope, though likely at the expense of those dreaming of another bumper Federal Reserve rate cut. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were mixed at midday on Friday, ahead of key US jobs data, with blue-chips in the red underperforming European peers. Read More
(Alliance News) - JD Wetherspoon PLC on Friday said sales continued to improve despite having fewer pubs than before the pandemic, as annual adjusted pretax profit surged. Read More
(Alliance News) - London stocks are expected in the red on Friday, as tensions remain high across the Middle East with oil prices surging, and traders wait nervously for key US nonfarm payrolls data due this afternoon. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the government will "take decisions" on a potential outdoor smoking ban in an effort to curb preventable deaths and alleviate pressures on the NHS. Read More
(Alliance News) - The founder of JD Wetherspoon PLC has dismissed calls to curb alcohol consumption at airports after calls for tighter controls were made by Ryanair Holdings PLC Chief Executive Officer Michael O'Leary. Read More
JD Wetherspoon PLC - Watford, Hertfordshire-based operator of more than 800 pubs and hotels across UK and Ireland - Founder & Chair Tim Martin sells 1.4 million shares at GBP7.39, worth GBP10.1 million, on Friday last week. Martin, who founded JD Wetherspoon in 1979, now has 30.4 million shares, a 24.6% stake, down from 25.7% previously. Read More
JD Wetherspoon PLC - Watford, Hertfordshire-based Wetherspoons operates 801 pubs and hotels across the UK and Ireland - Finance Director Ben Whitley sells 7,000 shares at GBP7.61 each, worth GBP53,298, in London on Wednesday. Read More
