(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Thursday, with the price of oil climbing as doubts grew about talks between the US and Iran, after Iran countered the US peace plan. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were sharply lower at midday Thursday, as concerns over the UK's exposure to the Iran conflict, particularly through its reliance on energy imports, weighed on investor sentiment. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Thursday hailed an "exceptional" financial year, with profit ahead of guidance, boosted by bumper international growth and a strong end-of-season sale. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Thursday, giving back some of the previous session's gains as investors weighed developments in the Middle East and rising oil prices. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next reports annual profit growth, Intertek reshuffles its leadership with a new chief financial officer, and Centrica and Ceres Power strike a strategic clean energy partnership. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Wednesday said it has acquired certain assets of British high street footwear brand Russell & Bromley Ltd from administrators for a total cash consideration of GBP3.8 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Friday, with the FTSE 100 marginally lower amid weakness in mining stocks but strength in the defence space. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Friday, tracking weakness across European equity markets. Read More
Next PLC - Leicester, England-based clothing and homeware retailer - Will redeem B shares on Friday in a GBP440.8 million return of capital to shareholders announced in December. The scheme, which sees a company issue B shares to ordinary shareholders and then buy them back, was approved at a general meeting held on Thursday. Next issued 122.4 million B shares on Thursday, one for each ordinary share, and will redeem them on Friday for 360 pence each. The B shares then will be cancelled. Payment to shareholders will be made on January 28, Next says. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next confirms the redemption of B shares as part of its GBP421 million capital return, Johnson Service reports resilient 2025 trading with rising earnings, and Irish Residential Properties REIT announces a CFO transition. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
Next PLC - Leicester, England-based clothing and homeware retailer - Picks a new non-board sales & marketing director, while also naming a new senior independent director for the board. Matt Barnes, currently the online customer services director, is promoted to group sales & marketing director, replacing Jane Shields, who will retire as sales, marketing & HR director and leave the Next board on May 21, when Next holds its annual general meeting. Barnes joined Next in 1999. He won't join the board "at this stage", Next says. Shields started with Next as a sales assistant in 1985 before becoming sales director in 1999 and sales & marketing director in 2010. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Blue chips continued their strong start to the year on Tuesday with the FTSE 100 hitting a new record led by gains in retailer Next and drug stocks, GSK and AstraZeneca. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Tuesday, as the FTSE 100 extended its rally after the first festive data for retailers was well received by investors. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday, as the FTSE 100 extended gains from its record close on Monday after Next reported better than hoped sales during the Christmas period. Read More