(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Thursday, as gains for telecom stocks helped the FTSE 100 edge into positive territory, while investors digested stronger UK services activity and rising inflationary pressures in Europe. Read More
(Alliance News) - BP PLC confirmed Interim Chair Ian Tyler as permanent chair from Wednesday, as the oil major sought to put behind it a period of boardroom drama. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday, as oil prices surged following fresh US strikes on Iran and Asian equities suffered heavy selling, while investors digested signals that the European Central Bank is on course to raise interest rates next week. Read More
(Alliance News) - BP appoints Ian Tyler as permanent chair and Halma agrees to acquire US water quality monitoring specialist Pyxis. Airlines Wizz Air and Ryanair report higher August passenger traffic, with the latter cutting its annual traffic target amid higher fuel costs. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 shrugged off early falls to close higher on Wednesday after the US Treasury said it plans to boost buybacks of longer-dated bonds. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca says it has halted one trial but reports promising findings from two other ones, Telecom Plus maintains its annual outlook while AIM-listed Time Finance has agreed to a takeover. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London closed mixed on Friday, with weak mining and pharmaceutical stocks dragging the blue-chip FTSE 100 lower, but mid-caps posting modest gains. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 underperformed continental peers on Friday, with software shares rising but impetus lacking elsewhere, leaving the blue-chip benchmark set for a weekly decline. Read More
(Alliance News) - The boss of insurer Aviva PLC has urged the new chancellor not to "fly kites" with prospective policies ahead of the October budget, after last year's speculation around pension changes. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe opened mixed on Friday, but a rise for the software sector pushed SAP higher in Frankfurt and ensured the DAX 40 continued to outperform. Read More
