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1st Aug 2025 09:40
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
Barclays PLC - London-based bank - Contracts Citigroup Global Markets Ltd to run the GBP1.00 billion share buyback announced with its half-year results on Tuesday. The buyback will start on Wednesday and be completed by April 23 next year. All shares purchased will be cancelled. Barclays on Tuesday said pretax profit surged 23% to GBP5.20 billion in the first half of 2025 from GBP4.22 billion a year prior, as total income rose 12% to GBP14.90 billion from GBP13.28 billion. In addition to the share buyback, Barclays raised its cash interim dividend by 3.4% to 3.0 pence per share from 2.9p. It said this means a total capital distribution for the first half of 2025 of GBP1.4 billion, up 21% on-year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made strong progress on Tuesday boosted by results from AstraZeneca and Barclays, but it was gloomy day for investors in Novo Nordisk. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was higher at midday on Tuesday, boosted by well-received earnings, while peers in Europe were back on the up after struggling at the start of the week as Monday's initial lift from a US-EU trade agreement proved short-lived. Read More
Howden Joinery Group PLC - London-based kitchen and joinery supplier - Commissions Barclays Bank PLC to run the GBP50 million second tranche of its GBP100 million share buyback. Barclays will start buying Howden shares on Tuesday and complete the tranche by February next year. The first tranche was conducted by Deutsche Numis. The repurchased shares will be either cancelled or held in treasury for employee share option programmes. Read More
(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC on Tuesday declared a new share buyback, affirmed its financial outlook, and reported better-than-expected profit growth, with its markets-facing business shining. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca raised its dividend as drug growth pushed earnings higher, Barclays launched a new buyback programme after profit jumped while Greggs saw profit fall despite higher sales. Read More
(Alliance News) - Two financial market traders who were jailed for manipulating benchmark interest rates have had their convictions quashed at the Supreme Court. Read More
(Alliance News) - London stocks remained muted at midday on Tuesday, as poor UK borrowing numbers hiked government bond yields and sank housebuilding stocks. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe were largely higher at midday on Friday, though the FTSE 100 pared some earlier gains as a slump from GSK weighed on the index. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Reckitt Benckiser agreed to sell brands including Air Wick and Cillit Bang in a deal worth USD4.8 billion, while Burberry said it is still in the early stages of its turnaround as first quarter sales fell. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK financial watchdog has fined Barclays PLC GBP42 million over its "poor handling" of money laundering risks. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a package of reforms to the UK's financial system set to be the biggest in a decade, aimed at delivering economic growth and spurring on retail investing. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mostly lower, after Wednesday saw investors taking stock of US President Donald Trump's latest tariff-related moves ahead of Federal Reserve meeting minutes due at 1900 UK time. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe were higher heading into Monday afternoon, with the mood on the continent largely sanguine as a US tariff deadline looms. Read More
(Alliance News) - Banco Santander SA on Tuesday said it will acquire British high street lender TSB Banking Group PLC from Banco de Sabadell SA in a GBP2.65 billion all-cash deal. Read More