(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended Friday on the back foot as banking stocks came under pressure amid reports that the UK government is considering a windfall tax on the sector. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe were lower at midday on Friday, in nervy trade before US data, while chatter about a windfall tax weighed on banking shares in London. Read More
(Alliance News) - Banking stocks in London were hit on Friday by reports that UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves could target the sector to help shore up public finances. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Friday, as bank stocks suffered after a think tank raised the possibility of a new windfall tax on their profits. Read More
(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC on Thursday said its subsidiary Barclays Principal Investments Ltd has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in joint venture Entercard Group AB to its joint venture partner Swedbank AB. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks were called slightly higher on Thursday, with many eyes on the US' flash quarterly personal consumption expenditures data. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mostly lower at midday on Wednesday, ahead of the US flash personal consumption expenditure and GDP readings, both due on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE was on the decline on Thursday afternoon, while the pound moved above the USD1.34 mark, after the Bank of England cut rates in a decision that needed a second vote. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 sank on Friday after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on dozens of trading partners, and weak US jobs data fuelled concerns as to the strength of the US economy. 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