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25th Apr 2024 07:43
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open slightly higher, after a busy start to the day, with corporate earnings and updates. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open slightly higher, after a busy start to the day, with corporate earnings and updates. Read More
(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC on Wednesday said it would book a EUR260 million pretax loss after agreeing the disposal of its Italian mortgage portfolio. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 traded lower in early exchanges, with sentiment hurt by worries of a conflict escalation in the Middle East, after state media in Iran reported explosions. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK Financial Conduct Authority on Friday said it has reminded motor financing companies to maintain adequate financial resources at all times as it continues its review of their activities. Read More
(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC has launched a legal challenge over a ruling that it unfairly paid commission to a car finance broker, Sky News reported late Monday. Read More
(Alliance News) - OSB Group PLC on Friday named Victoria Hyde as its chief financial officer, with effect from May 10. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed up on Thursday, as investors first digested words from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell overnight, before reacting to hotter-than-expected US initial jobless claims. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday: Read More
London Stock Exchange Group PLC - London-based stock market operator and data provider - JP Morgan Securities PLC on Tuesday confirms that BCP York Holdings LP sold call options over around 10 million voting shares in LSEG, having announced plans to do so after the London market close on Monday. The call options were sold to Barclays Bank PLC, Merrill Lynch International, Citigroup Global Markets Ltd, Goldman Sachs International, JP Morgan Securities PLC and Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC. The call option shares represent around a 1.9% economic and voting interest in LSEG. BCP York is an entity owned by a consortium of certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone Inc, and including an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an affiliate of GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd, Thomson Reuters Corp and certain other minority holders. Thomson Reuters didn't participate in the call option transaction. Read More
London Stock Exchange Group PLC - London-based stock market operator and data provider - JP Morgan Securities PLC says BCP York Holdings LP intends to sell call options over around 10 million voting shares in LSEG. Shares to be sold to Barclays Bank PLC, Merrill Lynch International, Citigroup Global Markets Ltd, Goldman Sachs International, JP Morgan Securities PLC and Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC. The call option shares represent around a 1.9% economic and voting interest in LSEG. BCP York is an entity owned by a consortium of certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone Inc, and including an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an affiliate of GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd, Thomson Reuters Corp and certain other minority holders. Thomson Reuters will not participate in the call option transaction. Read More
Associated British Foods PLC - London-based food and ingredient company and owner of fast-fashion retailer Primark - Enters agreement with Barclays Capital Securities Ltd to run the second tranche of AB Food's GBP500 million share buyback programme. The second tranche will be for up to GBP250 million and commence following the completion of the first tranche of the programme, expected before May 1. The first tranche, conducted by UBS Group AG, commenced on November 14. All shares repurchased will be cancelled. Read More
Barclays PLC - London-based bank - Omar Faruqui, "one of Barclays' most experienced advisory practitioners," is named as next director general of the UK's Takeover Panel, effective from May 1. Faruqui is Barclays' co-head of Europe, Middle East & Africa Mergers & Acquisitions; co-head of UK Advisory; and on the management team of EMEA Investment Banking. After taking up the director general post, he will be on a two-year secondment from Barclays. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday: Read More