(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were in the green on Thursday afternoon, with mining stocks powering the FTSE 100 higher, as investors digested words from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 took a hit on Tuesday, after a boost from London's miners and oil firms were not enough to lift the index. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday, in confident trade following the long Easter weekend, ahead of a UK manufacturing sector reading later in the morning. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London started the week in bad shape and closed lower on Monday, as investors sat on their hands amid rising global tensions. Read More
(Alliance News) - Blue-chip stock prices in Europe closed higher on Tuesday, showing little signs of nerves ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision and UK inflation reading. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were down at midday on Tuesday, as investors sat on their hands ahead of interest rate decisions from the UK and US. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday Monday, as eyes were firmly on interest rate decisions across the globe. Read More
Costain Group PLC - Maidenhead, Berkshire-based construction and engineering firm - Selected as one of nine specialist partners to deliver a carbon capture project beneath the North Sea off the east cost of England. The engineering, procurement, and construction contracts for the East Coast Cluster have a combined value of around GBP4 billion, Costain says. The contracts will be with Net Zero Teesside Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership. NZT Power is a electricity generating joint venture of the UK's BP PLC and Norway's Equinor. NEP is a joint venture of BP, Equinor and France's TotalEnergies SE that will provide CO2 transport and storage for the East Coast Cluster. Final investment decisions are expected in September or earlier, with the projects aiming for commercial operations from 2027. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 overcame a muted morning to head into Friday afternoon on the up, though its progress was shy of the loftier gains seen by mainland European peers, as investors showed some signs of trepidation ahead of a pair of interest rate decisions next week. Read More
(Alliance News) - BP PLC on Thursday outlined similar targets to cut emissions as peer Shell PLC, as both oil and gas majors strive to become net zero for carbon emissions by 2050. Read More
(Alliance News) - BP PLC on Thursday stepped up plans to increase its electric charging capacity for heavy goods vehicles by buying one of the largest truck stops in Europe. Read More
BP PLC - London-based oil major - Non-Executive Director Amanda Blanc will be appointed as a senior independent director, effective from April 25 at the conclusion of BP's annual general meeting. Blanc joined BP's board in September 2022. She has been group chief executive officer of Aviva PLC since July 2020. Company also says Senior Independent Director Paula Reynolds will retire at the AGM's conclusion, having served on the board for nine years. Non-Executive Director John Sawers will also be retiring. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly lower on Monday, as investor attention remained primarily on the release of the UK Spring budget on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open lower, ahead of a busy week of economic news. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher on Thursday, after data showed that the UK economy slipped into recession in the final quarter of 2023, buoying hopes for interest rate cuts from the Bank of England. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 tread water on Thursday afternoon, as share price declines for some of London's heavyweights offset a strong start for the index, which got a boost from Bank of England rate cut hopes. Read More
(Alliance News) - BP PLC on Thursday celebrated the arrival of a gas vessel offshore west Africa, which it called a "major milestone" for its project there. Read More