(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the red on Friday, although airline stocks showed signs of recovery, as oil prices took a breather amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Read More
Elementis PLC - London-based chemical manufacturer - Promotes Non-Executive Senior Independent Director Trudy Schoolenberg as non-executive chair, succeeding John O'Higgins, with effect from the end of its annual general meeting on April 29. Schoolenberg assumed her current role in April, 2022, and is currently chair of Accsys Technologies PLC. "She has around 35 years' experience in the chemicals, engineering and high‑performance product sectors," Elementis notes. Elementis also appoints Non-Executive Director Christine Soden as interim senior independent director, and Mike Humphrey as an independent non-executive director, effective from April 29. Notes that Humphrey was chief executive of Croda International PLC from 1999 to 2011, and says he "[played] a crucial role in reshaping its strategic focus on specialty markets." Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK unemployment rate held steady and came in below expectations, while corporate headlines saw Unilever and Kraft Heinz explore a potential food brands tie-up and BP agree to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery as part of its portfolio overhaul. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 reached fresh heights on Wednesday, with well-received results from HSBC, and gains in mining stocks, paving the way for another record-breaking day. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Correcting prior year sales and consensus sales figures to billion from million). Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 held steady on Tuesday, closing pretty much as it started for the second day in a row, despite concerns surrounding AI disruption and tariffs. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe opened lower on Tuesday, with markets unnerved by tariff uncertainty and after renewed artificial intelligence worries hit stocks in New York. Read More
(Alliance News) - Croda International PLC on Tuesday said it expects its profit margin to widen as it reported higher sales for 2025 but a decline in profit amid an "uncertain trading environment". Read More
(Alliance News) - Standard Chartered reports a new share buyback but its profit was below consensus, while Croda International hails "early progress". Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mostly higher on Friday, following the news that US consumer inflation slowed more than expected last month. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mixed on Tuesday, following an underwhelming retail sales reading from the US. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Tuesday, as a heavy slate of company results weighed on sentiment, with weakness in heavyweight stocks offsetting pockets of strength elsewhere in the market. Read More
Segro PLC - London-based property developer - Appoints chartered accountant Louisa Burdett, the current chief financial officer of thermal energy and fluid technology firm Spirax Group PLC, as an independent non-executive director with effect from May 1. Says she "has worked in a number of senior financial roles in a broad range of sectors throughout her career including, most recently, as [CFO] of Croda International PLC, Meggitt PLC and Victrex PLC." Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 struggled for direction on Thursday as gains in defence stocks and banks were offset by disappointing trading updates from Shell, Tesco, and Associated British Foods. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the red on Wednesday, at the end of a shortened trading day, but the FTSE 100 index ended the year close to a new record despite a slight retreat on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More