(Alliance News) - Stocks in London nursed heavy falls at midday as a slowing in service sector activity offset brighter news from the UK's high streets. Read More
Frasers Group PLC - Shirebrook, England-based owner of House of Fraser, Sports Direct and Flannels retail chains - Commissions new share buyback for up to 10.0 million shares, spending no more than GBP80.0 million. The programme will be run by Barclays Bank PLC, part of Barclays PLC, during the closed period from Tuesday until Frasers releases its financial 2024 results. These are scheduled for July, with no specific date yet announced. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Tuesday, taking confidence from a decent showing for US equities overnight, with inflation data and central bank decisions the key plot points as the week progresses. Read More
Frasers Group PLC - Shirebrook, England-based owner of House of Fraser, Sports Direct and Flannels retail chains - Confirms that Jon Thompson, the former chief executive of the UK Financial Reporting Council, has joined its board as a non-executive director. Frasers back in February had said Thompson would join later in the year. Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC on Friday said it has increased its investment in Hugo Boss AG, amid the fashion house stock's recent decline. Read More
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(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London Europe rebounded on Thursday, though equities in New York struggled, with focus turning to inflation readings on Friday, and what they could mean for monetary policy in the US and eurozone. Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC on Monday said it has reached an agreement with the joint administrators of online fashion retailer Matches Fashion Ltd to buy its intellectual property assets. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 was higher heading into Monday afternoon, though trade was more cautious in mainland Europe, as focus turns to this week's Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC said it started on Monday a new share buyback programme equal in size to one just completed. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Monday, with heady gains for US tech stocks on Friday brightening the mood in Europe and Asia at the start of the new week. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next PLC and Frasers Group PLC are sizing up buying Ted Baker's European retail division, The Times reported on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 ended higher on Friday, boosted by a favourable Bank of England interest rate outlook, though trade elsewhere was mixed as a rally in New York showed signs of exhaustion. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London were higher at midday on Friday, as investor sentiment remained high, after there were no surprises from UK and US central banks this week. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday, after a busy week of interest rate decisions across the globe. Read More
Hornby PLC - Margate, England-based model railway maker and retailer - Mike Ashley, the founder and controlling shareholder of retailer Frasers Group PLC, has signed a consultancy agreement with Hornby. Ashley will support Hornby Chief Executive Officer Olly Raeburn in the areas of systems, operations and logistics, as well as "broader matters of strategy". The agreement follows Frasers taking an 8.9% stake in Hornby last month, and there will be no payment for Ashley's services. Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC's decision to place Matches into administration raises questions over due diligence procedures but was not a significant blow, analysts said Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC on Friday announced that Matches will be put into administration, just over two months after acquiring the online luxury fashion retailer. Read More