(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Wednesday, with some confidence returning to equity markets after a strong session in New York overnight, as artificial intelligence worries calmed. Read More
(Alliance News) - Diageo, fresh from appointing a new boss, says it has cut its dividend and it lowered its full-year view. Haleon says organic growth was weaker than its medium-term view, and it has set aside GBP500 million for buybacks in 2026. Read More
(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC on Wednesday reported a decline in annual profit, with performance weighed down by rising costs and an impairment charge as management manoeuvres to simplify the business. Read More
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC - Leicester, England-based watch and jewellery retailer - Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, currently chief financial officer at Crawley, England-based pest control specialist Rentokil Initial PLC, joins Watches of Switzerland's board as a non-executive director. Watches will also appoint him as chair of its audit & risk committee on March 1. Edgecliffe-Johnson has previously served as CFO of Flutter Entertainment PLC; CFO & group head of strategy at InterContinental Hotels Group PLC; a corporate finance associate director at HSBC Holdings PLC; and a non-executive director at Schroders PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - Chesnara PLC on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy Scottish Widows Europe SA from Lloyds Banking Group PLC for EUR110 million in cash. Read More
(Alliance News) - Optima Health PLC on Monday said it has agreed to buy occupational health and wellness service provider PAM Healthcare Ltd for around GBP100 million. 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
Prudential PLC - London-based insurer - Confirms Douglas Flint's appointment as a non-executive director and chair-designate will become effective on March 4. As previously announced, Flint will succeed Shriti Vadera as chair after the annual general meeting on May 28, when Vadera will leave the board. Flint, who has previously chaired Asia-focused lender HSBC Holdings PLC, currently holds the same post at asset manager Aberdeen Group PLC and intellectual property commercialisation firm IP Group PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 edging lower as investors weighed a busy flow of company news while mid-cap stocks held up better. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday unveiled plans to invest USD15 billion in China through to 2030, in an announcement that coincides with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visit to Beijing. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mixed on Tuesday, with gold slightly retreating and investors' eyes on the US Federal Reserve's upcoming rate call. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Tuesday, with gains led by banks and other Asia-exposed stocks, while miners pared some of Monday's advances after gold prices stabilised. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday, with gains led by financial stocks, while sterling eased from recent highs and investors digested a heavy morning for company updates. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC on Friday noted that the High Court sanctioned the privatisation of Hang Seng Bank Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings Chair Brendan Nelson is among senior business figures set to travel to China with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer next week, as the government seeks to reset relations with Beijing, Sky News reported on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK and China will seek to re-establish a business dialogue of top executives during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's widely-expected visit to Beijing, Reuters reported Wednesday. Read More