(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 shrugged off a weak start, and further volatility in metals and oil prices, to hit new highs on Monday, amid optimism in the manufacturing sector on either side of the pond. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended the week on the front foot, despite hefty falls for mining stocks, as investors weighed the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next US Federal Reserve chair. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended a volatile week in subdued fashion on Friday, closing slightly lower, despite a batch of encouraging economic data as retail sales, consumer confidence and business activity all picked up. Read More
Imperial Brands PLC - Bristol, England-based tobacco products manufacturer - Appoints John Rishton as non-executive director & chair designate, effective on July 13. Says he will succeed Therese Esperdy as chair on December 1. Esperdy, who became chair in 2020, will retire from the board on the same date. Rishton is currently chair of Informa PLC and a non-executive director of Diageo PLC, and was chair at Serco Group PLC from 2021 to 2025. Imperial notes that his employment history also includes being chief executive of Rolls-Royce Group PLC, chief financial officer and then CEO of Royal Ahold NV, and CFO of British Airways PLC. Says he has "significant board and executive leadership experience across diverse industries and a reputation for guiding complex transformations." Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 on Monday pushed close to recent record levels, while gold rocketed to a new high, as investors weighed renewed concerns about the US Federal Reserve's independence. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended a record breaking week in fine style, pushing back towards record levels, boosted by a possible mega-mining deal and a rebound in the oil price. Read More
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA - London and Madrid-based owner of British Airways, Iberia and other carriers, trading as International Airlines Group - Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer Nicholas Cadbury has decided to step down and will leave IAG with effect from June this year, having been CFO since 2022. Company has appointed Jose Antonio Barrionuevo as CFO, also effective from June. Says Cadbury will stay on over the next six months to provide support during the leadership transition. Barrionuevo has been British Airways' chief financial & transformation officer since mid-2023, and first joined International Consolidated Airlines in 2013 as director of strategy & transformation at Iberia before serving as that carrier's CFO for seven years. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Windsor, England-based hotel company - Appoints Nicholas Cadbury as non-executive director. Cadbury is currently chief financial and sustainability officer of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA. He was previously group finance director at Whitbread PLC from 2012 to 2022. The appointment will be effective from March 1, 2026. He will serve on the audit and responsible business committees upon appointment. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 forged ahead on Thursday as a less 'hawkish' than feared rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and a brighter US economic outlook spurred stocks, despite some fresh AI worry. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA - London- and Madrid-based owner of British Airways, Iberia and other air carriers - Completes on Wednesday the share buyback it launched on Thursday last week to acquire shares needed for its share-based incentive plans. As planned, 9.4 million shares were purchased for IAG by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, worth about EUR42 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA - London and Madrid based owner of British Airways, Iberia and other carriers - Launches EUR55.0 million share buyback to acquire shares needed for its share-based incentive plans. The buyback, for up to 9.4 million shares, will be run by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE. It begins on Thursday and will be completed by the end of December. The smaller buyback follows the completion on Friday last week of the second half of IAG's EUR1.00 billion share buyback. Under that full programme, launched at the end of February, IAG bought back 263.6 million shares, 5.6% of the current total. Those repurchased shares have been or will be cancelled. Read More
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA - London and Madrid based owner of British Airways, Iberia and other carriers - Completes second half of EUR1.00 billion share buyback on Friday. Under the full programme, launched at the end of February, IAG buys back 263.6 million shares, 5.6% of the current total. The repurchased shares have been or will be cancelled. Read More
(Alliance News) - International Consolidated Airlines Group SA on Friday confirmed its interest in bidding for a stake in Portugal's state airline, Transportes Aereos Portugueses SA, also known as TAP Air Portugal. Read More