LONDON MARKET OPEN: Travel stocks hit; Iran war disrupts oil shipping
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly lower on Monday, while UK house price growth has steadied as the market improves for first-time buyers. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly lower on Monday, while UK house price growth has steadied as the market improves for first-time buyers. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 outperformed European and US peers on Friday, ending a record-breaking week at another new high. Read More
(Alliance News) - International Consolidated Airlines Group SA on Friday afternoon announced the launch of its latest share buyback programme. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher midday on Friday, following news of a "significant decrease" in UK home sales and as investors eye the afternoon's US producer price index. Read More
(Alliance News) - International Consolidated Airlines Group SA on Friday struck an optimistic tone, pointing to "compelling market dynamics" and supportive trends in its core markets as it delivered better-than-expected annual profit. Read More
(Alliance News) - British Airways parent IAG reports better-than-expected annual profit, Melrose also beats consensus, while Senior says it has received M&A interest. Read More
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA - Madrid-based owner of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling - Recommends a final dividend of EUR0.05 for the year ended December 31. This brings the total 2025 dividend EUR0.098, following the interim dividend of EUR0.048. This represents a total ordinary dividend of EUR448 million taking into account IAG's issued share capital, excluding treasury shares. The final dividend will be paid June, pending shareholder approval, and will be subject to Spanish withholding tax resulting in a net amount per share of EUR0.0405. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed a volatile, and record-breaking, week on the front foot on Friday recouping some of Thursday's heavy falls. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(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