(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca reports higher earnings, J Sainsbury raises its profit guidance and interim dividend while ITV warns of a tough advertising market. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 regained its poise on Wednesday, closing sharply higher, as US markets stabilised following positive jobs data. Read More
(Alliance News) - Marks & Spencer Group PLC on Wednesday said it expects profit to recover after April's cyber attack saw its bottom line slump in the financial first half. Read More
(Alliance News) - Housebuilder Barratt Redrow affirmed its outlook, retailer M&S posted a first half profit slump, while pub firm JD Wetherspoon says a stretch of market outperformance has continued though it is "mindful" of the upcoming UK government budget. Read More
(Alliance News) - Marks & Spencer Group PLC has decided not to renew a USD1 billion deal with Tata Consultancy Services, TCS, to run its tech helpdesk, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Bosses of the UK's biggest supermarkets are urging the chancellor to exempt shops from a new business rates surtax, warning that shoppers will bear the brunt of higher costs. Read More
(Alliance News) - B&M European Value Retail cuts its profit guidance following an accounting error and says Chief Financial Officer Mike Schmidt will step down, while Bank of Ireland and Secure Trust Bank may increase provisions linked to the UK motor finance redress scheme. AstraZeneca announces a drug approval in the US. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - UK grocery price inflation has accelerated in recent weeks, numbers on Tuesday showed, prompting consumers to hunt for value as spending on promotions spiked to its highest level since April. Read More
(Alliance News) - Blue chips in London faded into the close on Tuesday, ending little changed, as worries over economic growth and inflation overshadowed strong results from Kingfisher. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the green on Wednesday, following the Bank of Canada's rate cut and ahead of the US Federal Reserve's own announcement, at which its own reduction is expected. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK grocery sales picked up but price inflation eased, according to data from Worldpanel on Tuesday, while Tesco PLC achieved its strongest period of sales growth for almost two years. Read More
