(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 edged higher on Friday at around midday, though the pound struggled after data showed that UK retail sales plunged in December. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK real estate investment trusts will enjoy a decent 2024, Shore Capital Markets predicted, though the broker noted that this week's hotter-than-expected inflation reading suggests that there may still be "bumps on the road" for the sector. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London outperformed on Friday's market open, after weaker-than-expected UK retail sales data appeared to stoke hopes of an earlier interest rate cut. Read More
Next PLC - Leicester, England-based clothing and homewares retailer - Appoints Amy Stirling to its board as an independent non-executive director, starting April 2. Stirling is the chief financial officer of wealth management platform operator Hargreaves Lansdown PLC. She joined Hargreaves in February 2022, having previously been CFO of the Virgin Group. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were slightly higher at midday on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 looking set to snap the two-day losing streak it suffered at the start of the year. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next PLC's financial year has followed a familiar pattern, with a series of outlook lifts bumping up initially cautious guidance, and its latest festive period as given its retail peers a tough act to follow. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened up on Thursday, amid a slew of services PMI data, including for the UK, while reacting to the latest data from China. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Thursday lifted annual guidance once again, after sales around the key festive period were better than what the retailer had anticipated. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly higher on Thursday, ahead of a slew of services PMI data, including for the UK, while reacting to the latest data from China. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next PLC performed well in 2023 despite wider retailer concerns about unpredictable UK weather, according to AJ Bell on Thursday, ahead of the clothing, footwear and home products retailer's Christmas trading statement next week. Read More
(Alliance News) - Equities in London kicked off an abbreviated trading week with gains on Wednesday, on continued US interest rate optimism at the end of 2024. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 index was outperforming other European stock-price measures at midday on Wednesday, boosted by gains for miners and industrials. Read More
(Alliance News) - Superdry PLC's latest profit warning sent its shares to a record low on Tuesday, with analysts suggesting this could attract acquisition interest from bargain-hunters. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were set to retreat slightly on Monday, in line with equity markets in Asia, at the start of the last week before the Christmas holidays. Read More