(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - Optima Health PLC on Thursday said it has won a seven year contract to deliver medical assessments for the UK Ministry of Defence worth GBP210 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC on Thursday said it had won a new contract with the Ministry of Defence that could be worth as much as GBP1.5 billion. Read More
(Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC on Thursday expanded its US business with the GBP264 million acquisition of Northrop Grumman Corp's mission training and satellite ground network communications software business, MT&S. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open a touch higher on Thursday, ahead of a European Central Bank decision, and as investors digest a Federal Reserve pause. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set open slightly lower on Wednesday morning, ahead of a Federal Reserve interest rate decision and major tech earnings across the Atlantic. Read More
Serco Group PLC - Hampshire, England-based provider of services and support to governments - Promotes Anthony Kirby to chief executive, starting on March 1 and replacing Mark Irwin. Kirby currently is CEO of Serco's largest division, UK & Europe. Irwin has been with Serco for 12 years. The company said there is no change to its financial guidance for 2024 or 2025. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is seen opening lower, with UK bond market nerves and US interest rate worries front-and-centre before a nonfarm payrolls report later. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Thursday, as the Bank of England kept its interest rates on hold, in line with Japan but at odds with the ECB and the Fed. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London nursed heavy losses at midday on Thursday, although they came off lows after the Bank of England's widely expected decision to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.75%. Read More
(Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC on Thursday said the outlook for 2025 is "positive", after an improved second half performance in 2024 led it to issue improved free cash flow and debt guidance. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the red on Thursday morning, as investors prepare for the Bank of England's rate call and digest the US Federal Reserve's, with Chair Jerome Powell's "hawkish shift" proving a bitter pill to swallow. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was firmly in the red on Thursday, following a 'hawkish' speech from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell alongside the expected quarter-point rate cut. Read More