(Alliance News) - Stocks were called lower on Tuesday, after Iran announced that it plans to continue administering the Strait of Hormuz, and as Bunzl raises its full-year guidance after "encouraging volume growth" in the first half. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks were called higher on Monday after the US and Iran, mediators said, agreed to set up communications lines to keep the vital Strait of Hormuz open and end fighting in Lebanon after their first round of talks in Switzerland. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca wins US FDA priority review for kidney drug, while Frasers Group launches a GBP166 million bid for Australian retailer Accent Group and Peel Hunt returns to profit and reinstates its dividend. Elsewhere, Sigma Healthcare withdraws from the Boots sale process. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made steady progress on Thursday, shrugging off weak oil majors as the oil price fell, and falls in Asian-focused banks and insurers. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were firmly lower at midday Thursday, as weakness in Asia-focused financials weighed heavily on the FTSE 100, while investors assessed mixed signals from the Middle East and downbeat UK construction data. Read More
(Alliance News) - The chief executive officer of Standard Chartered PLC has rowed back on comments suggesting artificial intelligence would replace "lower-value human capital" after prompting widespread backlash as the bank announced swathes of job cuts. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 edged higher on Tuesday, but ended well off its earlier heights, after a surprise rise in unemployment and as US bond yields hit their highest mark since 2007. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in Europe moved higher on Tuesday, with Middle East peace hope lifting the mood, though peers in New York are set to open lower. Read More
(Alliance News) - Standard Chartered PLC on Tuesday said it will cut more than 15% of corporate functions roles by 2030, as the lender set out new medium term financial targets after achieving its previous aim a year earlier than planned. Read More
(Alliance News) - Standard Chartered set out new growth targets and announces a plan to cut some 15% of its corporate functions roles by 2030. Diploma has lifted its outlook, and Currys eyes better-than-expected yearly profit. Read More
