(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Friday amid depressed global market sentiment, though economic data showed the UK has avoided recession for now. Read More
(Alliance News) - First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC on Friday reiterated it has no plans for a possible takeover offer for Standard Chartered PLC, denying Thursday's press reports. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 hit another record high on Thursday as largely soothing words from the Bank of England governor lifted the mood, while equities in New York joined in on the action, with Walt Disney a star performer. Read More
(Alliance News) - First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC might have to act quick on its reported plans to acquire Standard Chartered PLC in order to take advantage of the depreciation of the pound before a revival, research from Interactive Investor speculated on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely higher at midday on Thursday, thanks to a strong set of results from drug maker AstraZeneca and renewed takeover talks for lender Standard Chartered. Read More
(Alliance News) - First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC is pressing ahead with a potential USD35 billion offer for Standard Chartered PLC, according to Bloomberg reports on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - British banks, namely HSBC Holdings PLC and Standard Chartered PLC, are "complicit" in China's "gross human rights abuses of Hongkongers" by refusing them access to pensions after they fled to the UK, lawmakers concluded Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Equities in Europe closed lower on Monday, while the dollar continued to make headway, as last week's red-hot US jobs report and simmering global tensions hit investor sentiment. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve, as expected, stepped back its pace of interest rate hikes to 25 basis points. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve, as expected, stepped back its pace of interest rate hikes to 25 basis points. Read More
(Alliance News) - Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered PLC on Wednesday announced it will explore ownership options for its aviation finance arm. Read More
(Alliance News) - A large Middle Eastern bank decided against a takeover offer for Standard Chartered PLC, but Shore Capital maintains the interest is proof that there's "plenty of upside" to its current valuation. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher, buoyed by optimism from strong retail updates, and shaking off hawkishness from the US Federal Reserve. Read More