US approves first major submarine contract under AUKUS deal
24th Apr 2026 04:47
(Alliance News) - The US has approved the first major submarine contract under the AUKUS security deal. Read More
(Alliance News) - The US has approved the first major submarine contract under the AUKUS security deal. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Banco Santander SA - Santander, Spain-based lending and financial services firm - Temporarily suspends its buyback programme in accordance with US regulations applicable to its USD12.2 billion acquisition of Webster Financial Corp, given that consideration includes shares in Santander. The suspension is effective April 24. Buybacks are expected to resume on May 27, following the vote on the acquisition by Webster shareholders on May 26, with the programme to run through August 20. Read More
(Alliance News) - The total number of vehicles on UK roads reached record levels in 2025, an industry association reported Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK consumer confidence continued to deteriorate in April with consumers evidently concerned about the prospect of price rises driven by the conflict in the Middle East. Read More
(Alliance News) - US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on American social media firms. Read More
(Alliance News) - German officials were scrambling to respond on Thursday to an announcement by Moscow that it would stop allowing the transit of Kazakh oil through Russia to eastern Germany via the Druzhba pipeline. Read More
(Alliance News) - British energy major BP PLC faced a shareholder backlash at its annual meeting Thursday as investors rejected resolutions that would have reduced its climate reporting requirements. Read More
(Alliance News) - Portugal on Thursday asked Air France KLM SA and Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa AG to make binding offers to buy a controlling stake in TAP Air Portugal, as the government seeks to privatise the airline it rescued during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 posted modest falls on Thursday, closing well above early lows, as investors weighed the latest developments in the Middle East. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Rosslyn Data Technologies PLC - London-based data analytics company - Secures contract renewals with two unnamed longstanding customers, worth USD1.5 million in total over three years. Says the first customer, a US-based multinational medical devices and healthcare company, inked a three-year renewal of its annual licence to utilise the Rosslyn platform, with it also set to adopt its Artificial Intelligence Classification Engine tool. Notes this expanded contract is worth USD1.2 million. Adds that the other contract, worth USD300,000, is with a leading media and entertainment company that inked a one-year renewal of its annual licence for the Rosslyn platform. Read More