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TOP NEWS: Mondi permanently closes Bulgarian paper mill after fire

25th Oct 2024 09:21

(Alliance News) - Mondi PLC on Friday announced it will permanently close the Stambolijski paper mill in Bulgaria after a fire had caused extensive damage at the end of September. Read More

FirstGroup to enter "new regions" as buys Cheshire-based Lakeside

25th Oct 2024 08:54

(Alliance News) - FirstGroup PLC said it has acquired a Cheshire-based provider of school, B2B and B2C private transport hire services. Read More

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 struggles but NatWest shines

25th Oct 2024 08:53

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 tread water in early trade, despite some impetus from NatWest, which rose after it lifted annual guidance. Read More

TOP NEWS: NatWest raises outlook again after consensus-topping quarter

25th Oct 2024 08:30

(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC on Friday lifted its annual guidance, and its third-quarter earnings beat consensus. Read More

Thames Water launches plan to raise up to GBP3 billion in funding

25th Oct 2024 08:27

(Alliance News) - Thames Water Utilities Ltd on Friday revealed a proposal to secure up to GBP3 billion in new cash from creditors as it seeks to bolster its finances and avoid the threat of nationalisation. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: NatWest raises outlook; boohoo hits back at Frasers

25th Oct 2024 07:50

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open slightly higher on Friday, but is still set for a weekly loss as equities have been held back by US interest rate and election uncertainty, as well as some pre-UK budget nerves. Read More

Key mineral importers to get more cash help at UK budget

25th Oct 2024 07:00

(Alliance News) - UK Companies which import key minerals used in laptops, phones and electric cars will be given greater financial support at the budget, in an effort to reduce British industries' reliance on China. Read More

No 10 climbs down on PM claim stock, share owners not "working people"

25th Oct 2024 06:58

(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer does not think all owners of stocks and shares fall outside his definition of "working people", Downing Street has signalled. Read More

PRESS: Downing Street dropping UK outdoor smoking ban proposal

25th Oct 2024 06:56

(Alliance News) - Plans to ban smoking outside pubs are reportedly being dropped after opposition from the hospitality industry. Read More

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: London set for tepid open as nervy week ends

25th Oct 2024 06:53

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open flat on Friday, making a weekly loss for the large-cap index likely, as equities have been held back US election uncertainty and pre-UK budget nerves. Read More

UK consumer confidence down amid "despondent mood" ahead of budget

25th Oct 2024 06:33

(Alliance News) - Consumer confidence in the UK has fallen again amid further worsening sentiment around the upcoming autumn budget, according to a long-running survey. Read More

Alliance News UK - start of day

25th Oct 2024 06:30

(Alliance News) - Welcome to the Alliance News UK service (ISSN 2515-9453), consisting of the Alliance News UK Professional and its family of financial newswires serving investors and their professional advisers. Read More

IN BRIEF: SSE enters new GBP3 billion revolving credit facility

24th Oct 2024 18:30

SSE PLC - Perth, Scotland-based energy company - Agrees with a group of 15 relationship banks to a new revolving credit facility alongside Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC, totalling GBP3.0 billion and split into two GBP1.5 billion facilities. Both facilities will run to October 2029, with options to extend to October 2031. The SSE facility replaces a GBP1.3 billion revolving credit facility that was due to mature in March 2026 and a GBP200 million bilateral facility due to mature in October 2026. The Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission facility refinances and increases its existing GBP750 million revolving credit facility due to mature in November 2026. Read More

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks end mixed while Tesla fires up the Nasdaq

24th Oct 2024 16:57

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 snapped a four-day losing streak to post modest gains at the close Thursday, on a mixed day for equities, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed fiscal changes ahead of next week's budget. Read More

IN BRIEF: Essentra third-quarter revenue falls amid softened trading

24th Oct 2024 15:54

Essentra PLC - Oxford, England-based manufacturer and distributor of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal components - Group revenue falls 2.3% at constant currency in the group's third quarter that ended September 28, whilst like-for-like revenue falls 5.8%. Like-for-like revenue was offset by a 3.5% positive revenue contribution from the BMP SRL acquisition completed in October 2023. Revenue fell due to "softening trading conditions" in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, whilst the US saw "slower than originally anticipated levels of recovery". The Asia-Pacific region delivered "modest levels of growth, driven by a number of commercial business wins in faster-growing end-markets from our China export business to the rest of Asia and the Middle East". Read More

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