(Alliance News) - 4imprint Group PLC on Tuesday said it made "solid" operational progress in 2025, forecasting revenue and pretax profit above consensus forecasts. Read More
(Alliance News) - Just Group PLC on Tuesday said it expects a pick up in the defined benefit de-risking market this year, after a decline in sales in 2025, as the provider of retirement income products looks ahead to its takeover by Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. Read More
AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge, England-based pharmaceuticals maker - Expects its shares to start trading directly on the New York Stock Exchange from Monday, February 2. This will follow Astra's American depositary shares being delisted from Nasdaq on the Friday before, January 30. Astra says the direct US listing, which it first announced in September, will "deliver a global listing for global investors in a global company". Astra's shares will remain tradable on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stockholm, and it will retain its FTSE 100 index membership. Its ticker symbol will remain 'AZN'. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Kier Group PLC on Tuesday said it continued to trade well in the first half of the financial year with estimated full year performance in line with expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ibstock PLC on Tuesday said it expects to report 2025 profit in line with expectations, though it cautioned on a "subdued" backdrop and market conditions that tougher as the year progressed. Read More
(Alliance News) - QinetiQ Group PLC on Tuesday reiterated its full-year guidance despite "challenging" trading in core markets, but the defence technology firm said it remains "well positioned", backed by a strong order book. Read More
Imperial Brands PLC - Bristol, England-based tobacco products manufacturer - Appoints John Rishton as non-executive director & chair designate, effective on July 13. Says he will succeed Therese Esperdy as chair on December 1. Esperdy, who became chair in 2020, will retire from the board on the same date. Rishton is currently chair of Informa PLC and a non-executive director of Diageo PLC, and was chair at Serco Group PLC from 2021 to 2025. Imperial notes that his employment history also includes being chief executive of Rolls-Royce Group PLC, chief financial officer and then CEO of Royal Ahold NV, and CFO of British Airways PLC. Says he has "significant board and executive leadership experience across diverse industries and a reputation for guiding complex transformations." Read More
(Alliance News) - Wise PLC on Tuesday said it expects financial 2026 underlying pretax profit margin to be "towards the top" of guidance after a strong third quarter. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London slid further on Tuesday morning for the second day, as tariff threats from the US continued to unsettle investors. Read More
(Alliance News) - Informa PLC on Tuesday said "strong trading" in the fourth quarter is expected to deliver 2025 results in line with or ahead of market guidance. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Tuesday announced the USD2.2 billion acquisition of RAPT Therapeutics Inc, a California-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on novel therapies for inflammatory and immunologic diseases. Read More
(Alliance News) - Donald Trump has suggested Britain's decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take over Greenland. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK unemployment rate was steady while regular earnings growth slowed, GSK agrees to buy biopharmaceutical firm RAPT Therapeutics for USD2.2 billion and Informa reports "strong trading" in the fourth quarter. Read More