(Alliance News) - Watches of Switzerland Group PLC on Thursday said it has completed the acquisition of Deutsch & Deutsch, adding four luxury watch and jewellery showrooms in Texas to its US estate. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made modest progress on Thursday after Donald Trump walked back on threats to impose tariffs, but underperformed European peers amid soft mining, energy and defence stocks. Read More
(Alliance News) - Seplat Energy PLC on Thursday announced changes to its board following the recent sale of a major shareholding. Read More
Genel Energy PLC - London-based oil and gas firm - Appoints Patrick Allman-Ward as chair from February 9. He has over 40 years of international upstream experience, serving as chief executive officer of Dana Gas from 2013 to 2024. Further, he worked at Shell PLC across several regions for 30 years. Allman-Ward is currently chair of Terra Mining. Interim Genel Energy Chair Canan Ediboglu says: "We are delighted to welcome Patrick to the company. He brings deep strategic insight, technical experience, sound judgement and a strong commitment to governance, integrity, [environmental, social, & governance] matters and long-term value creation. We look forward to benefiting from his wealth of industry experience, insights and skills as the company seeks to fulfil its strategic objectives and create shareholder value." Read More
(Alliance News) - AltynGold PLC reported increased fourth-quarter production and annual output above its guidance on Thursday, and said it has "positive" momentum going into the current year. Read More
Taylor Maritime Ltd - Guernsey, England-registered dry bulk shipping investor - Provides details for the capital return it announced with interim results in December. Taylor Maritime will return USD143.4 million to share holders by means of a compulsory partial redemption of shares at USD0.94 per share. The price represents the company's net asset value per share on December 31, minus direct costs of the redemption. A total of 151.9 million shares will be redeemed, 46% of the current total of 330.2 million. The redemption needs to be approved by shareholders at a general meeting set for January 27. It will be based on the share register as of January 30, and payment will be made around February 13. The remaining shares will trade under a new ISIN number from February 2 but its tickers will remain TMI and TMIP. Read More
(Alliance News) - Auction Technology Group PLC on Thursday responded to suitor and existing shareholder FitzWalter Capital Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer said he will discuss how to "take the vital steps" towards strengthened security in the Arctic with Denmark's prime minister, who thanked him for the UK's support during "quite a difficult time" for the country amid Donald Trump's demands to annex its semi-autonomous territory Greenland. Read More
(Alliance News) - Invesco Asia Dragon Trust PLC on Thursday reported benchmark-beating growth in the first half-year period since its creation through a merger in February. Read More
(Alliance News) - Elixirr International PLC on Thursday declared a higher interim dividend and said it expects to meet or beat market expectations for revenue and profitability in financial 2025. Read More
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Trust PLC - aims for long-term growth from investing in smaller Asian companies - Director Jeremy Whitley buys 45,000 shares via associates Catherine Whitley and Nicholas Whitely at GBP2.70, worth GBP121,560, on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - MP Evans Group PLC on Thursday said crude palm oil production fell slightly in 2025, but pricing remained supportive, with early 2026 prices described as robust. Read More