(Alliance News) - UK retail sales were stronger than expected last month, numbers from the Office for National Statistics showed Friday, with annual growth spiking to the loftiest level since January. Read More
(Alliance News) - Defence spending in the UK "falls well short" of what is required, the chief executive of BAE Systems PLC has warned. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK "stands ready 24/7 to defend itself", the government has said, after Iran claimed Britain would "bear responsibility" for allowing the US to use British bases. Read More
(Alliance News) - Donald Trump will press ahead with a new 10% import tariff on UK goods after time-limited levies introduced by the president in response to a Supreme Court defeat expire on Friday, the US trade representative has said. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Friday, with conflict worry and now tariff concerns hitting equity market enthusiasm. Read More
(Alliance News) - Wesfarmers Ltd on Friday revealed it has agreed to sell Cm3, its contractor management software unit, to Achilles Group, a supply chain risk and performance management company owned by London-based private equity firm Bridgepoint Group PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - Allianz SE on Friday announced a new distribution agreement with HSBC Holdings PLC along with a deal to acquire HSBC Life Singapore. Read More
(Alliance News) - Serabi Gold PLC on Thursday maintained its full-year production guidance after reporting higher second-quarter gold output and saying expansion projects at its Brazilian operations remain on schedule. 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
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Thursday, as the price of oil surged as the conflict in the Middle East widened and unnerved investors, after Yemen's Houthis attacked two Saudi tankers. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
City of London Investment Group PLC - "active, alpha-driven" asset manager - Funds under management total USD12.31 billion on June 30, the end of the company's financial year, up 14% from USD10.81 billion a year before. City of London Investment suffers USD1.34 billion net outflow during the recent year, but books USD2.83 billion in gains from market and investment performance. Of these gains, USD1.67 billion come from emerging markets investments. City of London Investment notes that net outflow improved as the year went along, with USD483 million in net outflows in the second half after USD853 million in the first. Read More
Auction Technology Group PLC - London-based auction market operator - Raises guidance for financial 2026 revenue growth at constant currency to between 5.5% and 6.5% from the previous 5.0% to 6.0%, after recording 7.8% in pro formal constant currency revenue growth in the third quarter. At actual exchange rates, revenue growth is 7.7%. Revenue growth is presented pro forma to account for the acquisition last year of San Francisco-based Chairish Inc. This new operation performs strongly in the recent quarter, Auction Technology says, and Arts & Antiques revenue sees "good growth", while the rate of decline in Industrial & Commercial revenue is similar to what was experienced in the first half. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets Authority has issued an invitation to comment on the agreed acquisition of ITV Media & Entertainment Holdings Ltd to Comcast Corp's Sky. Read More
(Alliance News) - Scancell Holdings PLC on Thursday said it agreed to a merger, with the combined company to be listed on the Nasdaq in New York. Read More