(Alliance News) - Jet2 PLC on Wednesday reported slightly higher profit in the first half of its financial year, but its shares rose as the airline and package holiday operator improved its dividend and started a new share buyback worth GBP100 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - Smiths Group PLC on Wednesday said it will launch a new share buyback worth GBP1 billion, as it reported trading in line with expectations in its financial first quarter. Read More
(Alliance News) - Genus PLC on Wednesday said it expects full-year profit to be "modestly ahead" of the midpoint of current market expectations as it hailed a "strong start" to the year from pig sales. Read More
(Alliance News) - WH Smith PLC on Wednesday said Chief Executive Carl Cowling has resigned after a probe found "shortcomings" in accounting treatments in the firm's North American division. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Workspace Group PLC on Wednesday reported a swing to loss from a profit, driven by a significant fall in the fair value of its investment properties. Read More
(Alliance News) - Petrochemical firm Exxon Mobil Corp has said "deliberate" policies of the UK government policies are "undermining" the business – with this contributing to the decision to close a key site in Scotland. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC and Fleming Initiative on Wednesday unveiled six major research programmes aimed at tackling antimicrobial resistance, committing GBP45 million to projects that will harness advanced artificial intelligence and cutting-edge laboratory science to combat drug-resistant infections. Read More
(Alliance News) - Severn Trent PLC on Wednesday said Chief Executive Liv Garfield is stepping down as it reported strong growth in half-year revenue and profit. Read More
(Alliance News) - Lloyds Banking Group PLC on Wednesday announced it has agreed to acquire Curve UK Ltd, a London-based fintech behind a digital wallet that consolidates multiple cards and payment methods into a single platform. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities kicked off Wednesday in a tepid fashion, while the pound struggled for traction after a UK inflation reading which may have strengthened the case for more Bank of England rate cuts. Read More
Tesco PLC - Welwyn Garden City, England-based supermarket chain - Continues its GBP1.45 billion share buyback programme, launching a third tranche worth up to GBP350 million. The supermarket group enters a new arrangement with Citigroup Global Markets Ltd to repurchase ordinary shares on its behalf on the London Stock Exchange and Cboe Europe. Tesco completes the previous tranche of the programme on November 5. Between April 10 and that date, it buys back 273.5 million shares with a market value of about GBP1.1 billion. Read More
(Alliance News) - Kenmare Resources PLC on Tuesday said the commissioning of a wet concentrator plant has taken "longer than anticipated", dampening production at its Moma Titanium Minerals mine. Read More