(Alliance News) - Elementis PLC on Wednesday raised its operating profit guidance for 2026 reflecting continued trading progress despite mixed market conditions. Read More
(Alliance News) - Hunting PLC on Wednesday lowered full-year guidance for the second time in just over two months as it said the Middle East conflict has hurt trading in the second half of the year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Glencore PLC is considering selling two multi-billion-dollar assets, in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kazakhstan, to streamline the business and generate cash for shareholder returns, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Intertek Group PLC on Wednesday maintained full-year guidance as it reported strong third-quarter sales growth and said its proposed takeover by EQT is on track. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Wednesday reported better-than-expected earnings, largely driven by improved margins and lower costs, although sales growth was limited by a weaker-than-hoped performance in its Vaccines division. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Unilever PLC on Wednesday upgraded its full-year 2026 outlook for underlying volume growth and underlying operating profit margin, following strong third-quarter trading. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey is planning to reverse the decision to slash the annual cash Isa allowance from GBP20,000 to GBP12,000 in his inaugural budget statement, the Financial Times reported. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday, as investors braced for Chancellor John Healey's first budget and the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, while losses for GSK and Unilever weighed on the FTSE 100. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK reports a fall in third-quarter profit despite higher revenue, while Unilever upgrades its full-year volume growth outlook. Aston Martin narrows its third-quarter loss as revenue jumps, driven by deliveries of its Valhalla supercar. Read More
British American Tobacco PLC - London-based cigarette and nicotine product maker - Appoints Bruce Sewell as a non-executive director, with effect from January 1. Sewell is lead director of Vail Resorts Inc. He previously served at senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Apple Inc. Before stint at Apple, he spent 14 years at Intel Corp. Read More
(Alliance News) - Standing charges on gas bills will be scrapped from next year for around 23 million homes, the Treasury has announced. Read More
Rockfire Resources PLC - Australia and Greece-focused gold, base metal and critical mineral explorer - Says a maiden JORC resource estimate for germanium at its Molaoi zinc deposit in Greece will be delayed by several weeks. In a September 29 release, the company said it expected to start within four weeks, implying a start date around the end of October. The JORC, being carried out by GeoRes Mining Consultants, is delayed due to the identification of "a number of new zones of mineralisation," the company explains, which has results in a re-interpretation of the resource model. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Wednesday as investors brace for Chancellor John Healey's first budget, with UK banks in focus amid expectations of higher taxes on the sector, while interest rate decisions from the US and Canada also are scheduled. Read More