(Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC on Wednesday upgraded its guidance for underlying operating profit for this year, citing growth in the defence sector, as it announced a new chief financial officer starting in March. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK inflation slows more than expected in November and Bunzl reaffirms its 2025 outlook, while Greencore's takeover of Bakkavor clears a key regulatory hurdle. Read More
Serica Energy PLC - London-based oil and gas producer in UK North Sea - Chief Executive Officer Christopher Cox buys 64,007 shares at average GBP1.70, worth GBP108,747, on Tuesday. Serica earlier Tuesday said it agreed to buy some southern North Sea assets from Spirit Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of Centrica PLC. Centrica owns 69% of Spirit Energy. Serica will pay GBP57 million for the assets, which include Spirit Energy's 15% interest in the Cygnus gas field, and all other producing assets in the Greater Markham area and southern North Sea. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Wednesday said its Exdensur treatment, depemokimab, for severe asthma has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK will rejoin the EU's Erasmus student exchange scheme, the government has confirmed. Read More
(Alliance News) - Diageo PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to sell Diageo Kenya Ltd to Japan's Asahi Group Holdings Ltd for USD2.3 billion. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC on Wednesday backed guidance for 2025, despite challenging markets, but cautioned operating margin is expected to be slightly down in the coming year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK government has granted planning permission for the construction of the first Universal Studios theme park in Europe. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened firmly in the green on Wednesday, buoyed by easing UK inflation data ahead of the Bank of England's interest rate decision. Read More
(Alliance News) - Downing Street has insisted the UK is still in "active conversations" with the US on a technology prosperity deal after a report that the US had halted talks. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK inflation slows more than expected in November and Bunzl reaffirms its 2025 outlook, while Greencore's takeover of Bakkavor clears a key regulatory hurdle. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK inflation eased in November, with both headline and core measures slowing as food, alcohol and tobacco prices fell, according to figures published on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Wednesday, as investors look ahead to UK inflation data. Read More
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust PLC - London and Johannesburg-listed property investor - Dutch telecommunications company Koninklijke KPN NV formally terminates its lease at Schroder European Real Estate's Apeldoorn property. KPN occupies this mixed-use office and data centre property in Netherlands, representing about 19% of the company's portfolio income and 6% of portfolio value as at September 30, 2025. The lease termination will take effect from December 31, 2026. Early this month, Schroder European Real Estate Investment warned of the risk of maintaining its dividend following the departure of KPN. Read More