(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 edging lower as investors weighed a busy flow of company news while mid-cap stocks held up better. Read More
(Alliance News) - Smurfit WestRock PLC on Tuesday said it will permanently close one of the paper machines at its La Tuque mill in Quebec, citing ongoing scale and cost challenges. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ramsdens Holdings PLC on Tuesday said it expects full-year pretax profit to beat current market expectations as the firm continues to benefit from the high gold price. Read More
(Alliance News) - The Labour First Minister of Wales says she supports Keir Starmer amid speculation about his future as UK prime minister. Read More
(Alliance News) - Bellway PLC on Tuesday said it is on track to meet its target for increased completions in the financial year as it reported growth in the first half. Read More
(Alliance News) - Dunelm Group PLC on Tuesday reported a mixed first half but said full-year profit remains on track as it reiterated guidance for financial 2026 pretax profit, set to be in line with market expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC on Tuesday said it has entered a new "multi-year, multi-billion-dollar" contract with long-time partner CFM, a joint venture between Safran Aircraft Engines and GE Aerospace. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ireland's government is to give the green light to drafting laws that would abolish a divisive passenger cap at Dublin Airport. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday. Read More
BT Group PLC - London-based telecommunications operator - Promotes Clive Selley to be chief executive officer of BT International, replacing Bas Berger, who is leaving BT on April 1 after 18 years with the company. Selley is CEO of Openreach, a subsidiary of BT that is managed at arms length due to its role in operating the UK's telecom cable network. Selley will in turn be replaced as the head of Openreach by its deputy CEO, Katie Mulligan. BT Chief Executive Allison Kirkby says Selley is "the best person to lead BT International forward as a next generation, global telco platform business. No one has more experience building complex modern day infrastructure and supporting customers at scale in their digital transition. I'm delighted he's staying within BT Group." Read More
Standard Chartered PLC - London-based, Asia and Africa-focused lender - Chief Financial Officer Diego De Giorgi leaves the board and company immediately to join US private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc as a partner and head of Europe, Middle East & Africa. Apollo has its European headquarters in London and notes it has USD155 million in assets under management in the EMEA region. At Standard Chartered, Deputy CFO Peter Burrill steps up to interim CFO. He joined StanChart in 2017 from Deutche Bank AG. A permanent CFO will be announced "in due course", the bank says. Di Giorgi had been seen as potential successor to StanChart Chief Executive Bill Winters, the Financial Times reports. StanChart is scheduled to release its 2025 results on February 24. Read More
(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC said on Tuesday it has decided to extend the tenure of its Chair Luc Jobin, following a "comprehensive" succession process. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Tuesday said its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine Arexvy has been accepted for review by China's Center for Drug Evaluation for adults aged 60 and over. Read More