(Alliance News) - CVS Group PLC on Thursday said sales and adjusted earnings grew in its recent financial year as the company increased its presence in Australia. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK manufacturers reported the sharpest fall in new orders in six years in July, as rising costs and weak demand continued to squeeze margins, according to the latest quarterly survey from the Confederation of British Industry. Read More
(Alliance News) - AJ Bell PLC on Thursday reported strong growth in customer numbers in the latest quarter, along with increased assets under administration and record net inflows. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Thursday. Read More
Frasers Group PLC - Shirebrook, England-based owner of House of Fraser, Sports Direct and Flannels retail chains - Extends the deadline for its offer to buy all remaining shares of Australian footwear retailer Accent Group Ltd to September 30. Frasers already owned 22.9% of Accent Group when it made its offer to buy the rest in mid-June. Accent Group, which was founded in New Zealand and now has offices in Auckland, as well as Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, already is a distributor for Sports Direct in the two countries. Frasers took a 14.7% stake in 2024 and has increased it since. Its all-cash, on-market offer for Accent is AUD0.65 per share. Accent Group closed at AUD0.73 per share in Sydney on Thursday for a AUD435.9 million, about GBP228 million, market capitalisation. Read More
(Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC on Thursday said the chief executive of Land Securities Group PLC will join its board as an independent non-executive director on October 1. Read More
(Alliance News) - Mitchells & Butlers PLC on Thursday reported flat sales for the third quarter, as it said the heatwave hurt its food-led businesses. Read More
(Alliance News) - Airtel Africa PLC on Thursday said it has picked London as the primary listing location for the proposed initial public offering of Airtel Money as it reported higher first-quarter profit. Read More
(Alliance News) - BT Group PLC on Thursday said it has made a "solid start"to its new financial year but still reported lower profit for the first quarter. Read More
(Alliance News) - easyJet PLC on Thursday said Chief Operating Officer David Morgan will retire from his role, while the company announced a sharp dive in headline pretax profit for the third quarter. Read More
(Alliance News) - Howden Joinery Group PLC on Thursday said it is "well prepared" for Autumn peak trading as it reported slightly higher sales and improved margins in the first half of its financial year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday said a combination with its Etcamah drug has been approved for treatment of breast cancer in the EU. Read More
(Alliance News) - 3i Group PLC on Thursday said that Action continued "its impressive growth trajectory" in its first financial quarter, while its private equity portfolio demonstrated resilience. Read More
(Alliance News) - Centrica PLC on Thursday lifted its dividend despite reporting lower operating profit and revenue in the first half of 2026, and taking a dimmer view of prospects for its Energy unit in 2027. Read More