(Alliance News) - Ireland's annual harmonised consumer price index inflation rate decelerated in December, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ireland has pressed China to reopen its market for Irish beef products, the Taoiseach has said. Read More
AEP Plantations PLC - owner, operator and developer of palm oil plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia - Commences a new buyback programme effective Tuesday this week, worth up to GBP8 million. This follows its up to GBP8 million repurchase programme completed on December 3. AEP says the new scheme will run until June 30, or if earlier, its annual general meeting this year. The company says its shares are undervalued relative to its "strong fundamentals and growth potential". The shares will be repurchased by broker Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer has called for Cabinet discipline and a focus on tackling the cost of living in the first meeting of his top team in a potentially critical year for his premiership. Read More
Caledonia Mining Corp PLC - Zimbabwe-focused gold miner - says no amendments are required to the Bilboes gold project technical report summary after Zimbabwe enacts its national budget with mining provisions as expected. One of the previous proposals was to increase the royalty rate from 5% to 10% when the gold price exceeds USD2,500 per ounce. Now, as anticipated, this will only apply if the gold price exceeds USD5,000 per ounce. Other proposed changes to the tax and royalty regime, including a change to the tax treatment of capital expenditure, have also been withdrawn. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Tuesday. Read More
Prudential PLC - London-based insurer focused on Asia and Africa - Launches a USD1.2 billion share buyback programme, which it expects to complete by late December this year. JPMorgan Securities PLC will conduct the programme on Prudential's behalf. The buyback represents USD500 million in capital returns, Prudential says, plus USD700 million in net proceeds from the initial public offering in India of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - Growth in the UK service sector improved slightly in December, purchasing managers' index survey results from S&P Global showed on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK new car registrations rose above two million in 2025 for the first time since the pandemic, as growth in electric vehicle sales helped lift the market despite ongoing concerns about affordability, industry data showed on Tuesday. Read More
Rank Group PLC - Maidenhead, England-based owner of Grosvenor Casino and Mecca Bingo - Says Chief Executive Officer John O'Reilly, "following discussions with the board", will step down on January 29, though he will continue to support the business until the end of the current financial year, which is on June 30. Chief Financial Officer Richard Harris will be appointed interim CEO with effect from January 30. Harris has been an executive director since joining Rank as CFO in May 2022. "Richard's extensive knowledge of the business is coupled with broad experience in consumer facing businesses, and he has made a significant contribution to the group's progress in recent years," Rank says. Prior to Rank, Harris was CFO of estate agent Foxtons Group PLC and previously held positions at engineering firm Laird PLC and retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC. A formal search process to identify a permanent CEO will now begin, Rank says. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday said a Saphnelo self-administration Thlip-SC trial demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Easing grocery price inflation allowed UK shoppers to spend an average of GBP476 at the supermarket in December – up GBP15 on a year before, figures showed on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday, as the FTSE 100 extended gains from its record close on Monday after Next reported better than hoped sales during the Christmas period. Read More