(Alliance News) - Knights Group Holdings PLC on Wednesday said it is "actively assessing acquisition opportunities", as it reported a near 30% uplift in full-year revenue. Read More
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer has insisted he is not lifting sanctions on Russian oil "in any way whatsoever". Read More
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd - Australia, Hungary and South Africa-focused oil and gas explorer - Remains non-revenue generating for the first quarter of 2026, unchanged from the prior year. Loss widens to USD1.3 million from USD497,000. General & administrative expenses increase % to USD981,000 from USD491,000. Falcon notes that its definitive agreement with Tamboran Resources Corp is progressing, and expects the buyout to close in the second quarter. Highlights its ongoing focus "on strict cost management and efficient operation of the portfolio." Read More
(Alliance News) - Science Group PLC on Wednesday said it remains on track to deliver a "resilient performance" in 2026 despite geopolitical uncertainty and challenges in UK defence contracting. Read More
Gamma Communications PLC - Newbury, Berkshire-based provider of cloud communications and voice services - Confirms Damien Maltarp will join the company as chief financial officer on August 10. Back in March, Gamma named financial controller at the London Stock Exchange Group PLC, Maltarp, as the successor to Bill Castell, who left the firm on March 31. Read More
Custodian Property Income REIT PLC - Leicester, England-based real estate investment trust - Reports net asset value of approximately 99.7 pence per share as of March 31, up from 99.8p at December 31. Says board has approved a dividend of 1.5p for the fourth quarter ended March 31, and targets a total payout of at least 6.0p for the year ending 31 March, 2027. Reports fourth-quarter EPRA earnings per share of 1.5p, "in line with" 1.7p for the third quarter and excluding around 0.2p per share added by a one-off surrender premium on an industrial property. The estimated rental value of its portfolio rose 0.7% like-for-like, driven by LFL growth of 1.2% for industrial assets, which represent 42% of the portfolio's income. Portfolio ERV growth on an LFL basis is 3.3%. Custodian adds that further income growth of 13% is already embedded within the portfolio with an ERV of GBP55.6 million at March 31, up from GBP52.0 million three months prior. This exceeds current passing rent of GBP49.2 million, up from GBP45.8 million. Company also notes its acquisitions of family-owned property portfolios during the quarter, including that of Scorpion Properties Ltd in March. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shares in MP Evans Group PLC, REA Holdings PLC and AEP Plantations PLC dropped on Wednesday, after Indonesia's president announced new natural resource export controls which will affect crude palm oil. Read More
(Alliance News) - Deutsche Lufthansa AG subsidiary Eurowings is stepping in to fill gaps in the flight schedule at Berlin's international airport following the announcement that Ryanair jets are to be withdrawn. Read More
(Alliance News) - An increase in fuel duty planned in the UK for September has been scrapped. Read More
(Alliance News) - European stocks grew in confidence as Wednesday morning progressed, with some tariff optimism outweighing lingering geopolitical concerns. Read More
Rockhopper Exploration PLC - Salisbury, England-based oil and gas miner with key interests in the North Falkland Basin - Says that Navitas Petroleum LP, the operator of the Sea Lion project offshore the Falkland Islands, is changing the location for upgrades of the Aoka Mizu floating production storage & offloading (FPSO) vessel from the Middle East to Asia due to the conflict in Iran, which will add about USD45 million to the current development budget and increase Rockhopper's equity costs by net USD5.3 million. Company remains funded for phase 1 of Sea Lion works. Read More
(Alliance News) - Smurfit WestRock on Wednesday announced that it will delist from the London Stock Exchange. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK house prices were static in March in a sign of the market slowing and buyers holding back in the face of uncertainty over interest rates, new figures published on Wednesday show. Read More
(Alliance News) - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC on Wednesday said that "pre-orders of major titles are exceptional" in its outlook, as it reported a profit rise despite a revenue fall as costs came down. Read More
(Alliance News) - Keller Group PLC on Wednesday reported "strong" trading so far this year and said it "remains resilient" to rises in energy and material costs. Read More