(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is not actively considering a public inquiry into the UK actions of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein despite claims the government was "looking into" holding one, it is understood. Read More
(Alliance News) - Coca-Cola HBC AG on Wednesday raised it full-year guidance on the back of profit growth in the first half driven by volume, and reported progress on its African acquisition. Read More
(Alliance News) - 4imprint Group PLC on Wednesday said it expects full-year revenue and earnings to come in above current market expectations after an encouraging first half of 2026. Read More
(Alliance News) -The UK services sector returned to growth in July as business activity and new orders increased for the first time in several months, while cost pressures eased, according to purchasing managers' index survey results from S&P Global on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shares in Gran Tierra Energy Inc were on the rise on Wednesday after announcing a swing to quarterly net income and an agreement to sell its business in Colombia and Ecuador to the Indonesian state oil company. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK's new car market grew by 11.7% in July compared with the same month last year, new figures show. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Wednesday increased full-year profit expectations once more after a strong quarter led by bumper growth in its International division. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC on Wednesday said it expects growth in full-year core earnings to be above the top end of its target range after a strong first half. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 supported by strong gains in miners as industrial metals rallied. Read More
Ryanair Holdings PLC - Dublin-based airline operator - Records 6.7% rise in July passenger figures to 22.2 million, a new record, from 20.8 million a year before, while the load factor remains unchanged at 96%. Ryanair says it operated over 120,000 flights last month, up 2.7% compared to over 116,800 in June. For the 12 months to the end of July, the company records 213.2 million passengers, up 5.0% from 203.1 million a year prior, with an unchanged load factor of 94%. Read More
(Alliance News) - Glencore PLC on Wednesday declared a special dividend after returning to the black in the first half of 2026, and announced a new share buyback, while planning an Australian listing. Read More
(Alliance News) - Glencore reports a surge in first-half profit, announces USD1.5 billion of additional shareholder returns and plans an Australian listing, while Next lifts its annual profit guidance after stronger-than-expected second-quarter sales. Coca-Cola HBC also upgrades its 2026 outlook following first-half revenue and earnings growth. Read More
FIH Group PLC - services provider in the Falkland Islands and the UK - FIH agrees to sell its loss-making fine art logistics business, Momart International Ltd, to Compagnie Generale du Roumois SAS for GBP7.6 million in cash. CGR's parent company, Horus Finance SA, already owns other art logistics and storage businesses. The proceeds of the sale, expected to be completed by the end of September, will be returned to shareholders and invested in FIH's remaining operating business, Falkland Islands Co Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Wednesday as optimism over a potential US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz lifted sentiment and pushed oil prices lower. Read More