(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open flat on Thursday, after a hawkish set of Federal Reserve meeting minutes and a lofty oil price, which hit equity market appetite in New York and Asia. Read More
(Alliance News) - Britain will report Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme and expand sanctions on Tehran and its proxies, the UK Foreign secretary has announced. Read More
(Alliance News) - France's finance minister said the UK would be welcome to return to the EU after Andy Burnham left open the possibility of a manifesto pledge to rejoin the bloc. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will travel to Berlin on Thursday for his first face-to-face meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - Aberdeen Group PLC on Wednesday said it plans to halve its stake in London-based retirement savings provider Standard Life PLC through a share sale to institutional investors. Read More
(Alliance News) - High street pharmacy chain Boots is to be bought by the Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family for USD8.9 billion, around GBP6.7 billion. Read More
(Alliance News) - Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC is asking UK ministers to urgently reform City rules as it attempts to fend off activist investor Saba Capital Management LP, Sky News reported on Wednesday evening. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Canal+ SA - Paris-based media and entertainment group - Havas Sas acquires 1.0 million shares at an average GBP 210.34 pence each, worth GBP2.1 million, on Friday last week. Sas is closely associated with Canal+ Chair Yannick Bollore. Read More
SThree PLC - London-based science, technology, engineering and mathematics-focused staffing company - Says Circle8 has made a revised proposal regarding an improved all-cash offer. SThree previously, in September, "unanimously and unequivocally rejected" a takeover proposal from its Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey-based fellow staffing firm. Consequently, Circle8 has been granted a 14-day extension of the put-up-or-shut-up deadline. The original deadline was 1700 BST on Wednesday; Circle8 now has until the same time on October 21 to either announce a firm intention to make an offer for SThree, or to announce that it does not intend to make an offer. Read More
(Alliance News) - European stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as bonds sank, and the oil price rose amid renewed concerns in the Middle East. Read More
(Alliance News) - Brown Advisory US Smaller Cos PLC and JPMorgan US Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC on Wednesday said they intend to combine in the fourth quarter, with Saba Capital Management LP poised to opt for a cash exit. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday quashed the criminal convictions of five former financial traders for manipulating the Libor and Euribor interest rate benchmarks, the latest twist in the long-running rigging scandal. Read More