(Alliance News) - German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and her UK counterpart Peter Kyle are to address the German-British Economic Forum in Berlin on Monday, aimed at boosting post-Brexit ties. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday said its self-administered lupus treatment has been approved in the US. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK reports on a US court ruling in ongoing litigation, AstraZeneca announces US approval for a self-administered lupus treatment, while Harworth Group receives planning consent for a data centre development in Leeds. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly lower on Monday, as oil prices rise after US-Iran peace talks stalled. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK prime minister is facing another bruising week as the fallout over the vetting for Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to Washington continues. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday he was "shocked" by a shooting at a Washington media gala and that it was "a huge relief" that US President Donald Trump and others attending were safe. Read More
(Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC intends to sell "a swathe of Premier Inn hotels" to support a potential shareholder return of around GBP1.5 billion, the Times reported on Saturday evening. Read More
(Alliance News) - Close Brothers Group PLC has joined fellow lenders Barclays PLC, and Lloyds Banking Group PLC, in deciding against a legal challenge to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance compensation scheme, Sky News reported on Saturday. Read More
(Alliance News) - US President Donald Trump has said he plans to talk to the UK monarch about "everything" during King Charles III's royal state visit, including the Iran war, which has strained transatlantic relations. Read More
(Alliance News) - E.ON SE is advancing plans for a merger with UK-based peer Ovo Energy, Sky News reported on Saturday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC has decided not to join the lenders challenging the UK Financial Conduct Authority's GBP9 billion compensation scheme for the motor finance scandal, Sky News reported on Friday. Read More
Aseana Properties Ltd - Jersey-based property development company focused on Vietnam and Malaysia Swings to pretax profit of USD13.6 million in 2025 from USD5.5 million loss the year prior, as revenue shoots up to USD14.4 million from USD2.9 million. Bottom line also benefits from foreign exchange gain of USD13.3 million compared to USD3.1 million in 2024. Net asset value per share as December 31 was USD0.19 down from USD0.24 the year before. Focus in 2025 was on preserving cash balances, safeguarding ownership of remaining assets, and raising funds and bank refinancing. Asset sales remains a strategic option, but in a "measured manner so as not to compromise shareholder value." No dividend was declared or paid in the financial years 2025 and 2024. Read More
Astrid Intelligence PLC - London-based company specialising in artificial intelligence, formerly known as Cel AI PLC - Notes the recent developments within the Bittensor ecosystem, where a "prominent subnet operator" announced their departure from the network and subsequently liquidated a significant portion of their holdings. This led to a period of heightened short-term volatility across subnet tokens and the wider TAO market, Astrid notes. "While some external commentary has characterised the event negatively, our view is that the underlying mechanics of the network continued to function as designed and may create opportunities for Astrid," company says. Astrid stresses that the network infrastructure remained operational, showing no single participant has the ability to disrupt core functionality. The response from the broader Bittensor ecosystem has been constructive, Astrid says, with a number of subnet operators and participants reaffirming their commitment to the network, and activity levels have remained robust following the initial volatility. Read More
Empresaria Group PLC - Crawley, England-based specialist staffing group - Sells its 90% interest, held via its wholly owned subsidiary Interim Management International Ltd, in Skillhouse Staffing Solutions KK to Mark Smith for around GBP940,000 cash. Smith is the current managing director of Skillhouse. Empresaria will receive deferred consideration, worth 80% of Skillhouse's pretax profit over 2026 and 2027, subject to a minimum GBP94,000 for each financial year. Skillhouse operates in Japan and is a staffing agency specialising in recruiting for IT roles. The sale is part a previously announced strategy to exit smaller operations in markets or sub‐sectors where no further investment is planned. Proceeds will be used for working capital. Gross assets sold at December 31 were around GBP2.4 million and Skillhouse generated a pretax profit in 2025 of around GBP250,000. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More