(Alliance News) - Unite Group expects to benefit from a pick-up in UK university student numbers, while building materials firm SIG warned it saw "no notable pick-up in demand" during the first half of 2025. Read More
Renold PLC - Manchester, England-based supplier of industrial chains and related power-transmission products - Calls court and general meetings for July 28 to approve its takeover by funds managed by MPE Management Co LLC, while also providing a trading update. Last month, Renold agreed to a GBP186.7 million takeover offer from the US private equity firm. The deal values each Renold share at 82 pence. On Monday, Renold says it recorded "strong results" in the financial year that ended March 31 but now is "mindful of the additional challenges presented by the current economic backdrop". It says volume demand during the early part of financial 2026 has been "slightly below" a year before, with some customers deferring procurement decisions amid the "heightened level of uncertainty" in the company's end-markets. Renold says it so far has been able offset the lower sales volumes with price increases, and it will take "further price action" to meet additional cost increases. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Tuesday, with some tariff nerves still hanging over European equities, despite a suggestion that the implementation of US trade curbs could be delayed. Read More
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(Alliance News) - Ireland's overall construction sector continued to contract in June, with only commercial activity showing growth, S&P Global reported Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Business confidence has risen to its highest level in eight months, according to a Royal Bank of Scotland survey. Read More
GENinCode PLC - Oxford, England-based genetics testing company - Provides update on its US Food and Drug Administration submission for De Novo. "While the number of the outstanding deficiencies has been reduced, the review upheld the FDA's prior view that there remains certain outstanding elements, including further information in relation to clinical validation." The FDA had determined in April that certain outstanding elements in De Novo needed to be addressed, including deficiencies in relation to clinical validation. Read More
(Alliance News) - US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was slapping 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, in his first letters to trading partners ahead of a deadline to reach a deal with Washington. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Monday, after the US announced that tariffs will be implemented later than previously claimed. Read More
(Alliance News) - Eneraqua Technologies PLC on Monday said it expects to post a rise in revenue during its most recent financial year, but warns of "significant strain" on its balance sheet in the year ahead. Read More
(Alliance News) - Jarvis Securities PLC on Monday said it has completed the sale of its retail execution-only brokerage business for up to GBP11 million, and proposed the cancellation of trading on London's AIM. Read More
(Alliance News) - Coral Products PLC on Monday said it expects to report a profit that beat market expectations in the financial year that ended in late April. Read More