(Alliance News) - Empiric Student Property PLC on Wednesday said it "remains in great shape," as its pace of reservations for the next academic year is ahead of the wider market. Read More
(Alliance News) - Senior police chiefs and government watchdogs have written to the UK prime minister warning they will be forced to make choices about which crimes they investigate if the government announces spending cuts to policing, while victim support services are being "pushed to the brink". Read More
(Alliance News) - discoverIE Group PLC on Wednesday recommended a higher dividend as it hailed structural growth drivers in target markets, while annual profit surged amid lower operating costs. Read More
(Alliance News) - Hammerson PLC on Wednesday said Chief Executive Officer Rita-Rose Gagne plans to retire in 2026, after five years at the helm of the London-based property and investment company. Read More
(Alliance News) - WH Smith PLC on Wednesday reported growth across all markets of its travel business during the third-quarter, ahead of the disposal of its high street division. Read More
(Alliance News) - B&M European Value Retail SA on Wednesday reported sluggish full-year sales growth, and a fall in profit, held back by a "challenging" retail environment. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly higher on Wednesday, following the news of the UK's temporary reprieve from 50% US tariffs on steel and aluminium. Read More
Ryanair Holdings PLC - Dublin-based budget airline - Carries 19.6 million passengers in May, up 3.7% from 18.9 million a year before, with load factor unchanged at 95%. On a rolling 12-month basis, passengers carried total 202.0 million, up 8.1% from 186.9 million, with load factor improving to 94% from 93%. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ninety One PLC and Ltd on Wednesday described its annual financial performance as "robust" after regaining "positive flow momentum". Read More
GSK PLC - London-based pharmaceutical company - Starts on Wednesday the second tranche of its previously announced GBP2.0 billion share buyback programme. The new tranche, worth up to GBP450.0 million, follows the completion of a first tranche of GBP700.0 million on Tuesday. Merrill Lynch International will run the second tranche, after Citigroup Global Markets Ltd ran the first. It will be completed by September 19. Shares bought will be held in treasury. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks were called higher in the UK on Wednesday, as industry spokespeople cautiously welcome Donald Trump's decision to keep tariffs at 25% on British steel and aluminium for now. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to tear up Treasury rules as she announces billions of pounds of investment in public transport in the North and Midlands. Read More
Ryanair Holdings PLC - Dublin-based budget airline - Chief Executive Officer Michael O'Leary and a pension scheme connected to him sells 899,893 shares at EUR23.33, worth EUR21.0 million, in Dublin on Tuesday. Ryanair doesn't say how many shares O'Leary continues to hold; however he had 44.1 million as of March 31, according to the company's annual report, a 4.1% stake. O'Leary became CEO of Ryanair in 1994 and group CEO in 2019, having been chief financial officer since 1988. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Wednesday, following news that US President Donald Trump is sparing the UK from the immediate hit of steel and aluminium tariffs. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK industry has welcomed Donald Trump's decision to keep tariffs at 25% on British steel and aluminium for now, but warned that "uncertainty remains" over the final tax rate. Read More