(Alliance News) - Reach PLC on Tuesday said it swung to a hefty loss in 2025 after a GBP222.8 million non-cash impairment charge, as revenue fell and digital headwinds intensified, but it insisted it remains on track to meet market expectations in 2026 through further cost cuts. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK is considering sending a warship to the Middle East, while France reportedly plans to move air defence systems to Cyprus after a British base on the island was hit by a drone. Read More
Bank of Ireland Group PLC - Dublin-based lender - Starts on Tuesday a share buyback worth up to EUR530 million. The buyback will be run by Dublin-based broker J&E Davy, together with UBS AG London Branch, and will be completed by the end of December. All repurchased shares will be cancelled to reduce share capital, Bank of Ireland says. The buyback was first announced with Bank of Ireland's annual results on Monday. The company also raised its annual dividend by 11% to 70 euro cents per share, worth EUR667 million, despite pretax profit falling by 25% to EUR1.39 billion in 2025 from EUR1.86 billion in 2024. Read More
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC - Oxford, England-based specialist in DNA and RNA sequencing technologies - Chair Duncan Tatton-Brown buys 87,000 ordinary shares at GBP1.1550 each on Monday, the same day the company reports a narrowing pretax loss and double-digit revenue growth in its 2025 results. The transaction is worth GBP100,485 in total. Read More
(Alliance News) - John Wood Group PLC on Tuesday said it expects its takeover by Sidara to complete on March 10, with antitrust and regulatory conditions satisfied, and a court sanction hearing scheduled on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London remained in the red at midday on Tuesday, as war in the Middle East affects natural gas prices and eurozone consumer inflation accelerates. Read More
(Alliance News) - CyanConnode Holdings PLC on Tuesday said it received an additional non-binding proposal from International Holding Co PJSC subsidiary Esyasoft Holding Ltd for a possible all-cash takeover offer. Read More
(Alliance News) - The JP Jenkins-15, an index of the largest companies listed on the UK share dealing platform, rose 3.3% in February, as THG PLC spin-off THG Ingenuity Ltd continued to climb in market value. Read More
(Alliance News) - Rosebank Industries PLC Tuesday reported a wider annual loss, but said it was tracking in line with expectations for the new year, as it confirmed a USD3.05 billion acquisition. Read More
Magnum Ice Cream Co NV - Amsterdam-based ice cream company spun off from Unilever PLC and owner of Magnum, Ben & Jerry's and Cornetto brands - Gerardo Rozanski, president of the Americas, buys 60,000 shares at average USD15.46 on Tuesday, worth USD927,194. Magnum Ice Cream directors have purchased nearly EUR3 million in shares in the past few weeks. Read More
(Alliance News) - France plans to send air defence systems to Cyprus after a British base on the island came under attack, according to a report. Read More
(Alliance News) - IG Group Holdings PLC on Tuesday announced it appointed Virgin Media Ltd alumn Andrew Barron as board chair designate and non-executive director with immediate effect. Read More