(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Wednesday amid choppy trading, as the impact of the Iran war drove UK headline inflation to 3.3% in March. Read More
(Alliance News) - Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC on Wednesday said revenue in the first quarter of 2026 was hit by weak sales of cold and flu remedies and "ongoing challenges" in Europe. Read More
JD Sports Fashion PLC - Lancashire, England-based retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands - Andrew Higginson will step down as chair at JD Sports' annual general meeting on July 21, having held the chair since 2022. Non-Executive Director Darren Shapland will become interim chair after the AGM, and Senior Independent Director Kath Smith will lead the search for a permanent successor. "We have focused the business back to sports fashion, bought out minority interests in subsidiaries, and accelerated our expansion outside JD's UK market, particularly in the US," Higginson says of his time as chair, which he called "a tough period in the sportswear market". JD Sports notes that about 40% of its business is now in North America. Regis Shultz remains chief executive officer. Read More
(Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC on Wednesday reiterated its full-year guidance, as it reported a slight contraction in its top-line during the first quarter of the year. Read More
(Alliance News) - Quilter PLC reported on Wednesday that it had delivered record net flows despite the Middle East conflict, boosting assets under management & administration. Read More
(Alliance News) - Headline UK inflation rises to 3.3%, Reckitt Benckiser reports lower first-quarter revenue, while Aberdeen hails a "robust" performance. Read More
Tharisa PLC - Cyprus-headquartered platinum miner - Appoints Jacques Breytenbach as chief finance officer designate, with effect from May 1, and as CFO from August 1. Breytenbach will succeed Michael Jones, who will retire, with effect from July 31. Jones' retirement was flagged early in February. Breytenbach's appointment provides for a "comprehensive" handover period to ensure continuity and stability within the finance function. Breytenbach served as the CFO of Petra Diamonds Ltd. Prior to this, he was finance manager at Anglo American Platinum Ltd, now Valterra Platinum Ltd. He recently served as a non-executive director of Afrimat Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - Headline UK inflation rose to 3.3% in the year to March, as the war in Iran hit fuel costs, according to figures published on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Wednesday, ahead of the latest UK inflation report, after US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran to allow negotiations to continue. Read More
(Alliance News) - BHP Group Ltd on Wednesday maintained its full‑year guidance and said it now expected copper to come in towards the upper end of its range despite softer quarterly output. Read More
(Alliance News) - Haleon PLC said it has dropped a supplier of "carbon-neutral" packaging after an AFP and The Gecko Project investigation Wednesday revealed links to the clearing of Indonesian rainforest that is home to critically endangered orangutans. Read More
(Alliance News) - Britain will host military planners from over 30 countries for two days of talks starting Wednesday on a multinational mission led by the UK and France to protect navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued last Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - Both chambers of Britain's parliament have approved a bill that would ban children aged 17 and under from buying cigarettes during their lifetime. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More