Diploma backs outlook after "very strong" first quarter
14th Jan 2026 08:26
(Alliance News) - Diploma PLC on Wednesday backed its annual forecast, after double-digit growth in the first quarter. Read More
(Alliance News) - Diploma PLC on Wednesday backed its annual forecast, after double-digit growth in the first quarter. Read More
(Alliance News) - BP issues a quarterly trading update pointing to flat upstream production and billions in expected impairments, Diploma reports a strong start to its financial year with double-digit organic growth, and publisher Pearson posts sales growth across all divisions in 2025. Read More
(Alliance News) - Prudential PLC on Wednesday said it has named Douglas Flint as its next chair, replacing Shriti Vadera, who will round off a roughly five-year stint in the position in May. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly higher on Wednesday, as markets move past recent jitters over Fed independence and look ahead to fresh US economic data. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK government has announced its intention to build a new railway line between Birmingham and Manchester. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle is set to tell the heads of top firms that he will "fight tooth and nail" to achieve US levels of economic growth. Read More
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BHP Group Ltd - Melbourne, Australia-based diversified miner - Announces that operations at the copper mining Escondida Norte pit in northern Chile are now fully autonomous, making the site one of the first large-scale mines in the world to achieve this milestone. BHP says this will enhance productivity, reduce risk, and create a safer working environment. The changes at the site were a response to industry challenges including declining ore grades and increasing operational complexity. BHP confirms that there are 33 autonomous trucks and 11 autonomous drills operating across the pit. Production from now autonomous Escondida Norte accounts for 30% of the broader Escondida mine, which comprises two pits. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: 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
(Alliance News) - Workspace Group PLC should conduct a strategic sale of its assets, Saba Capital Management Ltd claimed in an open letter sent last week and published on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mostly lower on Tuesday, following news of slowing US core inflation and a raised forecast from the World Bank. Read More
Metir PLC - York, England-based company focused on water testing services - Says trading in 2025 was in line with its own expectations, boosted by increased international demand for Microtox LX instruments, Microtox reagents and sulphate reducing bacteria kits. Metir expects to report revenue of GBP1.5 million for 2025, up sharply from GBP232,000 in 2024. Further, its cash balance as at December 31 is expected at just above GBP1.0 million, following a GBP1.0 million fundraise it completed in December. Executive Chair Bob Moore says that the firm's underlying momentum in the business "is encouraging for sales growth throughout 2026." He adds: "With enhanced funding in place, a growing installed base of instruments and an expanding international pipeline, we enter this year with increased confidence. The board believes the actions taken during 2025, including further product development, provide a solid foundation for accelerating production of the group's instrumentation and reagents, driving revenue growth and progressing towards sustainable profitability." Read More