UK PM Sunak braces for mayoral results as election counts continue
(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is braced for the result of key mayoral elections in London and the West Midlands, after the Conservatives were trounced in the first day of local ...
AIB buys back EUR999 million worth of shares from Irish government
(Alliance News) - AIB Group PLC on Friday said it has agreed to buy back EUR999 million worth of shares from the Irish government. The financial services company said it has agreed to buy back 198.2 ...
UK retail footfall eases in April amid soggy weather — BRC
In high streets alone, footfall fell 6.9%, following a 1.5% decline in March. In retail parks, footfall was 6.3% lower, worsening from March's 3.5% fall. Footfall in shopping centres slid 7.2% in ...
TGI Fridays owner Hostmore annual loss narrows
TGI Fridays is currently owned by TriArtisan Capital Advisors LLC and MFP Partners LP. Because of the size of the stake in the combined company owned by TriArtisan and MFP, a waiver to rule 9 of the ...
TOP NEWS: Trainline posts new buyback programme as profit surges
Trainline PLC on Friday announced a new share buyback programme alongside expectation-beating annual revenue and more than doubled profit. The London-based rail ticket selling platform said net ticket ...
PRESS: Glencore mulls rival bid for Anglo American - Reuters
Shares in Anglo American PLC rose on Friday after Reuters reported Glencore PLC could launch a rival bid for the mining company. Shares in Anglo American rose 3.1% to 2,743.00 pence in London on ...
TRADING UPDATES: Eqtec trading in line; Surface Transforms fundraise
Surface Transforms PLC - Liverpool-based manufacturer of carbon-ceramic brake discs for automotive and aircraft applications - Raises GBP6.5 million, through a placing and subscription of shares at 1 ...
CORRECT: Angle shares up on assay development deal with AstraZeneca
Shares in Angle PLC jumped on Friday, after the company said it has been chosen to develop a prostate cancer assay using its Parsortix technology, opening the door for future clinical study-supporting ...
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Synthomer up again; Phoenix Spree falls
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday. Synthomer PLC, up 3.6% at 273.00 pence, 12-month range 122.50p-864.03p. Shares ...
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Pennon seeks to allay CMA's concerns over South West Water acquisition
(Alliance News) - The UK's competition watchdog on Friday warned Pennon Group PLC that its planned acquisition of Sumisho Osaka Gas Water UK Ltd could face a deeper investigation should "acceptable" ...
Accrol Group supports increased offer from Navigator
Accrol Group is a Blackburn, England-based private-label toilet roll manufacturer. Its prospective buyer, Navigator Paper UK Ltd, is a subsidiary of Navigator Co, a large Portuguese integrated pulp, ...
LONDON MARKET OPEN: Confident start before US jobs data
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday, on the rising conviction that the afternoon's US jobs report will be softer, cooling some hawkish Federal Reserve interest rate ...