Donald Trump calls on Britain to dismantle North Sea wind turbines
(Alliance News) - US President-elect Donald Trump called on Friday for the UK to dismantle its wind turbines in the North Sea in response to a decision by a US oil company to leave the oil-rich region ...
London close: Stocks finish first week of 2025 weaker
(Sharecast News) - London stock markets closed in the red on Friday as sharp declines in airline, mining, and housebuilding stocks weighed on indices, with a lack of significant news and profit-taking ...
Drab December caps disappointing year for UK retail footfall - BRC
Overall, UK footfall in 2024 was down 2.2% compared to 2023.
Star Energy ups stake in Croatian geothermal development company
Through its Croatian subsidiary, IGeoPen doo, A14 Energy owns three geothermal waters exploration licences in the Pannonian Basin in Croatia.
Volex to pay deferred consideration for target-beating Turkish asset
Volex said the acquisition has exceeded earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation targets set in the acquisition agreement during the first 12 months. Therefore, the company will ...
GSK treatment approved for adults with sinus condition in China
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Friday reported that its Nucala treatment has been approved in China to treat long-term sufferers of a sinus ailment following a phase 3 study.
Aptamer signs development contract with biopharmaceutical firm
(Alliance News) - Aptamer Group PLC on December 19 said it signed a new development contract with a rare disease biopharmaceutical company. The York, England-based biotechnology firm providing Optimer ...
Herald Investment Trust calls on investors to block Saba plans
(Alliance News) - Herald Investment Trust PLC on Friday urged shareholders to vote against motions proposed by Saba Capital Management LP, which had last month hit out at an "underwhelming" ...
LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 lower; Tullow Oil jumps on tax case boost
The FTSE 100 index opened down 5.86 points, 0.1%, at 8,254.23. The FTSE 250 was down 51.56 points, 0.3%, at 20,588.67, and the AIM All-Share was down just 0.01 of a point at 723.69.
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Diageo dents spirits in London but US stocks fly
In contrast to the gloomy mood in Europe, US markets pushed higher. At the time of the London close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, the S&P 500 was 1.0% higher and the Nasdaq Composite ...
LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 to fade after strong Thursday
London's FTSE 100 is set for a softer start on Friday, returning a fraction of the solid gain it made on the first trading day following the festive period. IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to ...
UK manufacturing in sharpest fall for almost a year on cost pressures
(Alliance News) - The UK manufacturing sector downturn deepened more sharply than expected last month, a survey on Thursday showed, with the fastest rate of decline since last January.