LONDON MARKET OPEN: London up ahead of anticipated spring budget cuts
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the green on Wednesday following a cool UK inflation reading, as investors gear up for potential budget cuts in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' looming ...
Smiths Group lifts payout and makes US acquisition as profit rises
New acquisition Duc-Pac is a Springfield, Massachusetts-based metal duct manufacturer, which will be added to Smiths Group's Flex-Tek division. Smiths Group will pay USD40.5 million, which it said ...
Segro forms GBP1 billion JV for first fully fitted London data centre
(Alliance News) - Segro PLC on Tuesday said it has formed a GBP1.0 billion joint venture with Pure Data Centres Group Ltd to build its first fully fitted data centre in west London.
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Social Housing REIT swings to 2024 loss
Sidara, also known as Dar Al-Handasah Consultants Shair & Partners Holdings, made a preliminary bid approach to the engineering and consulting business in late February. Talks between the two firms ...
EXECUTIVE CHANGES: accesso hires former Nando's and Merlin exec as COO
accesso Technology Group PLC - Berkshire-based provider of software for the leisure, entertainment and cultural sectors - Hires Lee Cowie to be chief operating officer, joining from restaurant chain ...
Guardian Metal, Harena celebrate US minerals executive order
(Alliance News) - Guardian Metal Resources PLC and Harena Resources PLC on Monday welcomed a recent executive order from US President Donald Trump, which mandates "immediate action to enhance domestic ...
Energean sale of oil and gas portfolio to Carlyle falls through
On Monday, Energean had warned that the sale of its portfolio in Egypt, Italy and Croatia to Carlyle International Energy Partners may fall through. The deal had been announced in June last year, with ...
LONDON MARKET OPEN: London green ahead of potential US tariff decision
London opened in the green on Monday, amid positive UK investor sentiment on hopes of more targeted US tariff decisions and manufacturing sector readings. The FTSE 100 index opened up 48.13 points, 0.
QinetiQ slumps 21% as cuts outlook amid tough trading, contract delays
(Alliance News) - QinetiQ Group PLC on Monday warned persistent tough near-term trading conditions and delays to a number of contract awards will mean sales will fall short of expectations. In ...
British Land wins planning approval for redevelopment of Euston Tower
The London-based property developer said it received planning approval for the redevelopment of the tower, which is near the Euston rail station. The company plans to deliver a new workspace, with the ...
PRESS: ITV talks to merge with All3Media make progress — Daily Mail
ITV tried to buy All3Media in a deal worth a reported GBP1 billion back in mid-2023, before backing off. All3Media, which had been jointly owned by Warner Bros Discovery Inc and Liberty Global PLC, ...
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan reinitiates Rio Tinto at 'overweight'
Goldman Sachs raises Phoenix Group price target to 542 (504) pence - 'sell' Berenberg raises Phoenix Group price target to 850 (650) pence - 'buy' Barclays raises St James's Place target to 1,140 (945 ...