(Alliance News) - The UK Chancellor has said it would be "foolish" to stop engaging with China. Rachel Reeves is due to hold talks with the US next week amid efforts to strike a trade deal, which the ...

The US president does not have direct authority to fire Federal Reserve governors, but Trump could initiate a lengthy process to attempt to unseat Powell by proving there was "cause" to do so. Trump ...

The FTSE 100 index was down 28.76 points, 0.4%, at 8,246.84 near the open. The FTSE 250 was down 44.69 points, 0.2%, at 19,221.12, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.62 points, 0.1%, at 669.26.

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: Vp PLC - Harrogate, England-based equipment ...

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 ended little changed on Thursday, outperforming European peers, as investors weighed an as expected interest rate cut by the European Central Bank.

BP Marsh & Partners PLC - London-based private equity firm, investing in early-stage financial services businesses - Announces up to GBP2 million share buyback to be run by Singer Capital Markets.

(Alliance News) - REA Holdings PLC on Thursday reported a swing to profit during 2024 as a result of reduced expenses and higher prices, though noted a decrease in production amid dry weather.

Revenue growth in its second half was strong, according to the firm, with it expecting full-year growth of around 6%. In financial 2024, Oxford Instruments achieved revenue of GBP470.4 million. The ...

RC Fornax said its higher revenue in the first half of the year was generated from contracts with six customers. Four of the customers are in the top 10 suppliers to the Ministry of Defence and one is ...

Copper production rose 10% to a record 1.5 million tonnes for nine months that ended March 31. Output was up 0.4% to 513,200 tonnes for the third quarter from 511,000 tonnes in the second quarter, and ...

In response, shares in Bunzl dropped 24% to 2,354.00 pence each in London on Wednesday morning, hitting an intraday low of 2,252.00p. It has a market value of GBP7.69 billion.

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open down 54.0 points, 0.7%, on Wednesday. The index of London large-caps closed up 1.4% at 8,249.12 on Tuesday. Sterling was quoted at USD1.3263 early ...