TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca appoints replacement for detained China boss
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Wednesday appointed Iskra Reic as its new international executive vice president, replacing Leon Wang, who has been detained by Chinese authorities.
Vinanz applies to list on LSE as it aims to expand its investor base
The British Virgin Islands-based cryptocurrency miner, which is already listed on the Aquis Stock Exchange under the ticker BTC and trades on the US OTCQB under VINZF, said its application to the LSE ...
Anglesey Mining hails "positive step" in zinc classification
The AIM-listed miner said the classification reflects a "significant positive step" for the importance of its Parys Mountain resource in Anglesey, North Wales where zinc is one of the the declared ...
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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Blue-chips in the red despite European, US gains
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended mixed on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 held back by falls in AstraZeneca plus uninspiring data, while mid-caps prospered amid rate cut hopes. The FTSE 100 index ...
Legal & General confirms 2024 profit growth amid strong pension market
Legal & General Group PLC said profit growth in 2024 will be in line with the guidance it provided back in June, as the insurer on Wednesday holds a "deep dive" for investors about its Institutional ...
ME Group International expects "record profit" as laundry sales soar
ME Group is an instant-service equipment company based in Birmingham, England. ME Group said it expects pretax profit for the year ended October 31 to be no less than GBP73 million, up 10% from a year ...
UK's Lammy tells Nato members to "get serious" about defence spending
(Alliance News) - UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy urged European Nato members to step up defence spending ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House. The US president-elect has been highly ...
XP Factory narrows loss as Boom bars drives revenue growth
Its pretax loss narrowed to GBP2.2 million from GBP2.4 million in the six months to June 30, 2023. XP Factory's administrative costs rose 23% to GBP16.4 million in the first half, up from GBP13.3 ...
London midday: FTSE down after services PMI, ahead of French no-confidence vote
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still in the red by midday on Wednesday ahead of a no-confidence vote in France and as investors mulled the latest developments in South Korea and uninspiring UK ...
Ixico loss widens as contract wins slow; shares plummet
Ixico attributed this to a "slower pace" of new client contract wins in the first half of the year, along with the "challenging" macroeconomic backdrop. More positively, the firm recorded strong ...
Revolut boss says "not rational" to float in UK over US stock market
(Alliance News) - The boss of Revolut has said it is "not rational" to list its shares in the UK over the US, dealing a blow to London's stock market following the fintech firm becoming Europe's most ...
Personal Assets Trust net asset value rises amid gold boost
Personal Assets Trust PLC on Wednesday said it expects a limited direct impact from the UK budget decision to raise national insurance contributions for employers, as net asset value rose. The ...