In early UK corporate news, the Hipgnosis Songs Fund takeover saga may have hit a crescendo, with Blackstone now in pole position to acquire the company. AstraZeneca reported a favourable assessment ...

In an operational review, the London-based owner of the Kola and DX potash projects in Republic of Congo said it will meet "senior officials" from PowerChina International Group Ltd in Beijing in ...

(Sharecast News) - London stocks looked set for a positive open on Monday after closing at another record high at the end of last week. The FTSE 100 was called to open around 50 points higher.

(Alliance News) - The average price paid for comprehensive motor insurance was around a third, 33%, or GBP157 higher in the first quarter of this year than a year earlier, according to figures from ...

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open up 42.9 points, 0.5%, at 8,182.73 on Monday. The index of London large-caps added 60.97 points, 0.8%, at 8,139.83 on Friday. It would mean the FTSE 100 ...

(Alliance News) - Vacancies in the UK jobs market have fallen for the fifth month in a row, sparking a warning that jobseekers face a "turbulent" year looking for work. Jobs site Adzuna said vacancies ...

Codenamed Project Telford, the Telegraph reported that Ofwat has tasked a former private equity banker with overseeing its contingency plan for Thames Water, which is in crisis over an GBP18 bullion ...

The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:----------R ...

The Americas overall matched last year's strong start, Kingspan explained, but noted that Western Europe was !seasonally subdued for the most part", and was "slow to get going". The Middle East and ...

The London-based chess promotor said pretax loss widened to EUR4.7 million in 2023 from EUR2.8 million a year ago. This was due to administrative expenses being 30% higher at EUR4.3 million from ...

Thoma Bravo offered USD7.75 in cash per Darktrace share. This is equivalent to 620 pence, a 20% premium to Darktrace's close in London on Thursday. It also is more than double Darktrace's initial ...

In Flexonics, Senior noted good growth in downstream oil and gas and nuclear, with land vehicle sales remaining resilient. But, as previously flagged, Senior anticipates a rebalancing of inventory by ...