(Alliance News) - The UK notched up a record government borrowing surplus in January thanks largely to self-assessed tax returns, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics said ...

(Alliance News) - Standard Chartered PLC on Friday said it was launching a share buyback for up to USD1.5 billion, on annual profit growth that fell short of market expectations.

Retail sales volumes surged by 1.7% in January from December, well-ahead of the FXStreet cited consensus of 0.3%. In December, retail sales had fallen 0.6%, the reading downwardly revised from 0.3%.

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open 4.9 points lower, 0.1%, at 8,658.07 on Friday. The index of London large-caps closed 49.56 points lower, 0.6%, at 8,662.97 on Thursday. It has fallen 0.8% ...

The UK job market showed signs of recovery in January, with active job postings rising for the first time since June 2024, according to the latest labour market tracker from the Recruitment & ...

The UK consumer confidence index remained in negative territory as it edged up to minus 20 in February from minus 22 in January. No change from the previous month was expected according to ...

Under the proposed terms announced in January, shareholders in Poolbeg, the London-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm, would have received 0.03 Hookipa shares for each Poolbeg share. Shares ...

On the FTSE 100, shares in Lloyds Banking Group closed up 4.9%, just shy of a 12-month high, as it forecast a "reasonable clip" in earnings in 2025, and further acceleration in 2026, despite the ...

The full-year dividend was increased 13% to 4.5p from 4.0p, and Centrica plans to increase the payout to 5.5p in 2025, as part of a commitment to reach two-times earnings coverage by 2028. It also ...

The resignation came as the Aberdeen-based company is struggling with weak trading and financial difficulties. On Friday last week, John Wood said it was implementing further cost-cutting measures and ...

(Alliance News) - Ukraine has moved to nationalise the Poltava mining and processing plant, the largest asset of Ferrexpo PLC, amid an investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds related to ...

In a meeting motion by Palliser Capital, the activist investor pushed Rio to probe whether a unification of the miner's dual-listed structure would be in the interests of shareholders. Shareholders ...