N Brown swings to half-year profit despite decline in sales
(Alliance News) - N Brown Group PLC on Thursday said it has swung to a profit in the first half of 2025, as declining sales were offset by cost-cutting measures and a rise in the average selling price ...
London midday: Stocks dip ahead of US inflation reading
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had fallen into the red by lunchtime on Thursday, as investors awaited crucial US inflation data, which could influence the Federal Reserve's next policy moves. At ...
Great Portland Estate reaffirms guidance on strong quarterly leasing
Taking into account current leasing to date, Great Portland reiterated its rental growth guidance for the financial year of between 3% and 6%. For prime office space, guidance is for 5% to 10% growth.
Liontrust Asset says enthusiasm dampened by pre-UK budget uncertainty
Liontrust Asset Management PLC on Thursday said it continued to improve its business to achieve strategic objectives, but noted softened investor enthusiasm. The London-based company which focuses on ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 slips before US inflation reading
The FTSE 100 index traded down 7.91 points, 0.1%, at 8,235.83. The FTSE 250 slipped 63.88 points, 0.3%, at 20,758.50, and the AIM All-Share down 2.18 points, 0.3%, at 734.48.
UPDATE: Jilted suitor Segro says Tritax EuroBox offer has advantages
(Alliance News) - Tritax EuroBox PLC on Thursday withdrew its backing for a takeover offer from FTSE 100-listed industrial property investor Segro PLC and instead supported a chunkier all-cash bid ...
UK business groups like plans to improve workers' rights with new laws
John Dickie, chief executive of business group BusinessLDN, said: "Good businesses already have good working standards. That is why we support Labour's objectives to increase living standards, make ...
Chemring picked to study strengthening defence production in Norway
Chemring's Norwegian subsidiary, Chemring Nobel, will receive GBP32 million from the Norwegian government and the EU to assess the development of a new production facility. The facility is intended to ...
Partners Group notes KinderCare's initial public offering in New York
(Alliance News) - Partners Group Private Equity Ltd on Thursday said portfolio company, KinderCare Learning Cos Inc, has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange following a USD576 million initial ...
Eneraqua Technologies loss widens but eyes adjusted profit swing
(Alliance News) - Eneraqua Technologies PLC on Thursday said it expects to swing to an adjusted pretax profit in the current financial year amid sound demand, as interim loss widened due to higher ...
UK lenders report rise in mortgage defaults — survey
(Alliance News) - Mortgage default rates in the UK among households have increased in the past few months – and are expected to rise again in the run-up to Christmas, a survey of lenders indicates.
European Smaller outperforms benchmark in financial year; outlook rosy
NAV total return was 12% for the financial year ended June 30, outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI Europe ex UK Small Cap index, which had a total return of 10%. It was however worse than the ...