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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC cuts Smith & Nephew to 'hold'
Barclays cuts Smiths Group price target to 2,020 (2,290) pence - 'equal weight' Deutsche Bank Research cuts St James's Place price target to 1,100 (1,200) pence - 'buy' ...
UK's Reeves to hold trade talks with US counterpart in Washington
(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves will meet her US counterpart on Friday as she attempts to make progress on a trade deal during her visit to Washington.
LONDON MARKET OPEN: London muted following soft UK retail sales data
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 was broadly flat at the market open on Friday, following a soft UK retail sales reading and ahead of a meeting in Washington in which the UK chancellor hopes to ...
Topps Tiles to divest four CTD Tiles stores, receives UK CMA approval
(Alliance News) - Topps Tiles PLC on Thursday said it has received approval from the UK Competition & Markets Authority in relation to its acquisition of CTD Tiles Ltd, a tile retailer to the trade, ...
Bank of England chief Bailey warns of tariff risks to UK
(Alliance News) - Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said Wednesday that the trade war initiated by US President Donald Trump will impact global growth that could hit Britain even if the country ...
LONDON MARKET OPEN: London down as Reeves to enter US trade deal talks
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has travelled to the US capital for the International Monetary Fund's spring meetings of G7 and G20 finance ministers.
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: XP Power sees double-digit revenue decline
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Wednesday.
Irish manufacturing producer prices fall further in March — CSO
The CSO said producer prices in manufacturing fell 2.4% in March from February, deepening the annual decline to 1.9%. This followed a smaller year-on-year drop of 0.5% in February. Export producer ...
AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: Somero lowers outlook on "challenging" US market
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Thursday.
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: London red amid heated Ukraine ceasefire talks
(Alliance News) - London stocks were muted at midday on Thursday, as tensions grow in Ukraine war ceasefire talks following an overnight attack on Kyiv and Russian bids for Crimea.
Arecor Therapeutics sees "significant future growth" as revenue rises
The Cambridgeshire, England-based biopharmaceutical company reported a pretax loss of GBP10.6 million in 2024, widened from GBP8.9 million in 2023. Revenue was GBP5.1 million, up 10% from GBP4.6 ...
Hochschild output hit by Brazilian rains but backs annual guidance
Output was supported by a "solid performance" at Inmaculada in Peru and steady operations at San Jose in Argentina, but the Mara Rosa mine in Brazil was hit by heavier-than-usual rains and labour ...