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London close: Stocks slip on Trump's latest tariff threats
"European and US stocks reversed their early Friday gains and dropped by as much as 2% as US President Trump threatened a 50% tariff on imports from the European Union starting 1 June, and Apple with ...
UK retail sales growth tops forecast in April on warm weather boost
"Food store sales volumes grew strongly in April 2025, which retailers attributed to the good weather," the ONS said. Year-on-year, retail sales surged 5.0% in April, the pace of growth accelerating ...
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down before long weekend, Powell's speech
The FTSE 100 index closed down 21.29 points, 0.2%, at 8,717.97. The FTSE 250 ended down 90.94 points, 0.4%, at 20,708.72, and the AIM All-Share closed down 0.70 points, 0.1%, at 736.04. The Cboe UK ...
Benchmark Holdings to delist from London and Oslo and return capital
Benchmark shares were up 7.3% to 23.60 pence on Friday morning in London, giving the company a market capitalisation of GBP175.0 million. Benchmark said its remaining operations are Advanced Nutrition ...
Mike Ralston, CEO of Blencowe Resources, discusses follow-on funding from the US DFC
Mike Ralston, CEO of Blencowe Resources, discusses follow-on funding from the US DFC. Read Share Views's Articles - London South East ...
VH Global Energy shares rise on plan to start selling off assets
(Alliance News) - VH Global Energy Infrastructure PLC shares climbed on Friday as it said it plans to start an "asset realisation strategy" in a change to its investment policy after engaging with ...
Seascape Energy Asia says loss widened but last year was "pivotal"
The Southeast Asia-focused exploration & production company said its pretax loss widened to GBP5.7 million in 2024 from GBP3.9 million in 2023. Administrative costs increased to GBP6.7 million from ...
DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Atome leadership subscribes for GBP1.2 million
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced this week and not separately reported by Alliance News: ...
UPDATE: UK consumer confidence up in May, stays in negative territory
(Alliance News) - UK consumer confidence increased in May as turbulence around April's US tariffs calmed, but comes amid warnings that inflation could mean relief is short-lived. GfK's long-running ...
AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: Benchmark up on returns plan; Totally sinks
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Friday.
UPDATE: Household energy bills in Great Britain down by 7% from July
(Alliance News) - Household energy bills in Great Britain will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed. The typical bill will drop by GBP129 to GBP1,720 per year when the regulator's new price cap – ...
Mitchells & Butlers "in good shape" as earnings climb in first half
Mitchells & Butlers PLC on Thursday said it expects profit to be at the top end of the current consensus for this financial ...