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M&S stops hiring after systems taken offline due to cyber attack
M&S first reported issues over the Easter weekend, when it stopped taking click-and-collect orders and saw contactless payments impacted by the "cyber incident". It has since restarted contactless ...
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Reach on track for year but revenue down
Ebitda and gross margins both increased for its Adhesive Solutions and Health & Protection and Performance Materials divisions, which also saw constant currency revenue growth. Synthomer also saw ...
Rio Tinto investors reject call to drop London listing
Palliser Capital had called on the metals and minerals firm to drop its "outdated" dual listing structure across the London and Sydney financial markets. The UK-based hedge fund, which has a roughly ...
Rolls-Royce on track in 2025 as seeks to mitigate impact of tariffs
(Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC on Thursday backed its full-year outlook as it reported a good start to 2025 despite the uncertainties associated with US trade tariffs.
London open: FTSE 100 back above 8,500 as earnings impress
The FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,502.10 in morning trade, inching past the 8,500 mark for the first time in four weeks. The last time the index traded at this level was on 2 April - the day Donald Trump ...
LONDON BRIEFING: FTSE 100 called green following Ukraine minerals deal
Here is what you need to know at the London market open: FTSE 100: called up 58.7 points, 0.7%, at 8,553.55 Nikkei 225: up 1.0% at 36,420.91 S&P/ASX 200: up 0.2% at 8,145.60 DJIA: closed up 141.74 ...
UK Labour Party faces first electoral test since taking power
(Alliance News) - Voters in England will go to the polls on Thursday as Labour faces its first electoral test since taking power last year.
EARNINGS: World Chess full-year loss narrows; Novacyt loss widens
The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Ceiba Investments Ltd - investment firm dedicated to investing in ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks up as earnings come "thick and fast"
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Aston Martin narrows first-quarter loss; limits exports to US
In response to concerns around the effects of the US tariffs, the company slightly lowered its full-year sales forecast last month. Instead of aiming towards a mid single-digit percentage growth in ...
London open: Stocks hold higher, US data in focus
Against that backdrop, as of 0924 GMT, the FTSE 100 was edging up by 0.06% to 8,468.74, alongside a 0.43% gain for the second-tier index to 19,897.79. In parallel, S&P 500 mini futures were little ...
Prudential confident of meeting guidance after first quarter growth
The London-based, Asia-focused insurer said new business profit on a traditional embedded value basis rose 12% to USD608 million in the first quarter of 2025 from USD543 million a year prior at ...