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Reeves meets with her American counterpart amid US-UK trade deal talks
[Alliance News] - Rachel Reeves has met her American counterpart as the UK and US seek to hammer out a trade deal. The UK chancellor met US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday afternoon, after ...
London close: Stocks end week on a positive note
(Sharecast News) - London stocks finished higher on Friday, even as investors locked in profits following nine straight days of gains, driven by easing trade tensions and hopes of a rate cut by the ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 flat but strong retail sales lift mood
The FTSE 250 was up 69.64 points, 0.4%, at 19,574.60, and the AIM All-Share was up 2.21 points, 0.3%, at 671.99. The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.1% at 836.61, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.4% at 17,115.30, and ...
AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: Enteq sees no "realistic prospect" of offer
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Friday.
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Taylor Maritime sells ships amid tariffs
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.
UK consumer confidence slides amid household bill hikes and US tariffs
(Alliance News) - Consumer confidence in the UK has seen a sharp drop as households grapple with across-the-board bill hikes and face new warnings of rising inflation. GfK's long-running consumer ...
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' ...
SigmaRoc collabs with Adaptavate to scale technology in construction
(Alliance News) - SigmaRoc PLC on Friday announced it has partnered with Adaptavate to scale low-carbon technology within the global construction industry. The London-based building materials company ...
Mobico shares hit as warns of "significant" loss; sells School Bus arm
(Alliance News) - Mobico Group PLC on Friday said it expects to suffer a "significant" annual loss due to write-offs of goodwill, as it also announced the planned sale of a business.
LONDON BRIEFING: Mobico sells School Bus business; Evoke revenue rises
London is set to open higher on Friday, as UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to enter talks in Washington for a possible US-UK trade deal, and a data reading shows a slowdown in March retail sales ...
London pre-open: Stocks set for 10th day of gains on Fed, trade chatter
(Sharecast News) - UK stocks are expected to rise for the 10th straight session on Friday as an easing of tensions between the US and its trading partners lift investor optimism, along with hopes that ...
UK risks missing out on GBP200 billion boost from AI, says Google
[Alliance News] - The head of Alphabet Inc's Google's UK and European operations has issued a "call to arms" over a worrying gap in the UK's adoption of artificial intelligence [AI] that could leave ...