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PRESS: NatWest rules itself out of race for Sabadell's TSB - FT
(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC has ruled itself out of bidding for UK high-street bank TSB Banking Group PLC, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The formerly state-owned bank has decided ...
Residential Secure Income interim loss narrows as wind-down progresses
The investor in retirement living and shared ownership, that is now progressing a managed wind-down strategy, said its pretax loss narrowed to GBP6.4 million in the six months to the end of March from ...
UPDATE: UK minister says she will "sort out" HS2 as opening delayed
(Alliance News) - A UK minister has pledged to "sort out" the "appalling mess" of HS2 and confirmed the railway's opening will be further delayed. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the Commons ...
Dewhurst sees challenging second-half due to headwinds in key markets
(Alliance News) - Dewhurst Group PLC on Wednesday struck a cautious tone predicting a tricky second half of the financial year due to difficulties in North America, the UK and Australia.
Oxford Metrics swings to loss amid rising costs and US instability
(Alliance News) - Oxford Metrics PLC on Wednesday reported a swing to loss in the first half of 2025, noting increased costs and uncertainty of grant funding for its US customers. The Oxfordshire, ...
AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: CPPGroup selling assets, plans to focus on Blink
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Wednesday.
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Gore Street declares special dividend
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Wednesday.
UK house price growth halves as buyers reach stamp duty cliff edge
The annual rate of house price growth in the UK halved as a stamp duty holiday ended, according to Office for National Statistics, ONS, figures. The average UK house price increased by 3.5% in the 12 ...
LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: UK industry forecasts surprise slow growth
IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open up 8.9 points, 0.1%, on Wednesday. The index of London large-caps closed down 0.5% at 8,834.03 on Tuesday. Sterling was quoted at USD1.3445 early ...
London pre-open: Stocks to nudge up; inflation eases as expected
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to nudge up at the open on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data, looked ahead to a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and ...
Ninety One, Sanlam wrap up UK active asset management business deal
The UK transaction saw Ninety One UK appointed as the primary active asset manager for a specified portion of Sanlam Investments UK's assets under management, starting on Monday. Ninety One also said ...
Banks significantly increased fossil fuel financing in 2024
According to this year's findings, the top banks increased fossil fuel financing by USD162 billion from 2023 to 2024. This marks a shift in direction after fossil fuel financing had been decreasing ...