AJ Bell lifted its interim dividend by 5.9% to 4.50p per share from 4.25p. In addition, it announced a GBP25 million share buyback, to be completed before the end of the financial year on September 30 ...

(Alliance News) - European stocks opened higher on Friday, as a cooling of US yields calmed some investor nerves, while improved UK data boosted sterling. The FTSE 100 index traded up 34.75 points, ...

(Alliance News) - Games Workshop Group PLC on Friday forecast double-digit annual sales and profit growth, although it cautioned it sees no repeat of the record licensing revenue achieved in the ...

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Thursday said the US Food & Drug Administration has approved its asthma drug Nucala as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

On Friday, Assura, an Altrincham, England-based care property investor and developer, said it has started due diligence to determine whether to recommend the revised offer from Primary Health ...

(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 – ...

In early corporate news, AJ Bell announced earnings growth, and Games Workshop predicted a profit hike. Here is what you need to know at the London market open: FTSE 100: called up 0.2% at 8,758.96 ...

Year-on-year, retail sales surged 5.0% in April, the pace of growth accelerating from 1.9% in March, and beating consensus of 4.5%. Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

(Alliance News) - Recent trade deals with the US, India and the EU will "improve livelihoods" across the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. Ahead of a meeting with devolved national and regional ...

The improvement was driven by a five-point increase in confidence in personal finances over the coming year to positive two – although still five points worse than this time last year – and a ...

(Alliance News) - Phoenix Group Holdings PLC is considering changing its name to Standard Life within the next 12 months, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the ...