Diageo hit by call for alcohol drink labels to include cancer warnings
(Alliance News) - Shares in Diageo PLC fell on Friday after the US Surgeon General called for alcoholic beverage labels to include cancer warnings. Shares in the owner of Guinness and Johnnie Walker ...
SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Tullow Oil climbs on tax case boost
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.
London close: Stocks finish first week of 2025 weaker
(Sharecast News) - London stock markets closed in the red on Friday as sharp declines in airline, mining, and housebuilding stocks weighed on indices, with a lack of significant news and profit-taking ...
Volex to pay deferred consideration for target-beating Turkish asset
Volex said the acquisition has exceeded earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation targets set in the acquisition agreement during the first 12 months. Therefore, the company will ...
Helium One eyes drilling start at Galactica-Pegasus in mid-January
The Tanzania-focused helium exploration company noted Blue Star Helium's release which said works have started on site access and the well pad at Jackson #31, where drilling is expected to start in ...
UK government confident as launches huge social care reform
(Alliance News) - The UK government on Friday launched the biggest reform in decades of Britain's ailing social care system, aiming to help thousands struggling to look after elderly, sick or disabled ...
GSK treatment approved for adults with sinus condition in China
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Friday reported that its Nucala treatment has been approved in China to treat long-term sufferers of a sinus ailment following a phase 3 study.
London pre-open: Stocks to retreat after previous day's surge
Futures on the FTSE 100 were pointing to a 0.2% loss in pre-market trading after the index jumped 1.1% to 8,260.09 on Thursday - its highest close since 16 December. The benchmark has gained in five ...
Aura Energy hails move towards lift on uranium mining ban in Sweden
(Alliance News) - Aura Energy Ltd on December 23 noted a recommendation for the Swedish government to lift the national ban on uranium mining, which has been in place in the country since 2018.
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Diageo dents spirits in London but US stocks fly
In contrast to the gloomy mood in Europe, US markets pushed higher. At the time of the London close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, the S&P 500 was 1.0% higher and the Nasdaq Composite ...
Tasty shares surge on GBP2.5 million settlement with insurer
(Alliance News) - Tasty PLC on Thursday said it has agreed a GBP2.5 million settlement with its insurer, as it issued a cautious trading update. The London-based casual dining restaurant operator said ...
UK manufacturing in sharpest fall for almost a year on cost pressures
(Alliance News) - The UK manufacturing sector downturn deepened more sharply than expected last month, a survey on Thursday showed, with the fastest rate of decline since last January.