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 ...

Smith & Nephew said headwinds from China "remain an offsetting factor" but it believes it has passed their peak impact. The company left its 2025 guidance unchanged, with expected revenue growth of ...

Barclays Investment Banking division saw net income jump 16% to GBP3.87 billion in the quarter from GBP3.33 billion a year prior with FICC income up 21%.

Goldman Sachs raises Associated British Foods price target to 2,400 (2,200) pence - 'neutral' Barclays cuts Associated British Foods price target to 2,200 (2,300) pence - 'equal weight' Deutsche Bank ...

(Alliance News) - Segro PLC on Wednesday said Chief Financial Officer Soumen Das will retire at the end of the year and noted that the supply of new space remains constrained.

The FTSE 100 index opened up 16.49 points, 0.2%, at 8,479.95. The FTSE 250 was up 114.85 points, 0.6%, at 19,924.57, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.58 points, 0.2%, at 682.89.

While copper had a slow start to the year, Glencore expects the first quarter to be the lowest quarter, and a significantly stronger performance is anticipated over the remainder of the year. In coal, ...

(Alliance News) - Pinewood Technologies PLC on Tuesday said has won a five-year contract with car maker Volkswagen AG in Japan. Pinewood is a Birmingham, England-based provider of retailing software ...

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was set to open higher on Wednesday, with optimism increased somewhat after a move from Donald Trump to soften tariffs on carmakers.

The annual rate of UK house price growth slowed to 3.4% in April, from 3.9% in March, and house prices decreased on-month by 0.6% to GBP270,752 from GBP271,316. The monthly decrease surpassed the ...

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open down 2.7 points on Wednesday. The index of London large-caps closed up 0.6% at 8,463.46 on Tuesday. Sterling was quoted at USD1.3395 early Wednesday, ...

Animalcare Group PLC - York, England-based supplier of veterinary pharmaceutical products - Pretax profit grows 76% to GBP5.8 million in 2024 from GBP3.3 million in 2023, as revenue rises 5.0% to ...