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London close: Stocks higher after US, UK jobless data
On home shores, UK unemployment unexpectedly rose to 4.7% in the three months to May, the highest since early 2021 and above consensus expectations. Wage growth slowed, with average earnings ...
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 closes up despite "harsh" UK jobs data
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday signed a treaty that is set to free up school exchange visits and passport e-gates. The agreement was also signed by ...
Central Asia Metals and rival Kinterra raise offers for New World
The Central Asia Metals, or CAM, is a London-based mining firm focused on Kazakhstan and Macedonia. Its latest cash bid values New World at AUD240 million, or AUD0.065 per share. Kinterra, a Canadian ...
UPDATE: AFC Energy gets more-than-expected GBP23 million from placing
The share offer comes as AFC says its pretax loss widens to GBP11.6 million in the six months that ended April 30 from GBP8.3 million a year before. Revenue from customer contracts remains ...
UPDATE: Starmer says UK will "work ever more closely" with Germany
The UK prime minister and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London, as Starmer said they will look to "work ever more ...
Gym Group slips as Blantyre Capital sells 5% stake via secondary trade
London-based Blantyre invests in middle-market companies with "time-sensitive and complex capital needs". Blantyre Special Situations Fund I has a 5.0% stake in the London-based gym operator, as of ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: European stocks set to end losing streak
Going into Thursday, the DAX had suffered five declines in a row. The CAC has fallen in each of the last four trading days. The FTSE 100 is on a two-day losing streak, though it did achieve a new ...
SSE backs full-year outlook, plans renewable power station in Ireland
SSE also detailed plans for a new power station in County Meath, Ireland. The Platin project is a collaboration with Siemens Energy, a subsidiary of German technology firm Siemens AG, and the Atlantic ...
Frasers eyes savings to offset costs as profit falls on UK budget hit
Frasers Group PLC shares fell on Thursday as it reported weaker annual earnings, as the Sports Direct and Flannels owner noted "headwinds caused by last year's budget". Shirebrook, England-based ...
Blencowe Resources: Stage 7 Drilling Campaign Complete
"This latest drilling campaign has delivered excellent results against all the objectives. We have always believed in the size, scale and high quality of the Orom-Cross graphite deposit, but this ...
LONDON BRIEFING: easyJet gets Easter boost; Diploma raises outlook
Diploma upped its annual guidance as the technical products and services as seen double-digit growth so far in its financial year. Diploma said revenue rose 12% on-year in the nine months to June 30, ...
Trump says not firing Fed chair – but not ruling out
(Alliance News) - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was not currently planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but added he was not ruling it out. Trump's mixed messaging, ...