ITV tried to buy All3Media in a deal worth a reported GBP1 billion back in mid-2023, before backing off. All3Media, which had been jointly owned by Warner Bros Discovery Inc and Liberty Global PLC, ...

Bernstein raises National Grid to 'outperform' (market perform) - price target 1,120 (1,040) pence Comments and questions to [email protected] ...

(Alliance News) - Phoenix Group Holdings PLC on Monday hailed a strong 2024 performance and "good progress" in the execution of a three-year strategy. The London-based insurer and pensions provider ...

Marshalls cut its final dividend by 5.3% to 5.4 pence per share, compared to 5.7p in 2023. The total dividend for 2024 was 8.0p, down 3.6% from 8.3p.

(Alliance News) - QinetiQ Group PLC on Monday warned persistent tough near-term trading conditions and delays to a number of contract awards will mean sales will fall short of expectations. In ...

(Alliance News) - F&C Investment Trust PLC on Monday increased its dividend, as its net asset value total return outperformed its benchmark in 2024. London-based F&C Investment Trust, founded in 1868, ...

The Cambridge-based pharmaceuticals maker has agreed to pay up to USD1 billion for EsoBiotec SA on a cash and debt free basis. This includes an initial payment of USD425 million on deal closing, and ...

The latest manufacturing outlook report compiled by Make UK and BDO showed the industry kicked off the year in a "sombre" fashion. The index measuring output fell to negative 1 point for the first ...

The pound climbed to USD1.2934 early Monday, from USD1.2920 at the time of the London equities close on Friday. The euro was steady at USD1.0879, while against the yen, the dollar rose to JPY148.86 ...

In early UK corporate news, Phoenix Group lifted its 2026 profit outlook after meeting a cash generation goal sooner than expected. AstraZeneca announced a USD1 billion acquisition. Elsewhere, there ...

(Alliance News) - UK energy minister Ed Miliband is in Beijing Monday for talks with Chinese officials in which he has vowed to press them on the country's emissions as well as touchy topics like Hong ...

(Alliance News) - The board of a publicly-owned clean energy company set up by the UK Labour government is scheduled to meet for the first time in Scotland on Monday to discuss scaling up and ...