In early corporate news, Spectris accepts a takeover bid from private equity consortium KKR, withdrawing its previous recommendation of an offer by Advent International. Here is what you need to know ...

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest US jobs data. The FTSE 100 was called to open around 30 points higher. With no major UK macro ...

(Alliance News) - Water firms will be forced to pay households in England up to GBP2,000 for service failures as part of efforts to reform the sector, the government has announced. Compensation ...

Vaultz Capital PLC - operating company building a scalable, revenue-generating business through participation in Bitcoin network infrastructure - Plans to raise GBP0.5 million via placing at 15.5 ...

London stocks ended higher on Tuesday, recovering from earlier losses as investors grew more optimistic about progress in US trade negotiations. The FTSE 100 index rose 0.28% to close at 8,785.33 ...

Citing multiple sources, the Times said AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot has spoken privately of his preference to move the FTSE 100 company's listing on a number of occasions and has even discussed ...

(Alliance News) - Christie Group PLC on Tuesday said its advisory division Christie & Co had exclusively brokered the sale of the Vienna Marriott hotel on behalf of CPI Europe AG.

Primary Health Properties PLC said on Tuesday its shareholders have supported its plan to acquire peer Assura PLC. The requisite majority of shareholders voted for the Assura takeover at a general ...

(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Tuesday said it is considering the competition repercussions of payment technology firm Global Payments Inc's acquisition of Worldpay Holdco ...

(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer has defended his government's record over its first year in office, all while he faces the largest revolt of his premiership.

(Alliance News) - Standard Chartered PLC faces a lawsuit filed in Singapore on Monday that seeks more than USD2.7 billion from the bank over its alleged role in the theft of funds from Malaysia's ...

Global Smaller declared a 2.30p per share final dividend, a rise of 8.0% from 2.13p. It means its total dividend for the year is 3.00p, up 6.8% from 2.81p. It is its 55th successive dividend hike, the ...