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PRESS: IAG's British Airways to undercut peers with "green" flights
The London-based owner of British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia revealed the group is currently paying less than 60% of the market rate for sustainable aviation fuel. This follows the firm's recent ...
Investments to make UK military an "integrated fighting machine"
The Prime Minister said he would invest in a military that is "more integrated, more ready, more lethal than ever". As part of the review, due to be published on Monday, the Government has pledged ...
UK ban on disposable vapes goes into effect on Sunday
(Alliance News) - A ban on disposable vapes goes into effect across the UK on Sunday in a bid to protect children's health and tackle a "throwaway" culture. "For too long, single-use vapes have ...
NatWest returns to private ownership for first time since 2008 rescue
(Alliance News) - The UK government has sold its remaining shares in NatWest Group PLC and confirmed a GBP10.5 billion loss since the bank was rescued by UK taxpayers during the 2008 financial crisis.
EARNINGS: Surgical Innovations loss widens; Arrow revenue up
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: ...
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 rises despite tariff worries; M&G shines
The FTSE 100 index closed up 55.93 points, 0.6%, at 8,772.38. The FTSE 250 ended up 30.43 points, 0.1%, at 21,028.01, and the AIM All-Share closed up 1.84 points, 0.3%, at 746.68.
Invinity remains confident in future growth despite revenue dive
The Saint Helier, Channel Islands-based firm makes vanadium batteries VS3 and Endurium, which are used to store renewable energy. Invinity posted annual revenue of GBP5 million, down 77% from GBP22 ...
JPMorgan Asia Growth outperforms benchmark but interim return negative
NAV total return was minus 1.1% in the six months to March 31, beating its benchmark, the MSCI AC Asia excluding Japan, which had a return of minus 2.2%.
DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Rolls-Royce, FBD and AJ Bell execs sell shares
AJ Bell PLC - Manchester-based retail investment platform - Billy Mackay, managing director of Advised business, sells 39,922 shares at GBP5.01, worth GBP200,005, on Wednesday. Mackay now has 1.3 ...
PetroTal renews buyback programme to repurchase up to 5% of stock
Under the expiring programme that ran from May 2024 to May 2025, PetroTal was authorised to repurchase 14.6 million shares. As of May 20, it had bought back 5.4 million shares at an average price of ...
hVIVO stock plunges after contract cancellations in "depressed" market
hVIVO has GBP47 million in revenue contracted for financial 2025, inclusive of cancellation and postponement fees, and anticipates further contract wins during the year. The company said it is in ...
RTW Biotech notes mixed updates across portfolio companies
Meanwhile, Merus, a Netherlands-based cancer cure developer, saw its shares jump after unveiling interim phase 2 data for its experimental antibody petosemtamab in combination with pembrolizumab for ...