TOP NEWS: Direct Line rejects GBP3.3 billion bid approach from Aviva
(Alliance News) - Aviva PLC on Wednesday said it had made an approach to buy Direct Line Insurance Group PLC, which had been rejected. London-based Aviva said the cash and shares proposal was made ...
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Baillie Gifford European net asset value rises despite "volatility"
(Alliance News) - Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC on Tuesday said its net asset value rose during its most recent financial year, despite "volatility" in its long-term growth strategies. The ...
Motorpoint swings to half-year profit despite fall in revenue
Motorpoint Group PLC on Wednesday said it has returned to profit, following a strong first-half performance. The Derby-based car retailer reported pretax profit of GBP2.0 million for the six months ...
Eco Atlantic first-half loss widens on increased operating costs
Eco Atlantic is a Toronto, Canada-based oil and gas exploration company which focuses its operations on South Africa, Namibia and Guyana. Its net loss in the six months that ended September 30 widened ...
London close: Stocks still positive after US inflation reading
(Sharecast News) - London markets posted modest gains on Wednesday, following a key US inflation reading that showed relative stability in price rises in October. The FTSE 100 index climbed 0.2% to ...
Galantas Gold quarterly loss narrows despite making no revenue
(Alliance News) - Galantas Gold Corp on Wednesday reported a narrowed loss despite generating no revenue in the quarter. Galantas is a gold mining company focused in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks eke out gains despite US inflation upturn
In New York, markets were mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1% at the time of the closing bell in London. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.9%. Investors were ...
TOP NEWS: Just Eat Takeaway to delist from London, trade in Amsterdam
The move to a sole listing in Amsterdam follows Just Eat's sale of its loss-making US business earlier this month. Just Eat sold Chicago-based Grubhub Inc to New York-based Wonder Group Inc at an ...
JPMorgan European Growth & Income underperforms benchmark returns
(Alliance News) - JPMorgan European Growth & Income PLC on Wednesday said its half-year returns underperformed its benchmark due to "a tricky backdrop of lowering growth expectations and geopolitical ...
Inqo Investments swings to half-year profit from grant funding
Inqo swung to a pretax profit of ZAR1.3 million, about GBP56,899, in the six months to the end of August from a loss of ZAR4.3 million a year before, as revenue increased by 11% to ZAR8.2 million from ...
EXECUTIVE CHANGES: Wishbone Gold hires former Goldman banker as chair
Games Workshop Group PLC - Nottingham, England-based miniature wargames maker and retailer - Promotes Non-Executive Director Randal Casson to senior independent director, effective immediately. Casson ...
Mercia Asset Management posts growth despite market uncertainty
Mercia raised GBP57 million for its managed funds during the period, including GBP29.2 million for its Northern Venture Capital Trusts and GBP10 million for the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.