News

"No doubt" UK will spend 3% of GDP on defence by mid-2030s
(Alliance News) - Defence spending at 3% of GDP by 2034 is a firm commitment, John Healey has said. The Government has previously set out its "ambition to reach 3% in the next parliament", after ...
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: ...
M&G shares up as Dai-ichi Life aims to buy 15% stake amid partnership
Dai-ichi also intends to acquire around a 15% stake in M&G, which upon completion would give Dai-ichi the right to appoint a director to the board of M&G. "It is expected that M&G will be an affiliate ...
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 ...
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%.
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 ...
Tap Global shares rise on outlook for record revenue and profit
Tap Global Group PLC on Friday said it anticipates record revenue and its first full year of positive earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation, supported by strong trading and a ...
Danaher partners with AstraZeneca to develop AI diagnostics
Danaher Corp on Thursday said it has entered a partnership with AstraZeneca PLC to develop and commercialise tools and tests for precision medicine treatments, including artificial intelligence ...
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: 'buy' Beazley and Hiscox, 'hold' Lancashire
Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Irish inflation slows to 1.4% in May as energy prices decline - CSO
The latest flash estimate shows that energy prices in Ireland dropped by 1.3% in May and were 2.6% lower than a year earlier. Food prices, meanwhile, rose by 1.0% in the month and were 4.1% higher ...
BoE rate-setter Alan Taylor "pretty concerned" by economic outlook
A rate-setter at the Bank of England has said he remains "pretty concerned" about the economic outlook as he renewed calls to reduce interest rates further. Alan Taylor, who was appointed to the ...